Global Carbon Budget 2022
By Pierre Friedlingstein, Michael O'Sullivan and Others
2022 REPORTS AND PAPERS
REPORTS AND PAPERS
2022 REPORTS & PAPERS
ESSD - 11/11/22
World has nine years to avert catastrophic warming, study shows
By Sarah Kaplan
Nations will likely burn through their remaining carbon budget in less than a decade if they do not significantly reduce greenhouse gas pollution, a new…
The Washington Post - 11/11/22
Glaciers in Yosemite and Africa will disappear by 2050, U.N. warns
By Rick Noack
Glaciers in at least one-third of World Heritage sites possessing them, including Yosemite National Park, will disappear by mid-century even if emissions are curbed, the…
The Washington Post - 11/03/22
UNESCO says a third of World Heritage glaciers will vanish by 2050
By Sharon Udasin
A third of global glaciers located at World Heritage sites will disappear by 2050, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) warned on…
The Hill - 11/03/22
Glaciers from Yellowstone to Kilimanjaro are predicted to disappear by 2050
By Laurel Wamsley
In North America and around the globe, 50 UNESCO World Heritage sites are home to glaciers. A new study warns that glaciers in a third…
NPR - 11/03/22
Glacier and Ice Sheet Melt
The melting of ice sheets and glaciers around the world is accelerating and contributing to rising sea levels. Melting in Greenland is particularly dramatic, with…
Climate Signals - 11/01/22
Glacier Dam Overwhelmed by South Asian Heatwave
As schools across India close early for the summer — unable to operate amid the extreme heat and resulting power shut offs — a massive…
Nexus Media News - 05/10/22
GREENPEACE - 10/27/22
Recycling, Like Everything Else, Needs an Upgrade
By Mitch Ratcliffe
Much has been written about Greenpeace report decrying the state of plastic recycling. Our recycling system is not just broken but considered a joke, a…
Earth911 - 10/31/22
State Of Climate Action 2022
By Joel Jaeger, Sophie Boehm and Others
Climate Action Tracker - 10/27/22
World falls ‘pitifully short’ of meeting climate goals, U.N. report says
By Sarah Kaplan
Despite a high-profile promise to boost ambitions at last year’s U.N. climate summit, nations have shaved just 1 percent off their projected greenhouse gas emissions…
The Washington Post - 10/27/22
Emissions Gap Report 2022
By Anne Olhoff, John Christensen and Others
UNEP - 10/27/22
Report: Global climate ambitions still fall short ahead of COP27
By Emily Pontecorvo
Last November, world leaders gathered in Glasgow, Scotland, for COP26, the United Nations’ annual climate conference, to negotiate a new pact to keep global warming…
Grist - 10/27/22
Climate promises are still not enough to avoid catastrophic global warming, U.N. says
A new report from the United Nations finds that the world has less than a decade to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 45%. This is…
NPR - 10/27/22
Climate crisis: UN finds ‘no credible pathway to 1.5C in place’
By Damian Carrington
There is “no credible pathway to 1.5C in place”, the UN’s environment agency has said, and the failure to reduce carbon emissions means the only…
The Guardian - 10/27/22
UN report: Climate pollution reductions ‘highly inadequate’
By Seth Borenstein
The world, especially richer carbon polluting nations, remains “far behind” and is not doing nearly enough -- not even promising to do enough -- to…
AP - 10/27/22
World falls ‘pitifully short’ of meeting climate goals, U.N. report says
By Sarah Kaplan
Despite a high-profile promise to boost ambitions at last year’s U.N. climate summit, nations have shaved just 1 percent off their projected greenhouse gas emissions…
The Washington Post - 10/27/22
“Emissions gap” putting world on course for climate “catastrophe,” U.N. chief says
The world, especially richer carbon polluting nations, remains "far behind" and is not doing nearly enough — not even promising to do enough — to…
“Untold human suffering” is in the near future as U.N. warns climate change is pushing Earth closer to extreme warming
By Li Cohen
Three new reports from the United Nations paint a grim picture of what's to come in the near future as the world falls short in…
CBS NEWS - 10/10/22
IEA - 10/27/22
Analysis: EU’s CO2 emissions fall 5% in three months after post-Covid surge
By Lauri Myllyvirta
The EU’s emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from energy use have fallen by 5% over the past three months compared with the same period in…
Carbon Brief - 11/03/22
In-depth: Russia’s war means fossil fuels will peak within five years, IEA says
By Simon Evans
Fossil fuel use will peak within five years, says the World Energy Outlook 2022 from the International Energy Agency (IEA). The 524-page outlook says the…
Carbon Brief - 10/31/22
War in Ukraine Likely to Speed, Not Slow, Shift to Clean Energy, I.E.A. Says
By Brad Plumer
The energy crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to speed up rather than slow down the global transition away from fossil fuels…
The New York Times - 10/27/22
Global Energy Report: Pain at the Pump, High Energy Costs Could Create a Silver Lining for Climate and Security
By James Bruggers
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the reverberation in energy markets will hasten the transition to clean energy, and peak fossil fuel use is finally within…
Inside Climate News - 10/27/22
Putin’s war marks ‘turning point’ for global fossil fuel demand, IEA says
By Victor Jack
The global energy crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine marks a “turning point” for global fossil fuel demand and could accelerate the world’s green…
POLITICO Pro - 10/27/22
Higher gas prices could lead to cleaner energy: report
By Julia Mueller
The global energy crisis causing higher prices at the pump may speed up the world’s transition toward cleaner energy, according to a new report from…
The Hill - 10/27/22
Report: Global crises can speed up move to clean energy
By Sibi Arasu
Spiraling energy costs caused by various economic factors and the Ukraine war could be a turning point toward cleaner energy, the International Energy Agency said…
AP - 10/27/22
Greenhouse Gas Bulletin
By Andy Crotwell, Ed Dlugokencky and Others
WMO - 10/26/22
Global Energy Report: Pain at the Pump, High Energy Costs Could Create a Silver Lining for Climate and Security
By James Bruggers
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the reverberation in energy markets will hasten the transition to clean energy, and peak fossil fuel use is finally within…
Inside Climate News - 10/27/22
Climate-warming methane emissions rising faster than ever, study says
By Steven Mufson and Sarah Kaplan
