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Emissions from fertilizers could be reduced by 80% in three decdes

It’s all about using them more efficiently, the researchers said

Climate change may be to blame for the downfall of the Hittite civilization

We can learn from history and maybe not do the same mistakes.

Engineers captured CO2 and put it into concrete

It could be a way of reducing greenhouse gas emissions coming from concrete.

Big fossil fuel companies just announced record profits

They keep expanding when they should be doing the exact opposite

Volcanoes release more gases into the atmosphere than previously thought. Even inactive ones

It’s not necessarily good or bad for climate change, the researchers said -- but it will improve our climate models.

Rock daisies quickly conquered deserts -- but the rest of the plants aren't likely to adapt to an increasingly arid world

Today's plants are likely poorly equipped to withstand rising aridity unless they come preadapted.

Almost all coal plants in the US are more expensive than new renewables

There's basically no reason to cling on to caol.

The cute and bizarre echidnas blow snot bubbles to beat the heat waves

The cold beaks of echidnas cool down their hot blood.

Abandoned mines could be turned into gravity 'batteries 'that could power the entire planet

When a mine has been exhausted of its resources, it often becomes a forgotten eyesore. But scientists now want to give them a new life as energy storage units.

Exxon predicted climate change with remarkable accuracy -- but chose to lie about it

Their projections were even better than those of some academic and governmental scientists -- which makes it all the worse.

Green ammonia (and fertilizer) may finally be in sight -- and it would be huge

Scientists made significant progress in making ammonia production more environmentally friendly

Earth’s ozone layer is on track to recover within decades

Almost all the ozone-depleting substances have been phased out

Logging tropical forests makes them release carbon for a decade

Researchers quantified emissions and uptake from degraded and deforested in Asia, finding more reasons to fight deforestation.

Warming oceans are destroying many marine parasites. This could be a bad thing

Studying parasites is often overlooked, but they also play important roles in ecosystems.

NYC's greenery surprisingly captures carbon emissions from all the vehicles in the city

The city is the number one emitter in America and the third largest in the world.

Large volcano outburst is spotted by small Earth telescope on Jupiter’s moon Io

You could make the same observation with readily available equipment.

A heatwave in January in Europe? Temperatures reach all-time high in many countries

My colleagues in Europe are chilling in tshirts. In January.

Climate change: 'The Future We Choose' by Christiana Figueres

The world faces an unprecedented crisis as global temperatures continue to rise, leading to devastating environmental impacts such as rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and species extinction. COP27, the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, was an important event that took place in November 2022. This year’s […]

Climate activists who damaged artwork in the UK have to pay fine

This happens amid a boom of climate protests in museums

France bans some short-haul flights that can be a train journey instead

It’s just for three routes, but it’s a start.

Rich countries agreed to pay for climate damages. But how will this work?

It’s called loss and damage finance and it was agreed at the COP27 climate summit.

Want to make your pet more sustainable? Try dry food

A dry diet can turn your pet into an energetic and environment friendly companion.

President-elect Lula says Brazil is now ready to tackle the climate crisis

It's a welcome change not just for Brazil, but for the entire planet.

Buckle up and prepare: we have only nine years to avoid catastrophic global warming

The tipping points after which we can't return to a "normal" climate are almost upon us.

Oil and gas emissions could be three times higher than what companies claim

They are the main culprits behind the climate crisis, and they've been lying and lobbying against it

It’s all about the money: COP climate conference stumbles into arguments on who should fund climate action

Many countries are vulnerable to the climate crisis and they are asking to be compensated.

Ukraine sets the stage at landmark climate conference with its first-ever country pavilion

I went and investigated Ukraine's pavilion at the world's largest conference.

What to expect from COP27: the most important conference on the climate crisis

The climate summit to be held in 8 November 2022 in Egypt will discuss issues such as financing for developing countries, combating deforestation and reducing emissions.

This window coating plans to make our buildings cooler without using any energy at all

It could cut down on energy used for cooling by 31%.

Scientists equip sharks with scientific equipment and send them to study the world’s largest seagrass hotspot in The Bahamas

Instrument-equipped sharks led scientists to a large seagrass ecosystem that can fix more carbon than you can ever imagine.

The rich produce much more emissions than the poor. Much, much more, according to a new study

A lifestyle with big cars, many flights and meat-rich diets comes at a big cost for the planet.

Climate change will make rainbows more likely

It's completely irrelevant in the grand scheme of things, though.

Heatwaves have cost world economy trillions in the past two decades

... and this is just one of the problems caused by climate change

The world is failing the climate change test. All the metrics look bad, climate catastrophe is likely

The world is on track to 2.5 degrees Celsius of warming by end of the century

NASA’s new instrument spots giant methane emissions from space

It's worse than anything we imagined, but there's a silver lining: these emissions can be addressed relatively fast.

How quantum computing could solve our huge climate and energy challenges

The day is coming when quantum computers, once the stuff of science fiction, will help scientists solve complex, real-world problems that are proving intractable to classical computing.

First evidence shows marine conservation reduces climate change

Marine protected areas are increasingly being promoted as an ocean-based climate solution.

Europe smashes renewable records as the need to break free of Russian gas becomes urgent

It’s a lot of clean energy, but not enough to displace fossil fuels just yet.

Broken promise: World Bank is pumping billions into fossil fuel projects despite climate pledge

The bank’s president is also under scrutiny for denying man-made climate change.

Will the World Cup in Qatar be carbon-neutral? Probably not, experts claim

Building stadiums and hotels and flying in teams and fans will have a big environmental cost -- and don't even get started on energy.

The next pandemic could come from melting glaciers in the Arctic

Yet another reason to take care of our melting glaciers: Risk of viral spillover may be higher close to melting glaciers

How the humble Sphagnum moss can become our protector against floods

Bio-engineering at its finest.

UK offers new offshore oil and gas licenses despite climate crisis

The move goes against climate commitments and wouldn't lower energy bills

There's a way for Europe to completely wean off Russian gas fast. But it involves turning on coal plants

The EU had been steadily making progress in moving away from coal, but now it seems forced to choose the lesser of two evils.

Greenwashing much? Coca-Cola will be the main sponsor of upcoming climate summit

The multinational is a leading plastic polluter, despite recent efforts to tackle the problem

King Charles, a lifelong environmentalist, told not to attend COP27 climate summit by British Prime Minister

The King has dropped plans to attend the event in person.

How circular use of yard waste can save trees and bring down emissions

Eco-friendly uses for urban tree waste could substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions in US cities.

Climate change could turn once picturesque blue lakes into murky green or brown

Rising temperatures are inviting algae blooms that threaten to color once crystal-clear lakes green or brown.

Human-induced climate change made Hurricane Ian worse and it's a taste of what's to come

Hurricanes like Ian will only get worse and worse with climate change.

Hurricane hunters are flying through Ian’s powerful winds. Here’s what happens when the plane plunges into the eyewall of a storm

The meteorologist leading NOAA’s 2022 hurricane field program describes flying through eyewalls and the technology in these airborne labs for tracking rapid intensification in real time.