Droughts dry up Amazon’s ‘green lungs’

Serious tree loss and stunted growth caused by repeated droughts in the Amazon Basin have damaged the rain forest’s vital ability to store atmospheric carbon.
Posted On 22 Jul 2016
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Climate change’s costs are still escalating

Scientific reports released for a conference today on disaster risk reduction warn that people are already dying and economies being hit by climate change − and that the dangers are growing.
Posted On 22 Jul 2016
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Cyclones set to get fiercer as world warms

New analysis of cyclone data and computer climate modelling indicates that global warming is likely to intensify the destructive power of tropical storms.
Posted On 16 Jul 2016
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Canadian Business leaders join the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition

Business leaders from across the Canadian economy have committed to being private sector partners of the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition
Posted On 15 Jul 2016

Brexit decision could cause climate problems for Britain

Following the vote to leave the EU, the UK’s energy and climate change policy faces major changes – not least in relation to the nuclear power industry.
Posted On 30 Jun 2016
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Warming Arctic creates GHG danger zone

Researchers warn that thawing soils in the Arctic tundra’s permafrost will release increasing quantities of carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere.
Posted On 27 Jun 2016

Increasing energy investment could cut premature deaths by half – report

Energy is the main contributor to air pollution that kills millions each year, but a 7% increase in energy investment could cut death toll significantly, says new IEA report
Posted On 27 Jun 2016

California trees have $1bn street value

Researchers calculate the huge environmental and economic benefits to taxpayers of the trees that line many streets in California’s cities and suburbs.
Posted On 25 Jun 2016
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