The amount of methane in the atmosphere is racing ahead at an accelerating pace, according to a study by the World Meteorological Organization, threatening to…
The Washington Post - 10/26/22
More bad news for the planet: greenhouse gas levels hit new highs
In yet another ominous climate change warning, atmospheric levels of the three main greenhouse gases - carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide all reached new…
WMO - 10/26/22
Explore the key findings of the 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown
By Marina Romanello, Claudia Di Napoli and Others
Lancet Countdown - 10/25/22
World falls ‘pitifully short’ of meeting climate goals, U.N. report says
By Sarah Kaplan
Despite a high-profile promise to boost ambitions at last year’s U.N. climate summit, nations have shaved just 1 percent off their projected greenhouse gas emissions…
The Washington Post - 10/27/22
State of the Birds - 10/22/22
What’s Good for Birds Is Good for People and the Planet. But More Than Half of Bird Species in the U.S. Are in Decline
By Katelyn Weisbrod
A new report identifies 70 bird species that are at a “tipping point,” meaning that their populations have declined so significantly that they could face…
Inside Climate News - 10/22/22
The State of Nationally Determined Contributions: 2022
By Taryn Fransen, Christopher Henderson and Others
World Resource Institute - 10/19/22
Keeping Climate Change Under Control Requires Six Times More Ambition
By Laura Millan Lombrana
New promises by countries to reduce their carbon footprint will cut emissions by 7% from 2019 levels, falling short from the 43% reduction needed. The…
BLOOMBERG - 10/19/22
‘Massive gaps’ seen in countries’ plans to tackle climate change -study
By Timothy Gardner
The latest pledges by countries to tackle global warming under the Paris Agreement are "woefully inadequate" to avert a rise in global temperatures that scientists…
REUTERS - 10/19/22
Boom in wind, solar blunts global rise in energy emissions
By Benjamin Storrow
Coal consumption has increased, but the emissions impact has been largely offset by record setting growth in renewables, IEA said. The agency found that the…
Climate Wire - 10/20/22
Carbon emission increases down steeply in 2022: analysis
By Zack Budryk
Carbon emissions rose at a significantly slower pace this year than the year before, due largely to increased deployment of renewable energy, according to an…
The Hill - 10/19/22
Carbon dioxide emissions grew less than expected this year
By Michelle Ma
Somewhat good news for the planet: Global carbon dioxide emissions are set to grow less than 1% this year, according to a new report from…
protocol - 10/19/22
Global CO2 emissions to grow less than 1% this year thanks to renewables- IEA
By Nina Chestney
Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels are expected to rise by just under 1% this year, as the expansion of renewables and electric…
REUTERS - 10/19/22
Living Planet Report 2022
By Rob Alkemade, Francisco Alpfzar and Others
World Wildlife Fund - 10/13/22
A Fast-Emptying Ark
By Bill McKibben
A vast new study finds there are 70 percent fewer wild animals sharing the earth with us than there were in 1970. A vast new…
The Crucial Years - 10/14/22
Animal populations shrank an average of 69% over the last half-century, a report says
By Joe Hernandez
Global animal populations are declining, and we've got limited time to try to fix it. That's the upshot of a new report from the World…
NPR - 10/14/22
Animal populations experience average decline of almost 70% since 1970, report reveals
By Patrick Greenfield
Earth’s wildlife populations have plunged by an average of 69% in just under 50 years, according to a leading scientific assessment, as humans continue to…
The Guardian - 10/13/22
While Human Population Doubled, Wildlife Decreased By Almost 70%
By Eric Mack
On average, most wildlife species number less than a third what they did in 1970, during a period when we added over four billion humans…
Forbes - 10/13/22
Living Planet Index: what does an average decline of 69% really mean?
By Hannah Ritchie
The Living Planet Index is the biodiversity metric that always claims the headlines. Unfortunately many of these headlines are wrong. The index is very easy…
Our World in Data - 10/13/22
Populations of monitored vertebrate species have declined 69% globally since the 1970s: WWF report
By Julia Jacobo
Drastic declines in animal species over the past several decades paints a grim picture for the future of healthy ecosystems, which in turn impact human…
ABC NEWS - 10/13/22
Researchers Report a Staggering Decline in Wildlife. Here’s How to Understand It.
By Catrin Einhorn
It’s clear that wildlife is suffering mightily on our planet, but scientists don’t know exactly how much. A comprehensive figure is exceedingly hard to determine.…
The New York Times - 10/12/22
EPA - 09/01/22
The Cost Of Climate Pollution
Climate change will have, and in some cases has already had, severe consequences for society. These consequences range from disruption of daily life to major…
Cost of Carbon - 08/28/23
Biden-Harris Administration Proposes to Improve Air Pollution Emissions Data
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced proposed updates to the Agency’s Air Emissions Reporting Requirements rule, including proposing to require reporting of hazardous air…
EPA - 07/25/23
Social cost of carbon: What it is, why it matters, and why the Biden administration seeks to raise it
The social cost of carbon has been called “the most important number you’ve never heard of.” It is the main measure of the economic benefits…
BROOKINGS - 04/03/23
What is the social cost of carbon?
By Elijah Asdourian and David Wessel
The social cost of carbon (SCC) is an estimate of the cost, in dollars, of the damage done by each additional ton of carbon emissions.…
BROOKINGS - 03/14/23
EPA Finds Higher Benefits from Curbing Climate Change
By Mohit Chhabra
A recent analysis by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes that it’s worth around $190 to curb each ton of carbon dioxide emissions – almost…
NRDC - 02/16/23
The social cost of carbon: a powerful tool and ethics nightmare
By Rebecca Hersher, Aaron Scott and Others
One of the most important tools the federal government has for cracking down on greenhouse gas emissions is a single number: the social cost of…
NPR - 02/16/23
Stanford explainer: Social cost of carbon
By Isabella Backman
Carbon emissions not only are causing widespread and potentially irreversible damage to the environment but also may have significant impacts on the economy. Here, Stanford…
Stanford News - 06/07/21
Social Cost of Carbon: What Is It, and Why Do We Need to Calculate It?
