Top news of the week: 22.09.2021.
Climate
Climate change and impacts accelerate
16 September 2021 (WMO) - COVID-19 did not slow the relentless advance of climate change. There is no sign that we are growing back greener, as carbon dioxide emissions are rapidly ...
Ambitious Climate Action by G20 Countries Can Limit Global Warming to 1.7 Degrees C
New research finds that ambitious climate action from G20 countries alone could limit temperature rise to 1.7 degrees C, keeping the global goal of 1.5 degrees C within reach.
How to Talk About Climate Change Across the Political Divide
Katharine Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientist and evangelical Christian, has written a book that lays out strategies for discussing the climate crisis in a divided country.
Where is the money? Climate finance shortfall threatens global warming goals
Time is running out for rich governments to deliver on unmet funding promises before COP26 climate talks, with many developing nations saying their emissions cuts depend on it
In-depth look at disproportionate impact of climate change in minority communities
New research shows in more than 70 percent of U.S. counties, low-income, non-white neighborhoods experience more extreme surface heat due to a lack of critical natural infrastructure. ...
UK’s industrial heartlands could be “the beating heart” of economic growth and new jobs from carbon capture, usage and storage
The North East, North West and South East of England could be the hot beds of economic growth and job...
Big Reefs in Big Trouble: New Research Tracks a 50 Percent Decline in Living Coral Since the 1950s
Gathered together, the world’s coral reef systems would cover an area somewhere between the size of Oregon and Texas. Scattered about the globe like species-rich ocean rainforests, they ...