Global carbon dioxide removal totals two billion tonnes per year – report
London, UKReuters About two billion tonnes of carbon dioxide are being removed from the atmosphere every year, according to a report published on Thursday, but nearly all of it is accomplished through forests, despite growing investments in new technologies. The independent report, led by the University of Oxford, is the first to assess how much […]
The Interview: Evangelical scientist Katharine Hayhoe finds hope in United Nations’ climate report
Following the release of the latest report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change last week, EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, speaks to US-based climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe about faith, hope and science…
Coronavirus could trigger biggest fall in carbon emissions since World War II
London, UK/Washington DC, USReuters Carbon dioxide emissions could fall by the largest amount since World War II this year as the coronavirus outbreak brings economies to a virtual standstill, according to the chair of a network of scientists providing benchmark emissions data. Rob Jackson, who chairs the Global Carbon Project, which produces widely-watched annual emissions […]
Even in cities, natural signs can warn of floods, researchers find
Johannesburg, South AfricaThomson Reuters Foundation Indigenous knowledge about how to spot flood risks ahead of time could save lives in cities, researchers said last week, as climate change and population growth put millions of people at risk of increasingly unpredictable weather patterns. Understanding changes in natural indicators – such as plants, birds and temperatures – […]
World’s major cities to face “unknown” climate conditions by 2050
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation A fifth of the world’s major cities will face “unknown” climate conditions by 2050, researchers warned on Wednesday, as rising temperatures heighten the risks of drought and flooding. Climate scientists at the Crowther Lab, a research group based at ETH Zurich, a science and technology university, analysed 520 cities across […]
As climate risks rise, scientists call for rules on solar engineering
Thomson Reuters Foundation Technologies to reflect some of the sun’s rays away from Earth, as a way to cool future runaway climate change, are moving closer to becoming a reality, and rules are needed now to govern them, scientists and other experts said on Monday. “There is no risk-free path at this point” in dealing […]