Global Warming

WEBWIRE – Friday, April 15, 2022 As part of its contribution to meeting the objectives of the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit global warming to below +2°C, the aviation industry must step up its environmental transition. For this reason, Air France is launching an “Air France ACT” programme setting…

In the early 2010s, climate scientists were painting a grim picture of the future: If humans didn’t curb carbon dioxide emissions, the world was headed toward 4 degrees Celsius (7.2 degrees Fahrenheit) of warming by the end of the century.  A decade later, the planet is on a different path.…

Global warming can be kept to about 2C if all nations honour the promises they made at the Glasgow climate summit but 1.5C is looking increasingly out of reach, a new study suggests. Australian experts including University of Melbourne climate scientist Malte Meinshausen were part of the study, along with…

For all the less-than-encouraging news about climate change—rapid sea-level rise, the land itself transforming, serious trouble brewing under Antarctic glaciers—we’ve been getting plenty of hope. The price of renewable energy is crashing, for example, and we’re moving toward a cleaner, electrified future faster than you may realize. That shift is…

Global warming limit of 2 degrees still possible if Paris Agreement pledges are met, say researchers Disastrous global warming of more than 2 degrees could still be avoided if all nations honour their Paris Agreement pledges to reduce carbon emissions, but research has found new commitments to deep cuts will…

Scientists have found that marine cold spells are vanishing at an alarming rate as global warming takes hold across the planet. The cold spells, which are the opposite of a heatwave and feature unseasonably exceptional cold water that can prove harmful to the marine ecosystems, are becoming less frequent and…

An international team of astronomers have used ground-based telescopes, including the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), to track Neptune’s atmospheric temperatures over a 17-year period. They found a surprising drop in Neptune’s global temperatures followed by a dramatic warming at its south pole. “This change was unexpected,”…

If we don’t act now, the Earth could warm enough to leave major cities underwater."We have the knowledge and the technology to get this done," experts concur. But politics gets in the way.These UN reports are considered the most authoritative assessments of the state of global warming.This week's United Nations climate…

The unit costs of solar energy have dropped 85% in a decade. Not only do we have the tools to slash emissions and curb global warming by 2030, but half of available carbon-cutting options are cost-free or very cheap, UN climate experts say. There is no silver bullet, but a…

The Global Climate and Health Alliance has issued its position on the Mitigation of Climate Change report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The communique proposes drastic action to provide humanity with a chance to limit overall global warming to within Paris Agreement targets. In a statement on…