Botanic Gardens must team up to save wild plants from extinction

The world’s botanic gardens must pull together to protect global plant biodiversity in the face of the extinction crisis, amid restrictions on wild-collecting,

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 27, 2025 ~7 min

Why meteorologists are comparing Storm Éowyn to a bomb

Éowyn’s wind speeds are comparable with the most infamous storms of recent years and decades.

Ambrogio Volonté, Senior Research Fellow in Meteorology, University of Reading • conversation
Jan. 24, 2025 ~9 min


Why peat is a key ingredient in whisky and the climate crisis

Whisky production involves the burning of peat, but damaging peatlands releases stored carbon back into the atmosphere where it adds to climate problems.

Mike Vreeken, PhD Candidate in Geochemistry, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol • conversation
Jan. 24, 2025 ~7 min

How cities are weathering the climate crisis

In a new book, Lawrence Vale spotlights projects from around the globe that help insulate communities from climate shocks.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
Jan. 24, 2025 ~9 min

How global inequality hinders climate action

Climate breakdown and inequality are deeply interwoven, with each crisis exacerbating the other, according to a new report.

Susan Ann Samuel, PhD Candidate, School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds • conversation
Jan. 23, 2025 ~6 min

Expanding Heathrow is incompatible with net zero – here’s the evidence

The UK’s environmental commitments leave no room for extra runways.

Richard Sulley, Senior Research Fellow, Sustainability Policy, University of Sheffield • conversation
Jan. 23, 2025 ~7 min

How global inequalities hinder climate action

Climate breakdown and inequality are deeply interwoven, with each crisis exacerbates the other; according to a new report.

Susan Ann Samuel, PhD Candidate, School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds • conversation
Jan. 23, 2025 ~6 min

Trump returns: nine things to expect for the climate

Academics glean grim portents – and some continuities with supposedly pro-climate presidents of the past.

Jack Marley, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition • conversation
Jan. 23, 2025 ~9 min


The UK’s international commitments on climate and nature could soon become law – and better protect our environment

Our best chance of stabilising our climate and adapting to the changes ahead lies in protecting and actively restoring nature.

Nathalie Pettorelli, Professor, Conservation Biology, Zoological Society of London • conversation
Jan. 22, 2025 ~8 min

Human use of fire has produced an era of uncontrolled burning: Welcome to the Pyrocene

Humans have become a geologic force by cooking the planet – using fire on a scale that is altering land, water, air and ecosystems.

Stephen Pyne, Emeritus Professor of Life Sciences, Arizona State University • conversation
Jan. 22, 2025 ~10 min

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