By Renee Cho
There are many policies that could potentially curb carbon dioxide emissions and slow global warming. Some are projected to cost trillions of dollars for governments…
State of the Planet - 04/01/21
Social Cost of Carbon 101
By Kevin Rennert and Cora Kingdon
The social cost of carbon (SCC) is an estimate, in dollars, of the economic damages that would result from emitting one additional ton of carbon…
RFF - 08/01/19
Oil companies say they’re going green, but their investments tell another story
By Kate Yoder
Well over half of Big Oil’s advertisements promote the message that they have embraced clean energy and emissions reductions, and other such “green claims,” according…
The Grist - 09/09/22
Report warns of ‘systematic misalignment’ between oil giants’ green advertising and spending plans
By Matt Mace
The new InfluenceMap study was published on Thursday (8 September) and outlines the green spending data on the world’s largest fossil fuel firms – namely…
EDIE - 09/08/22
Oil majors ‘over-publicise’ green investments
Oil and gas “supermajors” are collectively spending hundreds of millions of dollars each year to promote their climate action efforts, compared with a tenth of…
Renews.biz - 09/08/22
From BP to Shell: Energy majors exaggerate green performance while drilling deeper into oil, gas
By AFP
Paris, France: Energy majors are exaggerating their green credentials in public messaging while continuing to allocate the majority of new investment to oil and gas…
Forbes - 09/08/22
The word ‘greenwashing’ is now in the dictionary
By Dharna Noor
Words like “sustainable” and “eco-friendly” are everywhere — labels, ads, even oil companies’ environmental plans. Sometimes, those terms might refer to real action taken to…
The Boston Globe - 09/08/22
Big Oil highlights climate, even as it keeps drilling
By Corbin Hiar
Public relations campaigns of the largest oil and gas companies are overwhelmingly focused on their climate efforts, even though the majority of their investments go…
POLITICO Pro - 09/08/22
All talk? Oil majors big on green claims, slow on clean energy investments: study
By Robin Hicks
Oil and gas firms are positioning themselves as allies in the fight against climate change. But while 60 per cent of the communications of Chevron,…
Eco-Business - 09/08/22
Oil and gas firms’ green investments fail to match promise of publicity – study
By Damien Gayle
Big oil and gas companies are spending tens of millions publicising their environmental work, while only about a 10th of their investment goes into low-carbon…
The Guardian - 09/08/22
Big oil companies are spending millions to appear ‘green.’ Their investments tell a different story, report shows
By Lauren Kent
Big oil companies are spending millions to portray themselves as taking action on climate change, but their investments and lobbying activities don’t live up to…
CNN - 09/08/22
Oil Companies Want You to Buy Their New ‘Green’ Image
By Lauren Leffer
Five of the world’s biggest fossil fuel giants aren’t putting their money where their mouths are. Shell, BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and TotalEnergies are all spending…
Gizmodo - 09/08/22
Huge expansion of oil pipelines endangering climate, says report
By Damian Carrington
More than 24,000km of new oil pipelines are under development around the world, a distance equivalent to almost twice the Earth’s diameter, a report has…
The Guardian - 09/27/22
The carbon capture crux: Lessons learned
By Bruce Robertson and Milad Mousavian
IEEFA - 09/01/22
What Planet Do I Live On?
By Bill McKibben
Rep. Ro Khanna’s energy subcommittee of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee released a tranche of documents from various Big Oil companies, designed in part…
The Crucial Years - 09/16/22
Carbon Capture Won’t Work, But It Will Funnel Billions to Corporations
By Wenonah Hauter
Carbon capture is having a moment, and it’s not hard to see why: As Texas Monthly reports, “the worldwide carbon-capture market is expected to grow…
TRUTHOUT - 07/31/22
The American electric utility industry’s role in promoting climate denial, doubt, and delay
By Emily L Williams, Sydney A Bartone and Others
IOPSCIENCE - 09/01/22
It Wasn’t Just Oil Companies Spreading Climate Denial
By Robinson Meyer
The electricity industry knew about the dangers of climate change 40 years ago. It denied them anyway. “If we had to stop producing CO₂, no…
The Atlantic - 09/07/22
Comprehensive Evidence Implies a Higher Social Cost of CO2
By Kevin Rennert, Frank Errickson and Others
NATURE - 09/01/22
New study more than triples estimated costs of climate change damages
By Dana Nuccitelli
A peer-reviewed analysis by two dozen experts more than triples – from $51 per ton of carbon dioxide to $185 per ton – the federal…
Yale Climate Connections - 09/08/22
EXPLAINER: Can climate change be solved by pricing carbon?
