Top news of the week: 21.04.2021.
Climate
Climate change indicators and impacts worsened in 2020
Extreme weather combined with COVID-19 in a double blow for millions of people in 2020. However, the pandemic-related economic slowdown failed to put a brake on climate change drivers and ...
Climate change could cause ‘irreversible impacts’ to lake ecosystems
The study finds that the average seasonal lake stratification period in the northern hemisphere could last almost two weeks longer by the end of the century.
Goodbye, old freeways? How subtraction could address climate change
New research suggests we might be ignoring the easiest way to problem-solve.
So what has the rest of the world promised to do about climate change?
Countries around the globe have made plans called Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to reduce carbon emissions. We take a look at some of the most significant
Ahead of the Climate Summit, Environmental Groups Urge Biden to Champion Methane Reductions as a Quick Warming Fix
The Environmental Defense Fund has a clear message for the Biden Administration on the eve of an international climate summit marking the U.S.’s further re-entry into the Paris climate ...
Steps President Biden is taking to fight climate change
White House hosting virtual climate summit this week.
DeSantis Recognizes the Threat Posed by Climate Change, but Hasn’t Embraced Reducing Carbon Emissions
This article is the result of a partnership between Inside Climate News and WMFE Orlando, a member of ICN’s National Reporting Network-Southeast. SATELLITE BEACH, Florida—Brick by brick, ...
Biden's Earth Day Summit Aims for Reset on Climate Change
A "coming-out party for the United States on climate change." That's how University of Maryland Center for Global Sustainability Director Nathan Hultman describes the virtual summit ...