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Migratory Barnacle Geese Threatened by Rapidly Rising Arctic Temperatures
Migrating barnacle geese that lay their eggs in the Arctic zones of northern Russia are becoming confounded by earlier springs in their traditional nesting grounds, according to a study published in Current...
Will Climate Change Make the Next World Cup Too Hot to Handle
After four weeks of fanfare, the 2018 World Cup has come to a close. France's victory in Sunday's final marked the end of a summer filled with thrilling victories, surprise defeats, national...
UK Government to Promote Green Alternatives to Inhaler F-Gases
The UK Government will continue to work to reduce harmful F-gas emissions, which are commonly found in fridges and asthma inhalers.
That’s according to its response to a report from the Environmental Audit...
Historic Floods in Japan Kill More Than 100, Force Millions to Flee
At least 109 people have died in Japan following historic flooding and mudslides over the weekend that prompted evacuation orders covering about five million people, The Guardian reported Monday.
The flooding was prompted...
One Football Pitch of Forest Lost every Second in 2017, Data Reveals
The world lost more than one football pitch of forest every second in 2017, according to new data from a global satellite survey, adding up to an area equivalent to the whole...
Dusan Stokic: Company’s Reputation and Ethical Operation Influence its Competitiveness
With talked with Dusan Stokic, Head of Department for Environmental Protection, Technical Regulations, Quality and Social Responsibility in the Serbian Chamber of Commerce, about the activities of this National Center for assistance...
Coral Reefs ‘Will Be Overwhelmed by Rising Oceans’
Scientists have uncovered a new threat to the world’s endangered coral reefs. They have found that most are incapable of growing quickly enough to compensate for rising sea levels triggered by global...
High Risk of Food Shortages without Pesticides, Says Chemical Giant
The world is likely to face food shortages within 20 years if pesticides and genetically modified crops are shunned, according to the head of the world’s biggest pesticide manufacturer.
J Erik Fyrwald, CEO...
Cheap Carbon Capture Technology Might Make Our Climate Goals Possible
So, let’s just say it: we are not on track to meet the ambitious goals of the Paris Accord, the ambitious international agreement intended to limit global warming.If we are to reach...
Pope Francis Tells Oil Bosses World Must Reduce Fossil Fuel Use
Pope Francis has told oil company chiefs that the world must switch to clean energy because climate change risks destroying humanity.“Civilisation requires energy, but energy use must not destroy civilisation,” he said...
What the Industry of Automakers Needs to do to Keep Moving Forward
Every few years, the Union of Concerned Scientists takes a look at the auto industry's emission reduction progress as part of our Automaker Rankings series of reports.
This year's analysis, based on model...
Circular Economy ‘Could Halve Europe’s Industrial Emissions by 2050’
The circular economy could halve Europe’s industrial emissions by 2050 and make it possible to keep global warming below 2°C.
That’s according to a new report from Finnish innovation fund Sitra and the...
Climate Change May Be Slowing Hurricanes, Leading to More Flood-Heavy Storms
Two studies published within two months of each other show that typhoons and hurricanes are getting slower, and are expected to slow even more as the planet warms, suggesting that climate change...
Hitting Toughest Climate Target Will Save World $30tn in Damages, Analysis Shows
Achieving the toughest climate change target set in the global Paris agreement will save the world about $30tn in damages, far more than the costs of cutting carbon emissions, according to a...
Climate Change on Track to Cause Major Insect Wipeout, Scientists Warn
Global warming is on track to cause a major wipeout of insects, compounding already severe losses, according to a new analysis.
Insects are vital to most ecosystems and a widespread collapse would cause...
San Francisco Seeks 100% Electric Bus Fleet by 2035
On Tuesday, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SF Muni) Board of Directors passed a resolution to begin procuring zero emission battery buses to replace electric hybrid vehicles by 2025, with a...
