As the world strives to burn less fossil fuel, the industry is looking to plastic and petrochemical production to maintain profits. The move is worsening the crisis over plastic pollution. Scientific American reports. (Photo: Creative Commons)
The world is failing the Paris Climate benchmarks
With the end of 2025 just weeks away, leaders are acknowledging that the benchmark reductions in the Paris Climate accord will not be met. The big task ahead will be to set new goals and make a strategy to meet them. Time magazine reports. (Image: Creative Commons)
Earth’s climate change has just crossed a line
Humanity is entering a “new reality,” as scientists warn that the planet has now crossed the first of several critical Earth system tipping points. These shifts could cause widespread and lasting damage, Science Daily reports. (Photo: Creative Commons)
U.S. rivers experiencing intense warming
A study of nearly 1,500 river locations over the last four decades shows that the frequency, intensity and duration of heat waves is increasing, posing a threat to many species that are adapted to cooler temperatures. NBC News reports. (Photo: Creative Commons)
Bill McKibben says inexpensive solar could topple big oil
Even as climate change unleashes increasingly powerful damage to our planet, veteran climate activist Bill McKibben sees hope ahead in the advent of inexpensive solar energy. Yale Climate Connections talks with him. (Photo: Michael Coghlan, Creative Commons)
Rise in US greenhouse gas pushes world emissions higher
A jump in greenhouse gas pollution in the US helped push global emissions higher in the first half of this year. With America’s new energy agenda expected to slow down emissions reductions, this could be an omen of things to come. The Guardian reports. (Photo: Pexels)
What’s the best way to reuse or repair stuff
The U.S. produces hundreds of millions of tons of trash per year, so one of the best ways to help the environment is to keep our stuff in circulation as long as possible. It gets complicated, though, with a variety of goods produced from a variety of materials. The Sierra Club offers hacks. (Photo: Creative […]
EPA’s latest move could worsen Climate Change
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently backed away from a 2009 legal determination that underpinned the government’s work to stem climate change. It’s bad news, this opinion piece in Scientific American argues. (Photo: Creative Commons)
Attitudes aren’t keeping up with increasing extreme weather
Floods, heat waves, tornadoes, hurricanes and wildfires are becoming both more frequent and more deadly, but public attitudes aren’t changing fast enough. This could delay a response and worsen the crisis. NBC News reports.
Drought: The ‘slow-moving global catastrophe’
A UN report warns that severe droughts are becoming more frequent, upending agriculture, causing famine and devastating wildlife habitat. Climate change may force governments to adapt to a “new normal” of very dry conditions. The BBC reports. (Photo: Pexels.com)
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