By Matthew Brown
As climate change bakes the planet, dozens of nations and many local governments are putting a price tag on greenhouse gas emissions that are increasing…
AP - 04/22/22
Greenland ice sheet climate disequilibrium and committed sea-level rise
By Jason E. Box, Alun Hubbard and Others
NATURE - 08/29/22
Zombie ice from Greenland will raise sea level 10 inches
By Seth Borenstein
Greenland’s rapidly melting ice sheet will eventually raise global sea level by at least 10.6 inches (27 centimeters) -- more than twice as much as…
AP NEWS - 08/30/22
Greenland ice sheet set to raise sea levels by nearly a foot, study finds
By Chris Mooney
Human-driven climate change has set in motion massive ice losses in Greenland that couldn’t be halted even if the world stopped emitting greenhouse gases today.…
The Washington Post - 08/29/22
Inevitable: Melting Greenland ice sheet will send seas nearly a foot higher, study finds
By Dinah Voyles Pulver
Even if the entire world stopped burning fossil fuels today, a new study finds the Greenland ice sheet would still lose enough ice to add…
USA TODAY - 08/29/22
New Research Forecasts More Dire Sea Level Rise as Greenland’s Ice Melts
By Elena Shao
The melting of the Greenland ice sheet could eventually raise global sea levels by at least 10 inches even if humans immediately stop burning the…
The New York Times - 08/29/22
To create serious movement on climate change, we must dispel the myth of indifference
By Cynthia McPherson Frantz
NATURE - 08/23/22
Climate Change Actions Are Far More Popular Than People in U.S. Realize
By Robin Lloyd
A multibillion-dollar slate of moderate climate-mitigation measures in the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act has been met so far with general public approval. But a…
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN - 08/23/22
Response of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet to past and future climate change
By Chris R. Stokes, Nerilie J. Abram and Others
NATURE - 08/10/22
Satellite imagery shows Antarctic ice shelf crumbling faster than thought
By Steve Gorman
Antarctica's coastal glaciers are shedding icebergs more rapidly than nature can replenish the crumbling ice, doubling previous estimates of losses from the world's largest ice…
REUTERS - 08/11/22
New warning that collapse of Antarctica ‘sleeping giant’ could raise sea level more than 16ft
By Louise Boyle
The collapse of Antarctica’s “sleeping giant” could cause planetary-scale change in the coming centuries, according to a new warning from scientists. If the climate crisis…
INDEPENDENT - 08/10/22
The world’s biggest ice sheet is more vulnerable to global warming than scientists previously thought
By Chris Stokes and Guy Paxman
The eastern two thirds of Antarctica is covered by an ice sheet so large that if it melted the sea would rise by 52 metres.…
THE CONVERSATION - 08/10/22
Loving the Least of These: Addressing a Changing Environment
By Dorothy Boorse
NAE - 08/01/22
Major evangelical organization says Christianity demands climate action
By Zack Budryk
The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) called climate action a Christian responsibility in a 50-page report this week, a call to action for a demographic…
THE HILL - 08/30/22
Taking Stock 2022: US Greenhouse Gas Emissions Outlook in an Uncertain World
By Ben King, Hannah Kolus and Others
Rhodium Group - 07/14/22
Climate goals face major headwinds, two reports say
By Maxine Joselow
More than 70 countries have committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050, while President Biden has vowed to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions 50 to…
The Washington Post - 07/14/22
Climate goals face major headwinds, two reports say
By Maxine Joselow
More than 70 countries have committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050, while President Biden has vowed to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions 50 to…
The Washington Post - 07/14/22
Home is Where the Pipeline Ends: Characterization of Volatile Organic Compounds Present in Natural Gas at the Point of the Residential End User
By Drew R. Michanowicz, Archana Dayalu and Others
ACS Publications - 06/28/22
Natural gas used in homes may contain hazardous air pollutants: study
By Sharon Udasin
Natural gas used for powering household stoves, furnaces and water may contain levels of cancer-linked compounds that are toxic to residents when leaked, a new…
The Hill - 06/28/22
Gas Piped Into Homes Contains Benzene and Other Risky Chemicals, Study Finds
By Elena Shao
The natural gas delivered to homes contains low concentrations of several chemicals linked to cancer, a new study found. Researchers also found inconsistent levels of…
The New York Times - 06/28/22
FEMA - 06/09/22
NASA, FEMA Release Comprehensive Climate Action Guide
NASA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have released a guide that provides resources for adapting to and mitigating impacts of climate change. The…
NASA - 07/09/22
Deny, Deceive, Delay: Documenting and Responding to Climate Disinformation at COP26 & Beyond – Summary
By Jennie King, Lukasz Janulewicz and Francesca Arcostanzo
ISD - 06/09/22
‘Deny, Deceive, Delay’: How ‘Evolving’ Disinformation Tactics Stymie Climate Action
By Jessica Corbett
Pushing for policies requiring Big Tech "to be transparent and accountable about the harms their products create," one campaigner said that "we should not continue…
Common Dreams - 06/09/22
How Facebook, Twitter Let Climate Fall Into Culture Wars: Study
By Giulia Carbonaro
Climate disinformation has crowded out the facts on social media over the past 18 months, outperforming science-based content even when it is promoted by the…
Newsweek - 06/09/22
Climate policy dragged into culture wars as a ‘delay’ tactic, finds study
By Matthew Taylor
Climate policy is being dragged into the culture wars with misinformation and junk science being spread across the internet by a relatively small group of…
The Guardian - 06/09/22
One big step social media platforms can take to stop disinformation
By Brian Kahn
Tech companies have failed the climate misinformation test. So far, moderation efforts haven’t managed to stamp out everything from baseless denial to more subtle forms…
Protocol - 06/09/22
How President Biden Can Align the Federal Fossil Fuel Program to Deliver on Climate and Put People Over Profits
By Mattea Mrkusic, Lena Moffitt and Others
EVERGREEN ACTION - 06/01/22
The Wrong People Are Making Our Energy Decisions
By David Blackmon
This has been a week when a rift seemed to develop among global political leaders regarding the “incredible” energy transition agenda. It’s a rift that…
Forbes - 06/16/22
Now Is Biden’s Chance to Address the Source of Nearly 1/4 of All U.S. Carbon Emissions
By Earthjustice and Evergreen Action
President Biden can use his legal authority to transition the U.S. away from oil, gas, and coal by aligning the federal leasing program with his…
EARTH JUSTICE - 06/15/22
Fossil fuel leasing program undercuts Biden’s climate goals, report says
By Maxine Joselow
The federal fossil fuel leasing program is at odds with President Biden's commitments to tackling climate change and environmental injustices, according to a report shared…
The Washington Post - 06/15/22
The Turning Point
