Climate change to become ‘greatest pressure on biodiversity’ by 2070
The combined effects of global warming and land-use change could cause the world’s ecosystems to lose more than a third of their animal species...
Explainer: How scientists estimate ‘climate sensitivity’
The sensitivity of the Earth’s climate to increases in atmospheric CO2 concentration is a question that sits at the heart of climate science.
Essentially, it...
Clean energy investment ‘must be 50% higher’ to limit warming to 1.5C
An extra $460bn per year needs to be invested on the low-carbon economy globally over the next 12 years to limit global warming to...
Guest post: How global warming is causing ocean oxygen levels to fall
Prof Andreas Oschlies is head of the marine biogeochemical modelling group and speaker of the Collaborative Research Centre SFB 754 at the Helmholtz Centre...
In-depth: BP’s global data for 2017 shows record highs for coal and renewables
Renewable energy grew by the largest amount ever last year, while coal-fired electricity also reached a record high, according to new global data from...
Sea level rise due to Antarctic ice melt has ‘tripled over past five years’
The rate of sea level rise resulting from the melting of the Antarctic ice sheet has tripled over the past five years, according to...
World can ‘safely’ store billions of tonnes of CO2 underground
Storing billions of tonnes of CO2 underground would be a “safe and effective” way to help limit the effects of climate change, a new...
Guest post: Climate change could heighten risk of global food production ‘shocks’
Dr Michelle Tigchelaar is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Washington, currently investigating the impacts of climate change on global food security.
The 1972-74...
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Guest post: A new way to assess ‘global warming potential’ of short-lived pollutants
Dr Michelle Cain in a science and policy research associate on the Oxford Martin School’s programme on climate pollutants at the University of Oxford.
The...