Climate science
Trump budget: US to stop funding UN climate process
“America First” budget would axe 20% of the UN’s climate body’s funding and $2bn to help developing countries deal with global warming
We already have a magic technology that sucks up carbon
Why have emissions plans that rely on removing carbon from the air with unproven technologies when forests can do it today?
Weekly wrap: Will China turn its back on coal?
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Climate change made NSW’s hottest summer 50 times more likely
Researchers find strong climate signal behind the heatwaves and record average temperatures that beset Australia’s eastern states this summer
It’s 1 March, but spring got started weeks ago
As warmer days wake parts of nature from their winter slumber earlier and earlier, ancient cycles are being broken
World is well placed to stay under 2C – if we have carbon capture
“We are broadly in the right starting position to keep warming below 2C,” but most models require carbon capture to meet the Paris goal, researchers say
100+ species face extinction as warming hits Australia’s southern waters
Scientists tell senate committee that marine animals and plants at Australia’s southern-most point have “nowhere to go” and will disappear this century
Air pollution linked to 2.7 million premature births a year
Policymakers should tackle particulates at source to prevent infant deaths and lifelong disabilities, say researchers
Netherlands invests €1m in global climate adaptation centre
Dutch join forces with Japan, UN among leading donors for project aimed at helping countries understand how they can cope with climate impacts
Russia starts work on climate adaptation strategy
Kremlin wants new plan by mid-2018, as brief sent to regions highlights focus on extreme weather events, permafrost thawing
Think climate change is a hoax? Visit Norway
Environment minister says warm temperatures and low levels of Arctic sea ice are an early warning to world that climate change is biting
Drought sours future of Swaziland’s sugar growers
Sugarcane has brought wealth to the world’s last absolute monarchy, but climate change spells an uncertain future for this thirsty crop
Pentagon: Arctic melt requires updated US strategy
Falling sea ice levels due to climate change and spike in Russian activity require strategic response in US, says department of defense
Geoengineering rulebook could be ready by 2020s
Initiative sponsored by Carnegie Council and led by UN climate veteran aims to break silence around geo-technologies and explore their potential
Carbon capture lags behind 2C pathways – study
Technology to pump emissions from coal and gas plants underground is a weak link in climate plans, say researchers
Gagged: US climate scientists face uncertain future
Scientists are opening rogue twitter accounts as new president seeks to limit ability of scientists to share findings openly
Watch the Arctic melt away as the Earth warms
Climate scientist Ed Hawkins releases latest in series of gifs illustrating the rapid collapse in Arctic sea ice since the late 1970s
Medical journal the Lancet to launch Planetary Health title
Influential publisher is raising the profile of links between climate change and public health
The new climate denial needs new responses
Republican cabinet nominees have been telling Democrats that they agree that the climate is changing. But their new language requires new questions
Global warming to shrink US harvests, say scientists
Rising temperatures will lead to massive crop losses in the US, which will increase prices and cause problems for developing countries, says international study