By Pradeep Philip, Claire Ibrahim and Cedric Hodges
Deloitte - 05/01/22
Global Warming Could Cost the Global Economy $178 Trillion by 2070: Report by Deloitte
By Nibedita Mohanta
If left unchecked- climate change could cost the global economy USD178 trillion over the next 50 years, or a 7.6% cut to global gross domestic…
GEOSPATIAL WORLD - 05/27/22
Path to Economic Disaster: Climate Inaction Could Cost $178 Trillion By 2070
By Deloitte
Economic modeling shows unchecked climate change could ravage every region of the global economy; decarbonizing by midcentury would net $43 trillion over 50 years. Insufficient…
WSJ - 05/25/22
Deloitte lays out 4 steps to keep the climate crisis from tanking the global economy over the next 50 years
By Ben Winck
Letting climate change go unchecked could decimate the global economy by 2070. A new report by Deloitte lays out the four steps that governments, corporations,…
BUSINESS INSIDER - 05/24/22
Climate inaction could cost world USD178 trillion: Deloitte
By World Nuclear News
The Global Turning Point Report from the recently established Deloitte Center for Sustainable Progress (DCSP) was released during the World Economic Forum's annual meeting, which…
WNN - 05/24/22
Unchecked climate change will cost the global economy $178 trillion: Deloitte
By Rachel Koning Beals
But a systemic net-zero transition could create five-decade gains of $43 trillion — a boost to global GDP of 3.8% in 2070 alone, says report…
Market Watch - 05/23/22
Deloitte: Inaction on Climate Change Could Cost World Economy $178 Trillion by 2070
By Emily Holbrook
A new report from the Deloitte Center for Sustainable Progress (DCSP) released during the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting indicates that—if left unchecked—climate change could…
environmentalleader.com - 05/23/22
Inaction on climate change could cost economy $178 trillion: Deloitte
By Deloitte
Inaction on climate change could cost the economy $178 trillion over the next 50 years, or a 7.6 percent cut to gross domestic product (GDP)…
GreentechLead - 05/23/22
The Turning Point on Climate Change: The New Asia Pacific Economic Engine
By Deloitte
Scientists agree that unless society makes changes, unchecked climate change will devastate the environment. The economic impact will be significant too, as countries across the…
REUTERS - 05/01/22
Avoiding ocean mass extinction from climate warming
By Justin L. Penn and Curtis Deutsch
Science - 04/28/22
Mass extinction in oceans can be avoided by curbing fossil fuels
By Craig Welch
Near the end of the Permian Period, roughly 252 million years ago, a single supercontinent dominated the planet. The ocean around it was traversed by…
National Geographic - 04/28/22
The Current Rate of Ocean Warming Could Bring the Greatest Extinction of Sealife in 250 Million Years
By Bob Berwyn
A new study suggests that warming, oxygen-starved seas could lead marine species to vanish at a rate matching the planet’s biggest extinction event on record.…
Inside Climate News - 04/28/22
Climate change could cause mass extinction of marine life in Earth’s oceans, study says
By Doyle Rice
Unless climate change is curbed, Earth's oceans could see a mass extinction of marine life unlike anything the planet has seen for millions of years.…
USA Today - 04/28/22
Warning on Mass Extinction of Sea Life: ‘An Oh My God Moment’
By Catrin Einhorn
At first, the scientists chose a straightforward title for their research: “Marine Extinction Risk From Climate Warming.” But as publication approached, something nagged at them.…
The New York Times - 04/28/22
Ocean animals face a mass extinction from climate change, study finds
By Sarah Kaplan
Not since an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs — along with at least half of all other beings on Earth — has life in the…
The Washington Post - 04/28/22
Climate change increases cross-species viral transmission risk
By Colin J. Carlson, Gregory F. Albery and Others
NATURE - 04/28/22
Increased infectious disease risk likely from climate change
By Drew Costley
Climate change will result in thousands of new viruses spread among animal species by 2070 — and that’s likely to increase the risk of emerging…
AP News - 04/28/22
Climate change could spark next pandemic, study finds
By Sharon Udasin
As the global climate continues to warm, wild animals may be forced to relocate to areas with large human populations — increasing the likelihood of…
The Hill - 04/28/22
Climate change will accelerate viral spillovers, study finds
By Carl Zimmer
Over the next 50 years, climate change will drive thousands of viruses to jump from one species of mammal to another, according to a study…
The New York Times - 04/28/22
ALA - 04/04/22
LA ranks No. 1 in ozone pollution, new report finds
By Jaysha Patel
1 in ozone pollution, new report finds. The report conducted by the American Lung Association found that the greater Los Angeles area had the worst…
ABC7 - 04/22/22
American Lung Association’s “State of the Air” reports on Maine’s air quality
By WABI News Desk
This year’s “State of the Air” report, released by the American Lung Association, finds Maine still has some of the cleanest air in the country.…
WABI5 - 04/22/22
Chicago gets failing grade for ozone air pollution from American Lung Association
By Stacey Baca
A new report from the American Lung Association gives the Chicago area a failing grade when it comes to some types of air pollution. Officials…
ABC7 - 04/22/22
American Lung Association: NYC’s air quality is improving, but still gets a failing grade
By Rosemary Misdary
More than 22.5 million people are breathing bad air across New York City, Newark and its surrounding areas – and just over half are people…
Gothamist - 04/21/22
137 million in US live with unhealthy levels of air pollution: American Lung Association
By Sharon Udasin
More than 40 percent of the U.S. population — or 137 million people — are living in areas with unhealthy levels of particle pollution or…
The Hill - 04/21/22
More than 137 million Americans live in areas with poor air quality, report finds
By Dustin Jones
Despite decades of environmental efforts, over 40% of Americans — more than 137 million people — live in cities and states with poor air quality,…
NPR - 04/21/22
What Cities Should Know About Climate Change and Populations on the Move
By Anna Marandi and Kelly Leilani
NLC - 04/21/22
The Next American Migration: What Cities Should Know About Climate Change and Populations on the Move
Climate change is no longer just a problem for future generations – it is here now, with storms, wildfires, droughts and extreme temperatures becoming more…
NLC - 04/21/22
The Asset Managers Fueling Climate Chaos
By Lara Cuvelier
Reclaim Finance - 04/20/22
Giant global asset managers have $82 billion in coal projects, $468 billion in oil and gas
By Catherine Clifford
Reclaim Finance found that collectively 30 asset managers have $82 billion in companies developing new coal projects and $468 billion in 12 major oil and…
CNBC - 04/20/22
Methane emissions from US low production oil and natural gas well sites
By Mark Omara, Daniel Zavala-Araiza and Others
NATURE - 04/19/22
Low-producing U.S. oil wells account for half of methane emissions, report says
By Valerie Volcovici
Low-producing oil and gas wells that account for just 6% of total U.S. production account for half of the methane emitted from all U.S. well…
