The role of supply-chain initiatives in reducing deforestation

1. Donofrio, B., Rothrock, P. & Leonard, J. Supply-change: Tracking Corporate Commitments to Deforestation-free Supply Chains (Forest Trends, 2017). 2. Baron, D. P. Private politics, corporate social...

Strengthening seasonal marine CO2 variations due to increasing atmospheric CO2

1. Le Quéré, C. et al. Global carbon budget 2016. Earth Syst. Sci. Data 8, 605–649 (2016). 2. Rodgers, K. B. et al. A wintertime uptake window...

The changing value of the ‘green’ label on the US municipal bond market

1. Buchner, B. et al. The Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2014 (Climate Policy Initiative, 2014). 2. Bredenkamp, H. & Pattillo, C. Financing the Response to Climate...

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Unsteady seasons in the sea

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Warming climate shrinks British Columbia beetles

Some of British Columbia's beetles are shrinking as their habitats get warmer, according to new research. The study provides evidence that climate change is...

Paleontology: The eleventh Archaeopteryx

Researchers report the first description of the geologically oldest fossil securely attributable to the genus Archaeopteryx, and provide a new diagnostic key for differentiating...

Many second hand plastic toys could pose a risk to children’s health, study suggests

Scientists have discovered high concentrations of hazardous elements including antimony, barium, bromine, cadmium, chromium and lead in many second hand plastic toys.

Rainfall and ocean circulation linked in past and present

Research has found that changes in ocean currents in the Atlantic Ocean influence rainfall in the Western Hemisphere, and that these two systems have...

State of the climate: how the world warmed in 2017

The climate data for 2017 is now in. In this article, Carbon Brief explains why last year proved to be so remarkable across the...

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