Global Warming

Every morning, I wake up to the sound of a new nail thudding into the coffin of yet another institution of U.S. democracy. From the craven and brazen police violence this summer to the sitting president’s encouragement of white supremacist militias, to protesters disappearing and being held without charge, to…

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None would have expected that in the last month of 2019 a deadly virus (coronavirus) could emerge and spread rapidly across the world. Many scientists had predicted that such a pandemic will inevitably arise. Yet, their warnings were largely ignored, said Nobel Laureate David J Gross, Chancellor’s Chair of Theoretical…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has complained about regulatory credits, but Tesla has sold lots of them. Win McNamee/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Tesla has sold over $1 billion in regulatory credits in 2020, helping the company post…

WASHINGTON — Climate change and the future of the oil and gas industry were key topics at the final debate between Republican incumbent President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. The two men diverged greatly on energy and global warming policy: Biden advocated for alternate means of energy…

Rising temperatures at the observatory’s location are impacting the quality of the images. Credit: J.L. Dauvergne & G. Hüdepohl (atacamaphoto.com)/ESO Climate changes associated with global warming can affect astronomical observations. That is the result of a study involving scientists from the University of Cologne. The international research team investigated a…

American pika. Credit: Andrew Smith, Arizona State University The American pika is a charismatic, diminutive relative of rabbits that some researchers say is at high risk of extinction due to climate change. Pikas typically live in cool habitats, often in mountains, under rocks and boulders. Because pikas are sensitive to…

There’s been a bit of common wisdom circling among green groups in Washington. If Biden gets elected and Democrats take back the Senate—both, granted, big ifs—then any climate legislation they might hope to pass will have to squeeze by conservative Senate Democrats. Green groups worry about one in particular: West Virginia…

In its throne speech, the federal government committed to exceeding Canada's 2030 climate targets. The need for new, more ambitious targets and a plan to meet them couldn't be more urgent. The UN's annual "Emissions Gap Report 2019" found Earth is headed towards 3.2 degrees celsius temperature rise based on current and estimated emissions…

Climate deniers and opponents of aggressive climate action have long argued that governments can’t afford comprehensive measures to confront the climate crisis. The Green New Deal, for example, has been ridiculed as a “crazy, expensive mess” by the Republican Policy Committee. But then COVID-19 challenged preconceived notions about the limits…