REUTERS - 04/21/22
Study: Low-producing oil wells cause 50% of methane emissions
By Carlos Anchondo
Low-producing oil and gas wells are to blame for roughly half of the methane emitted from all U.S. well sites, despite making up 6 percent…
E&E NEWS - 04/21/22
Attribution of 2020 hurricane season extreme rainfall to human-induced climate change
By Kevin A. Reed, Michael F. Wehner and Colin M. Zarzycki
NATURE - 04/12/22
Most Active Hurricane Season Was Also Wetter Because of Climate Change
By Maggie Astor
Climate change contributed significantly to the severity of the ferocious 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, increasing both rainfall rates and rainfall totals, according to a study…
The New York Times - 04/12/22
The climate crisis is supercharging rainfall in hurricanes, scientists report
By Rachel Ramirez
The rainfall from hurricanes during the deadly, record-breaking 2020 season was as much as 11% higher because of the human-caused climate crisis, scientists reported Tuesday.…
CNN - 04/12/22
Climate change fueled historic 2020 hurricane season’s rainfall, study shows
By Kasha Patel
Over the course of six months, hurricane activity in 2020 churned as never observed before in the Atlantic. The season marked the most named storms…
The Washington Post - 04/12/22
IPCC - 04/04/22
We Have the Technology to Solve Climate Change. What We Need Is Political Will
By Alejandro de la Garza
Decades ago, the state of California tried to strike a major blow against climate change, and failed. The state passed an ambitious rule in 1990…
Time - 04/07/22
Climate Critical: 5 Big Takeaways From The IPCC Mitigation Report, According To Experts
By David Vetter
The world is running out of time to prevent runaway climate collapse, but greenhouse gas emissions can still be halved by 2030 if nations dramatically…
Forbes - 04/05/22
UN climate report warns governments are falling short on lowering planet’s temperature
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change laid out its latest report Monday stressing the critical need to implement dramatic cuts in greenhouse gasses…
PBS News Hour - 04/05/22
U.N. report outlines possible solutions for climate change and its societal impact
By Evan Bush
From wildfires to sea level rise and heat waves, climate change is having a dramatic impact on the environment and people’s health and well-being. So…
nbcnews.com - 04/05/22
In-depth Q&A: The IPCC’s sixth assessment on how to tackle climate change
Instead, emissions have continued to rise – albeit at a slowing rate – and it will be “impossible” to stay below 1.5C with “no or…
Carbon Brief - 04/05/22
UN warns Earth ‘firmly on track toward an unlivable world’
By Frank Jordans and Seth Borenstein
Temperatures on Earth will shoot past a key danger point unless greenhouse gas emissions fall faster than countries have committed, the world’s top body of…
AP NEWS - 04/05/22
The world is running out of options to hit climate goals, U.N. report shows
By Sarah Kaplan and Brady Dennis
With the world on track to blaze past its climate goals, only immediate, sweeping societal transformation can stave off catastrophic warming. The world is on…
The Washington Post - 04/04/22
Climate change: Scientists race to finish key IPCC report
By Matt McGrath
UN scientists have worked through the weekend to complete a key report on how to restrict the greenhouse gases that are warming the planet. Members…
BBC NEWS - 04/04/22
Renewables Are Key to Cutting Emissions Over Next Decade, U.N. Panel Says
By Nidhi Subbaraman
Countries must make major, rapid shifts away from fossil fuels and to renewable energy to meet the goals in the 2015 Paris agreement, climate experts…
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL - 04/04/22
‘It’s now or never’: UN climate report shows globe is on ‘track toward an unlivable world’
By Doyle Rice and Dinah Voyles Pulver
The time for talk has passed and the time to act is now, according to a new United Nations report on how to curb the…
USA TODAY - 04/04/22
IPCC talks go down to the wire
By Bill McKibben
Burning coal, gas and oil have put us in this existential bind, and we now have the wit and technology to use sun and wind…
The Crucial Years - 04/04/22
The evidence is clear: the time for action is now. We can halve emissions by 2030
In 2010-2019 average annual global greenhouse gas emissions were at their highest levels in human history, but the rate of growth has slowed. Without immediate…
IPCC - 04/04/22
Climate action is a ‘now or never’ situation, IPCC warns
By Sara Kiley Watson
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the third chapter of the Sixth Assessment Report covering climate mitigation. And its findings are grim. United…
POPULAR SCIENCE - 04/04/22
We have the tools to save the planet from climate change. Politics is getting in the way, new IPCC report says
By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas
We have the knowledge, money, technology and affordable clean energy that we need to cut our carbon emissions in half by 2030. That’s the good…
PBS - 04/04/22
IPCC: For climate goals, it’s ‘now or never’
By Chelsea Harvey
For decades, the key to halting climate change has been clear: The world must reduce net greenhouse gas emissions down to zero. Now, a comprehensive…
E&E NEWS - 04/04/22
UN calls for ‘substantial reduction’ in fossil fuels to limit climate change
By Rachel Frazin
The United Nations’ climate change panel is calling for a “substantial reduction” in the global use of fossil fuels in order to avoid the worst…
THE HILL - 04/04/22
‘We are at a crossroads’: New IPCC report says it’s fossil fuels or our future
By Lina Tran and Joseph Winters
Nations have moved too slowly to curb climate change, and now must take swift and aggressive steps if they hope to avoid the worst impacts…
GRIST - 04/04/22
New UN Climate Report Outlines Failure of Existing Policies, Need for Rapid Emissions Cuts
The world must make immediate and drastic cuts to carbon emissions to keep warming to under 1.5 degrees C, according to a new report from…
Yale Environment 360 - 04/04/22
‘It’s Now Or Never’: We Have 3 Years to Reverse Course, Major Climate Report Finds
By Molly Taft
In order to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, the world needs to make a serious U-turn over the next three years to curb…
GIZMODO - 04/04/22
‘A file of shame’: Major UN climate report shows world is on track for catastrophic levels of warming
By Dharna Noor
The world is on track to usher in a devastating level of global warming, warns a major report from the world’s leading climate scientists. “It…
The Boston Globe - 04/04/22
EV Shift Would Spur Trillions in Health Benefits, Report Says
By Jennifer Hijazi
Widespread transition to zero-emission vehicles would yield more than $1 trillion in public health benefits, according to research from the American Lung Association. A nationwide…
Bloomberg Law - 03/30/22
Report: Switch to electric vehicles will save lives, money
By Shawne Wickham
The transition to electric vehicles and clean electricity production could generate an estimated $3.9 billion in public health benefits — and prevent 356 premature deaths…
Yahoo News - 03/30/22
Switching to zero-emission cars and trucks could save more than 100,000 lives over the next three decades
