Climate scientist Svitlana Krakovska and her colleagues are sheltering from bombs in Kyiv but still trying to work on the upcoming IPCC report. One has to admire their dedication, given the situation. Madeleine Cuff explains in an article on the inews website. ‘We still exist and resist’: Ukrainian climate scientists to press on with … Continue reading Ukrainian climate scientists will try to take part in global talks to produce the next major climate change report even while they shelter from missile attacks and prepare to fight for their country
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In 1938, a British engineer was the first to connect human activities to global warming
Scientists had known for decades that carbon dioxide could trap heat and warm the planet. But a British engineer, Guy Callendar, was the first to connect human activities to global warming. After Callendar published his paper, global warming caused by human activities generating carbon dioxide was widely referred to as the “Callendar Effect.” Sylvia G. … Continue reading In 1938, a British engineer was the first to connect human activities to global warming
The new IPCC report gives the clearest indication to date of how a warmer world is affecting all living things on Earth
This sixth series of IPCC reports don’t leave any room for complacency to address climate change. The current context is having to contend with a terrible war in Europe but we certainly have to keep focus on addressing climate change. Matt McGrath writes on the BBC news website about the five main lessons from the … Continue reading The new IPCC report gives the clearest indication to date of how a warmer world is affecting all living things on Earth
New IPCC report shows we now have hard choices to make
The IPCC assessment offers a stark choice: Does humanity accept this disastrous status quo and the uncertain, unpleasant future it is leading toward, or does it grab the reins and choose a better future? One of the authors of the report, Edward R. Carr, Professor and Director, International Development, Community, and Environment at Clark University … Continue reading New IPCC report shows we now have hard choices to make
Recent survey throughout Africa raises concerns about climate literacy
Climate change literacy includes understanding the human causes of climate change and its potential impact on the world. Without it, people will be less able to adapt to climate change impacts, including projected adverse economic and environmental impacts and potential opportunities. Nicholas P. Simpson, Christopher Trisos and Matthias Krönke from the University of Cape Town … Continue reading Recent survey throughout Africa raises concerns about climate literacy
Climate change academics from some of the regions worst hit by global warming are struggling to be published
Researchers from the Carbon Brief website examined the backgrounds of around 1,300 authors involved in the 100 most cited climate change research papers from 2016-2020. They found that some 90% of these scientists were affiliated with academic institutions from North America, Europe or Australia. Matt McGrath discusses the findings of the report in an article … Continue reading Climate change academics from some of the regions worst hit by global warming are struggling to be published
This year’s co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics led the way with influential climate science paper written in 1967
With all of us trying to catch up on all aspects of climate policy and climate science before COP26 starts, it is good to know that much of the analytical foundation goes back to the 1960s. Piers Forster, Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate at University of Leeds … Continue reading This year’s co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics led the way with influential climate science paper written in 1967
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