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1 July 2021 In July 2020, history was made when Friends of the Irish Environment challenged the Government in the Supreme Court – and won. Climate Case...

Less than two weeks after record-breaking temperatures forced California into a state of emergency, a severe heatwave has swept over northwestern US and Canada,...

Not the negative feedback we're looking for When discussing climate change we hear more about positive feedbacks such as decreasing Arctic Ocean albedo than we...

30 June 2021 Recently, G7 leaders endorsed a global minimum corporation tax rate of 15 per cent, writing Ireland’s industrial policy of the last few decades...

国際的な科学者チームが 4 年間かけて詳細な議論を重ねた結果、大気中 CO2濃 度の増加に対する世界の地表温度の応答を、これまで以上に正確に定量化する ことができました。 Reviews of Geophysics 誌に掲載された今回の成果は、「平衡気候感度」（ECS）の推定値の 幅を狭めるものです。ECS とは、大気中の CO2濃度が産業革命以前の水準の 2 倍になっ た場合に、世界がどれだけ温暖化するかを示す指標です。 1979 年に米国の気象学者 Jule Charney 氏が、1.5°C~4.5°Cの幅の可能性を示唆して以来、 ECS の推定値の幅を狭めることは気候科学の最重要課題となっています。その推定幅の主 な根拠となったのは、世界初の 2 つの全球気候モデルで、大気中の...

This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Jeff Masters and Bob Henson A diabolical mix of heat-producing ingredients came together from Saturday to Monday,...

29 June 2021  A significant step change is required for the agricultural sector as Ireland moves toward climate neutrality, the Committee on Climate Action heard...

The sharp decline in Arctic sea ice over recent decades has become one of the most enduring images of the Earth’s warming climate. Yet,...

The iron and steel industry is responsible for 11% of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and will need to change rapidly to align with...

In Brief: Set for launch next year, the Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will help scientists monitor Earth’s ocean, as well as the amount...