By Julia Kane
More than 100,000 lives could be saved over the next 30 years if the United States switches to zero-emission vehicles powered by a zero-emission grid,…
Grist - 03/30/22
Switching To Electric Vehicles Could Save More Than 100,000 Lives, Study Finds
By Jamie Hailstone
Moving to zero-emission vehicles and energy could help prevent up to 110,000 deaths in the United States, according to a new report. The Zeroing in…
Forbes - 03/30/22
US transition to electric vehicles would save over 100,000 lives by 2050 – study
By Nina Lakhani
A speedy nationwide transition to electric vehicles powered by renewable energy would save more than 100,000 American lives and $1.2tn in public health costs over…
The Guardian - 03/30/22
IEA - 03/01/22
Carbon dioxide emissions hit record high last year
By Andrew Freedman
The world's energy-related CO2 emissions reached an all-time high in 2021, according to new data released by the International Energy Agency. The emissions rebound after…
AXIOS - 03/09/22
Coal helped drive energy-related CO2 emissions to a record high last year, research says
By Anmar Frangoul
Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose to their highest level in history last year, according to the International Energy Agency, as economies rebounded from the coronavirus…
CNBC - 03/09/22
Global carbon dioxide emissions reach highest level in history
By Doyle Rice
Emissions of carbon dioxide rose by 6% in 2021 to 36.3 billion metric tons. COVID-19 restrictions in 2020 caused a massive plunge in fossil fuel…
USA Today - 03/08/22
Global energy-related CO2 emissions rose to record high in 2021-IEA
By Susanna Twidale and Nina Chestney
Global energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide rose to their highest ever level last year as economies recovered from the coronavirus pandemic and coal use increased,…
Reuters - 03/08/22
Volts - 04/13/22
Podcast: Paulina Jaramillo on the IPCC’s new climate-solutions report
By David Roberts
Anyone who’s followed climate change for a while has become accustomed to the cycle of reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) —…
Volts - 04/13/22
In the race to slow warming, the chorus for cutting methane grows louder
By Brady Dennis
According to the IPCC, methane emissions linked to energy supply, particularly “fugitive” emissions that escape from the production and transport of fossil fuels, accounted for…
The Washington Post - 04/08/22
The Latest IPCC Report: What is it and why does it matter?
The IPCC has released a new climate report, building on the findings of a previous report released in February. But what exactly is the IPCC?…
The Nature Conservancy - 04/04/22
The new IPCC report was delayed as scientists debated carbon capture
By Ciara Nugent
Cutting greenhouse gas emissions to prevent the worst of climate change would be relatively cheap and technologically feasible, but governments and financial bodies are failing…
TIME - 04/04/22
‘It’s now or never’: UN climate report’s 4 urgent takeaways
By Kieran Mulvaney
To limit warming to manageable levels, the world has only a few years to stop using fossil fuels completely.
National Geographic - 04/04/22
Editorial: U.N. finally calls out misinformation blocking climate action
By the Times Editorial Board
A landmark U.N. climate report on the escalating effects of global warming broke new ground by finally highlighting the role of misinformation in obstructing climate…
Los Angeles Times - 03/07/22
Postcards from Earth’s climate futures
By Aaron Steckelberg and others
Our world is undergoing a radical transformation. This is the unmistakable message of the latest report on Monday from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on…
The Washington Post - 02/28/22
IPCC report: 10 key findings from major global climate assessment
By Louise Boyle and Harry Cockburn
The world’s leading authority on the climate crisis, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has published the second chapter of its most sweeping assessment…
The Independent - 02/28/22
How climate change is hurting living things on Earth right now, according to a new report
By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas
Rising temperatures around the globe are increasingly killing humans and trees, have forced half of all species on the planet to relocate, caused more water-borne…
PBS News Hour - 02/28/22
Global health has improved for decades. Climate change could change that.
By Evan Bush
As temperatures warm, the health risks of climate change are expected to intensify in the U.S. and worldwide. The effects of climate change have already…
NBC NEWS - 02/28/22
New UN report warns of deadly climate change consequences
By Rachel Frazin
A new report from a United Nations climate panel is warning of the deadly effects of climate change both now and in the future —…
The Hill - 02/28/22
UN panel’s grim climate change report: ‘Parts of the planet will become uninhabitable’
By Dinah Voyles Pulver and Doyle Rice
Life in some locations on the planet is rapidly reaching the point where it will be too hot for the species that live there to…
USA Today - 02/28/22
Climate Change Is Harming the Planet Faster Than We Can Adapt, U.N. Warns
By Brad Plumer and Raymond Zhong
The dangers of climate change are mounting so rapidly that they could soon overwhelm the ability of both nature and humanity to adapt unless greenhouse…
The New York Times - 02/28/22
The effects of climate change are worse than we thought, an unflinching new UN report finds
By Dharna Noor
Climate change is changing our world more quickly than anticipated, and its effects are even more widespread and horrific than previously thought, according to an…
The Boston Globe - 02/28/22
Climate change is killing people, but there’s still time to reverse the damage
By Rebecca Hersher
Billions of people on every continent are suffering because of climate change, according to a major new United Nations report released on Monday. And governments…
NPR - 02/28/22
UN climate report: ‘Atlas of human suffering’ worse, bigger
By Seth Borenstein
Deadly with extreme weather now, climate change is about to get so much worse. It is likely going to make the world sicker, hungrier, poorer,…
AP News - 02/28/22
Humanity has a ‘brief and rapidly closing window’ to avoid a hotter, deadly future, U.N. climate report says
By Sarah Kaplan and Brady Dennis
In the hotter and more hellish world humans are creating, parts of the planet could become unbearable in the not-so-distant future, a panel of the…
The Washington Post - 02/28/22
In-depth Q&A: The IPCC’s sixth assessment on how climate change impacts the world
By Aruna Chandrasekhar, Daisy Dunne and Others
The threat that climate change poses to human well-being and the health of the planet is “unequivocal”, says the latest report from the United Nations’…
Carbon Brief - 02/28/22
WWF Statement on UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report
The IPCC’s report on the impacts of climate change paints a dire picture. We have now reached 1.1° C of warming, and we’re already seeing…
WWF - 02/28/22
Video message by UN Secretary General at the WGII AR6 press conference
The IPCC provides regular assessments of the scientific basis of climate change, its impacts and future risks, and options for adaptation and mitigation...
