Top news of the week: 31.03.2022.
Climate
Complex Models Now Gauge the Impact of Climate Change on Global Food Production. The Results Are ‘Alarming’
Inside dozens of bankers boxes, stacked high in a storage locker in New York City, Cynthia Rosenzweig has stashed the work of decades: Legal pads covered in blue-inked cursive with doodles ...
Guest post: How not to interpret the emissions scenarios in the IPCC report
And the forthcoming AR6 WG3 IPCC report is expected to offer a new version a database containing both global and regional or national emissions scenarios.
Half of Tory backbench MPs have joined party’s green group
Conservative Environment Network has 133 MPs in its ranks, while Net Zero Scrutiny Group has 19 publicly named members
Climate Research Shouldn’t Be Funded by Fossil Fuel Companies
The oil and gas industry uses universities to influence environmental policy. Here’s how we fight back.
Corporate emitters fall far short of climate goals, investors say
The heaviest-emitting companies have yet to take the steps needed to align their businesses with the world's mission to cap global warming, an investor group said on Wednesday, adding it ...
Man on Westminster hunger strike fighting for MPs to get climate briefing
Angus Rose, 52, has gone 18 days without food demanding meeting with minister Greg Hands
‘Climate smart’ policies could increase southern Africa’s crops by up to 500%
Researchers outline urgent steps to improve food security in the face of increasing natural disasters caused by the climate crisis
Climate Action 100+ Net Zero Company Benchmark shows an increase in company net zero commitments, but much more urgent action is needed to align with a 1.5°C future
Second round of Net Zero Company Benchmark assessments show some corporate climate progress against key climate indicators, but find much more action is urgently needed from focus companies ...