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To Keep Climate Science Alive, Researchers Are Speaking in Code
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (527+ words) At the Department of Agriculture's research division, everyone knows there's one word they should never say, according to Ethan Roberts. "The forbidden C-word" " climate. Roberts, union president at the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research in Peoria, Illinois, has worked…...
Who Gets to Tell Africa's Climate Story?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (726+ words) The 26th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of African Heads of State and Government of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In recent years, African countries have significantly increased their climate ambitions. From updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to…...
Debunking Renewable Energy Myths
1+ week, 3+ day ago (430+ words) How do we solve this? According to the IEA reports, this is best addressed through better grid planning, stronger connection codes, improved forecasting and controllability, and investment in network upgrades and flexibility resources. In this sense, grid integration is less…...
I Miss Breathing: Air Pollution Is Worsening Worldwide
1+ week, 4+ day ago (646+ words) Air pollution is now officially recognized as a major cause of non-communicable diseases. The 2025 IQAir World Air Quality Report describes the air we breathe as a "fragile asset." While the world has finally recognized air pollution as a top-tier global…...
Climate Change Is Making Earth Spin Slower
1+ week, 4+ day ago (509+ words) The earth is heating up, and days are getting longer. Last month, clocks across most of Europe and the UK shifted forward by an hour for Daylight Saving Time. For most, this is a yearly adjustment that signals the beginning…...
The Frantic, High-Tech Fight to Stop Climate-Fueled Dengue Fever
1+ week, 4+ day ago (875+ words) This story was produced by Grist and co-published with'Salud con lupa. It is part of the Grist series'Vital Signs, exploring the ways climate change affects your health. This reporting initiative is made possible thanks to support from the'Wellcome Trust.'Lee…...
Nearly Half the World's Power Capacity Is Now Renewable " What That Really Means
2+ week, 1+ day ago (614+ words) The worldwide renewable capacity reached 5 terawatts, but are we actively using all of it? The numbers landing from the new International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) report, "Renewable Capacity Statistics 2026," show significant and encouraging progress. A record 692 GW of renewable energy…...
The Promise and Peril of Ocean Carbon Removal
2+ week, 4+ day ago (593+ words) The ocean covers more than 70% of the Earth's surface and currently holds more than 50 times the amount of carbon dioxide as the atmosphere. The ocean carbon reservoir holds 15-20x more carbon than all land plants and soils combined. The ocean is…...
Why Carbon Pricing Remains Politically Difficult
2+ week, 5+ day ago (939+ words) A'recent webinar'hosted by the International Institute for Sustainable Development, The Policy Practice, and the Thinking and Working Politically Community of Practice, brought together researchers, practitioners, and policy professionals to explore one of the most critical " and often most difficult " dimensions…...
The Social Cost of Carbon: Who Caused the Damage " and Who Pays for It?
3+ week, 1+ day ago (411+ words) One tonne of CO" emitted in 1990 causes economic damages by 2020 " and will cause a tenfold through to 2100 Every tonne of carbon dioxide emitted carries economic harm inflicted on people around the world, compounding quietly over decades. A new study by…...