IPCC - 02/28/22
America’s Strategy to Secure the Supply Chain for a Robust Clean Energy Transition
Demand for clean energy technologies such as wind turbines and batteries for electric vehicles has increased significantly as technology costs have plummeted over the last…
energy.gov - 09/15/22
New U.S. reports illuminate clean energy supply chain challenges and opportunities
By Christina Nunez
The clean energy transition depends on the United States’ ability to secure critical materials. A series of reports, bolstered by Argonne expertise, explores the supply…
anl.gov - 09/14/22
PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS: Executive Order on America’s Supply Chains
The United States needs resilient, diverse, and secure supply chains to ensure our economic prosperity and national security. Pandemics and other biological threats, cyber-attacks, climate…
WHITEHOUSE.GOV - 02/24/21
America’s Strategy to Secure the Supply Chain for a Robust Clean Energy Transition
By Igogo and Tsisilile
energy.gov - 02/24/22
Our carbon budget is running out quickly
By David Wallace Wells
Last November in Glasgow, Scotland, the annual United Nations climate conference ended with its president, Alok Sharma, declaring that the global goal of keeping warming…
The New York Times - 11/10/22
DOE Releases First-Ever Comprehensive Strategy to Secure America’s Clean Energy Supply Chain
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released America’s first comprehensive plan to ensure security and increase our energy independence. The sweeping report, “America’s Strategy…
energy.gov - 02/24/22
Warming weakens the night-time barrier to global fire
By Jennifer K. Balch, John T. Abatzoglou and Others
NATURE - 02/16/22
Massive wildfires helped fuel global forest losses in 2021
By John Muyskens, Naema Ahmed and Brady Dennis
Around the globe, 2021 brought more devastating losses for the world’s forests, according to a satellite-based survey by the University of Maryland and Global Forest…
The Washington Post - 04/28/22
Wildfires used to ease in intensity at night. A study says it’s not the case anymore
By Jennifer Gray
The West is burning out of control. Warmer temperatures and historically dry conditions are leading to longer and more devastating wildfire seasons than we have…
CNN - 02/16/22
Wildfires are becoming more intense at night and lasting longer, study finds
By Kasha Patel
In recent decades, wildfires have become more intense and longer lasting amid rising temperatures linked to human-caused climate change. A key influence on their growing…
The Washington Post - 02/16/22
Nighttime wildfires growing in frequency, intensity: study
By Sharon Udasin
Nocturnal blazes have grown more intense and frequent in recent decades as hot, arid nighttime weather becomes the norm across the western U.S., a new…
THE HILL - 02/16/22
Rapid intensification of the emerging southwestern North American megadrought in 2020–2021
By A. Park Williams, Benjamin I. Cook and Jason E. Smerdon
NATURE - 02/14/22
Megadrought causes perilously low water levels at Lake Mead
The megadrought currently choking the western United States is the worst drought in the region in more than 1,000 years. It's having an enormous impact…
PBS NEWS HOUR - 06/03/22
US west ‘megadrought’ is worst in at least 1,200 years, new study says
By Gabrielle Canon
The American west has spent the last two decades in what scientists are now saying is the most extreme megadrought in at least 1,200 years.…
The Guardian - 02/15/22
Study finds Western megadrought is the worst in 1,200 years
By Nathan Rott
Shrunk reservoirs. Depleted aquifers. Low rivers. Raging wildfires. It's no secret that the Western U.S. is in a severe drought. New research published Monday shows…
NPR - 02/14/22
Koch et al Spend Over $50 Million on Climate Disinfo Organizations Between 2014-2020
Alex Kotch at the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) published the latest count of climate disinfo funding, tallying up over $50 million in “donations”…
DAILY KOS - 03/24/22
The Dirty Dozen: The Biggest Nonprofit Funders of Climate Denial
By Alex Kotch
In its recently released report on climate impacts and adaptation, a working group of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change points out the very real…
EXPOSED BY CMD - 03/21/22
Velshi: We need to prioritize environmental justice in our efforts to fight climate change
By Ali Velshi
Natural disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes and wildfires – all made worse by the climate crisis – have something in common: they disproportionately cripple poor, Black…
MSNBC - 02/19/22
U.S. sea level to rise by 2050 as much as in past century, NOAA says
By Steve Gorman
Sea levels around the United States will rise up to a foot over the next 30 years due to climate change, as much as they…
REUTERS - 02/17/22
What drives sea level rise? US report warns of 1-foot rise within three decades and more frequent flooding
By Jianjun Yin
A new report led by scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warns that the U.S. should prepare for 10-12 inches of relative sea…
THE CONVERSATION - 02/16/22
2021 was world’s 6th-warmest year on record
After two consecutive years (2019 and 2020) that ranked among the top three warmest on record, Earth was a slightly cooler planet in 2021. But…
NOAA - 01/13/22
The past seven years have been the hottest in recorded history, new data shows
By Sarah Kaplan and John Muyskens
In the middle of a historically sweltering summer, a NASA researcher stood before Congress and declared the unvarnished, undeniable scientific truth: “The greenhouse effect has…
The Washington Post - 01/13/22