Top news of the week: 28.04.2022.
Climate
UN land report: Five key takeaways for climate change, food systems and nature loss
The new report from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) urges world leaders to adopt a “crisis footing” to solve land degradation.
Climate change ‘already’ raising risk of virus spread between mammals
Mammals forced to move to cooler climes amid global warming are “already” spreading their viruses further – with “undoubtable” impacts for human health, a new study says.
Beyond Net-Zero: Setting a path for true corporate climate leadership
As climate impacts accelerate worldwide, businesses can support the huge societal shifts needed by showing true leadership. WWF’s Beyond Net-Zero guidance shows the way, writes Milan ...
Policy incentives for Greenhouse Gas Removal Techniques: the risks of premature inclusion in carbon markets and the need for a multi-pronged policy framework
The authors of this paper identify three risks associated with using carbon markets as the sole, or main, policy lever to encourage the deployment of greenhouse gas removal (GGR) techniques.
For Gen Z, Climate Change Is a Heavy Emotional Burden
Britt Wray is a leading researcher on the mental health impact of climate change. In an e360 interview, she talks about the rise of climate anxiety in young people, how social media ...
Central Park is now a climate change laboratory
More people visit Central Park every year than Disney’s Magic Kingdom
It’s raining harder than ever. New research says climate change is to blame.
Warmer temperatures cause heavier rainfall across the U.S. — even in the driest cities.
Twitter bans ‘misleading’ ads about climate change
Twitter conversations about climate change are ticking up.