Vast majority of country sees the environment as a “valuable asset”
12 February 2021
The vast majority of the country believes that the environment is a valuable asset, according to a new survey.
The Environmental Protection Agency...
A closer look: fossil fuel subsidies in Ireland
12 February 2021
Fossil fuel subsidies. You’ve probably heard about them on podcasts, through catching up with the news or at climate events.
But what do...
Analysis: Shell says new ‘Brazil-sized’ forest would be needed to meet 1.5C climate goal
For the first time, Shell has released a “pathway” showing how the world could potentially meet the Paris Agreement’s ambitious goal of limiting global...
Investors flee Big Oil as portfolios get drilled
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Karin Kirk
While climate advocates have long had science on their side, Big Oil has relied on...
Grassroots campaign launches to stop CETA ratification
11 February 2021
A grassroots group known as “Stop CETA Ireland” has launched a campaign to stop the Irish government from ratifying the controversial Comprehensive...
Skeptical Science New Research for Week #6, 2021
The myth of "temporal independence?"
Nordhaus 1992 hs been a fat target for disagreement, perhaps especially because the resultant DICE was an early entrant and certainly the most ambitious...
Guest post: Why avoiding climate change ‘maladaptation’ is vital
With the delayed UN climate talks coming up this year, COP26 president Alok Sharma recently launched a “Race to Resilience” to underscore the urgency...
Factcheck: Did climate change contribute to India’s catastrophic ‘glacial flood’?
On Sunday 7 February, a sudden flood devastated a Himalayan valley in the Indian province of Uttarakhand. It tore through two hydroelectric dams, killing...
IEA: India is on ‘cusp of a solar-powered revolution’
India is entering a “solar-powered revolution” that will see it edge out coal as the nation’s top electricity source, according to the International Energy...
ACTIVATE Begins Year Two of Marine Cloud Study
A NASA airborne study has returned to the field for a second year of science flights to advance the accuracy of short- and long-term...
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