Focus on people to boost Africa’s climate resilience
Investments in Africa’s infrastructure can make people and communities far more resilient to the threats posed by climate change, a...
Geography
Pivotal moment for humanity as tipping point threats and opportunities accelerate
The world has reached a pivotal moment as threats from Earth system tipping points – and progress towards positive tipping...
Consensus needed on when global warming reaches 1.5°C
Writing in the journal Nature ahead of COP28, a team of Met Office scientists has emphasised that – surprisingly –...
Aging societies become vulnerable
Societies become increasingly fragile over their lifetime, according to research by scientists from Europe, China, and the USA published in...
Clearing mangroves makes ‘muddification’ worse
Clearing mangroves to stop estuaries getting clogged with mud actually makes the problem worse, new research shows. The study focussed...
Global warming could continue after net zero
Global warming could continue after we reach net-zero CO2 emissions, researchers have warned. The UN Climate Panel’s latest best estimate...
A new framework shows how local buy-in can deliver net-zero transitions
A new framework is being launched this week that shows how fair and acceptable deployment of net-zero technologies can be...
Climate report: ‘Uncharted territory’ imperils life on Earth
Earth’s vital signs have worsened beyond anything humans have yet seen – to the point that life on the planet...
World may have crossed solar power ‘tipping point’
The world may have crossed a “tipping point” that will inevitably make solar power our main source of energy, new...