Study finds drought recoveries taking longer
Global patterns of drought recovery time, in months. The longest recovery times are depicted in shades of blue and pink, with the shortest recovery...
Global warming could cause yield of sorghum crops to drop ‘substantially’
Rising global temperatures could cause yields of sorghum – a cereal crop known for its resilience to heat stress and drought – to fall...
Countries urged to start bargaining over negative emissions
Countries need to start negotiating who will take responsibility for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, two scientists argued in Nature Climate Change on...
Environmental Pillar’s submission to the Citizen’s Assembly
August 11th, 2017
The Irish Citizens Assembly will be putting deliberative democracy to the test very soon in relation to Ireland’s implementation of environmental policy....
States Are Using Social Cost of Carbon in Energy Decisions, Despite Trump’s Views
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U.S. Emissions Probably Won’t Increase Under Trump, Study Says. But They Won’t Fall, Either.
The Washington Post
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Senator: Pruitt Meetings in N.D. Should Have Been Open
Bismarck Tribune
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Scientists Discover 91 Volcanoes Below Antarctic Ice Sheet
The Guardian
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