Tackling the energy revolution, one sector at a time

A new study on techno-economic outlooks for zero-emission heavy-duty trucking underscores the need for cross-sector collaboration.

Climate and Sustainability Consortium • mit
Nov. 8, 2024 ~8 min

Why UN climate summits still matter – and what to expect from Cop29

A finance deal at Baku that delivers meaningful climate action for developing countries seems a long way off.

Katharina Richter, Lecturer in Climate Change, Politics and Society, University of Bristol • conversation
Nov. 8, 2024 ~10 min


What Trump can do to reverse US climate policy − and what he probably can’t change

While he hasn’t released an official plan, Trump’s playbook the last time he was in office and his frequent complaints about clean energy offer clues to what’s ahead.

Gautam Jain, Senior Research Scholar in Financing the Energy Transition, Columbia University • conversation
Nov. 7, 2024 ~8 min

Small cuts in meat production may offer big climate benefits

Eliminating a fraction of current beef production could remove three years' worth of global fossil fuel emissions.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
Nov. 7, 2024 ~8 min

Planting trees in the Arctic could make global warming worse, not better, say scientists

Tree planting has been widely touted as a cost-effective way of reducing global warming, due to trees’ ability to store large quantities of carbon from the

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 7, 2024 ~6 min

Microplastics promote cloud formation, with likely effects on weather and climate

Clouds affect Earth’s weather and climate in many ways. New research suggests that the presence of microplastic particles could alter these processes.

Heidi Busse, PhD Student in Chemistry, Penn State • conversation
Nov. 7, 2024 ~7 min

Extreme weather has already cost vulnerable island nations US$141 billion – or about US$2,000 per person

Around 38% of these costs can be attributed to climate change – new study.

Vikrant Panwar, Senior Climate and Disaster Risk Finance Specialist, ODI Global • conversation
Nov. 6, 2024 ~7 min

Climate crisis: what Trump can (and can’t) do

Neither Trump nor Kamala Harris made the climate crisis a prominent feature of their campaign.

Jack Marley, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition • conversation
Nov. 6, 2024 ~6 min


Extreme weather has already cost vulnerable island nations $141 billion – or about $2,000 per person

Around 38% of these costs can be attributed to climate change – new study.

Vikrant Panwar, Senior Climate and Disaster Risk Finance Specialist, ODI • conversation
Nov. 6, 2024 ~7 min

What Kemi Badenoch means for the UK’s fragile consensus on climate change

Under Badenoch’s leadership, the Conservatives will probably take a more combative approach.

Mitya Pearson, Assistant Professor, Politics of Climate Change, University of Warwick • conversation
Nov. 6, 2024 ~6 min

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