Study finds lands used for grazing can worsen or help climate change

Too much livestock on a given amount of land can lead to carbon losses, but appropriate numbers can actually help sequester the carbon.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
March 15, 2024 ~10 min

Redwood trees are growing almost as fast in the UK as their Californian cousins – new study

Their incredible resilience means they are becoming part of the UK landscape.

Mathias Disney, Reader in Remote Sensing, Department of Geography, UCL • conversation
March 13, 2024 ~7 min


SEC approves first US climate disclosure rules: Why the requirements are much weaker than planned and what they mean for companies

Climate disclosure rules are meant to help investors understand their risks, but they come with costs for companies, as a finance scholar explains.

Sehoon Kim, Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Florida • conversation
March 6, 2024 ~8 min

SEC approves first US climate disclosure rules: Why the requirements are much weaker than planned and the implications

Climate disclosure rules are meant to help investors understand their risks, but they come with costs for companies, as a finance scholar explains.

Sehoon Kim, Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Florida • conversation
March 6, 2024 ~8 min

Carbon markets are broken. Here are three ways we can start fixing them

The global carbon removal industry must be drastically scaled up to avert climate breakdown.

Kaya Axelsson, Head of Policy and Partnerships, University of Oxford • conversation
March 5, 2024 ~6 min

Arctic rivers face big changes with a warming climate, permafrost thaw and an accelerating water cycle − the effects will have global consequences

A new study shows how thawing permafrost and intensifying storms will change how water moves into and through Arctic rivers.

Ambarish Karmalkar, Assistant Professor of Geosciences, University of Rhode Island • conversation
March 5, 2024 ~8 min

Red meat cuts can benefit the climate and your lifespan

"...cobenefits for human and planetary health... can be achieved by making simple partial substitutions of red and processed meat..."

Keila DePape-McGill • futurity
Feb. 28, 2024 ~5 min

Gulf of Mexico seagrass is retreating as sea levels rise

New research finds a link between rising sea levels and the loss of vital seagrass habitats in the Gulf of Mexico.

Sally Palmer-UT-Austin • futurity
Feb. 27, 2024 ~5 min


Side-effects of expanding forests could limit their potential to tackle climate change – new study

Planting trees to remove carbon from the atmosphere will only be effective alongside other strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

James A. King, Research Associate in Climate Change Mitigation, University of Sheffield • conversation
Feb. 22, 2024 ~7 min

Carbon offsets bring new investment to Appalachia’s coal fields, but most Appalachians aren’t benefiting

Large parts of Appalachia’s forests, once owned by coal companies, now make money for investors by storing carbon. But the results bring few jobs or sizable investments for residents.

Gabe Schwartzman, Assistant Professor of Geography and Sustainability, University of Tennessee • conversation
Feb. 20, 2024 ~10 min

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