2020 set to be 10th consecutive year with above-average temperatures
3 December 2020
This year is on course to be the 10th consecutive year above normal temperatures in Ireland, according to new data from Met...
Analysis: Surge in China’s steel production helps to fuel record-high CO2 emissions
China’s CO2 emissions have rebounded from a steep, but short-lived, fall due to the Covid-19 lockdown to reach a new record high, analysis of...
Skeptical Science New Research for Week #48, 2020
Captivating paper on practical negative emissions
Mineralization of CO2 is a tantalizing means of getting a grip on our accidental changing of the atmosphere. But...
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