Observations show marine clouds amplify warming
A new analysis of satellite cloud observations finds that global warming causes low-level clouds over the oceans to decrease, leading to further warming. The...
Trace gases from ocean are source of particles accelerating Antarctic climate change
Scientists exploring the drivers of Antarctic climate change have discovered a new and more efficient pathway for the creation of natural aerosols and clouds...
Korea faces uphill battle against Japan’s Fukushima water disposal
Korea's attempts to thwart Japan's plan to dump radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean is becoming an uphill battle as it is failing to...
Turkey’s banks reluctant to finance Erdogan’s ‘crazy’ canal
Some of Turkey's biggest banks are reluctant to finance President Tayyip Erdogan's planned Istanbul canal due to environmental concerns and the investment risks hanging...
Scientists find way to remove polluting microplastics with bacteria
Microbiologists have devised a sustainable way to remove polluting microplastics from the environment – and they want to use bacteria to do the job.
Bacteria...
Japan’s Kansai Elec, Marubeni scrap plan for coal-fired power plant
Japan’s Kansai Electric Power Inc and trading firm Marubeni Corp have scrapped a plan to build a 1.3 gigawatt (GW) coal-fired power plant, as...
The U.S. is back on climate. Now what?
The United States brought the world’s most important leaders together in an attempt to restore its position as dealmaker and momentum-builder for one of...
Dalai Lama, 100 other Nobel laureates urge stop on fossil fuel expansion
Penning an open letter on the occasion of Earth Day, Dalai Lama and more than 100 other Nobel laureates have urged the world leaders...
Ten sites in Switzerland, France and Italy added to conservation ‘green list’
Ten sites in Switzerland, France and Italy have been added to a conservation organization’s ‘green list’ of well-managed protected areas.
The International Union for Conservation...
Joe Biden to reveal US emissions pledge in key climate crisis moment
Joe Biden faces a key test of his commitment to climate action this week when he sets out his core plans for tackling the...
