IPCC report: how to make global emissions peak and fall – and what's stopping us

We know how to flatten the curve of rising greenhouse gas emissions. Doing it is another matter.

Matthew Paterson, Professor of International Politics, University of Manchester • conversation
Aug. 9, 2021 • ~9 min

IPCC report: global emissions must peak by 2025 to keep warming at 1.5°C – we need deeds not words

We need specific action now to make net zero emissions by 2050 possible.

Keith Baker, Researcher in Fuel Poverty and Energy Policy, Built Environment Asset Management (BEAM) Centre, Glasgow Caledonian University • conversation
Aug. 9, 2021 • ~8 min

3 wildfire lessons for forest towns as Dixie Fire destroys historic Greenville, California

Hundreds of computer simulations point to a few best strategies for keeping homes safe from fire in a warming climate.

David Hulse, Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Florida • conversation
Aug. 6, 2021 • ~10 min

3 lessons for forest towns as wildfire destroys historic Greenville, California

Hundreds of computer simulations point to a few best strategies for keeping homes safe from fire in a warming climate.

David Hulse, Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Florida • conversation
Aug. 6, 2021 • ~10 min

234 scientists read 14,000+ research papers to write the IPCC climate report – here's what you need to know and why it's a big deal

These international climate assessments are used by governments worldwide as they weigh future risks and climate policies.

Stephanie Spera, Assistant Professor of Geography and the Environment, University of Richmond • conversation
Aug. 5, 2021 • ~8 min

234 scientists read 14,000+ research papers to write the upcoming IPCC climate report – here's what you need to know and why it's a big deal

These international climate assessments are used by governments worldwide as they weigh future risks and climate policies.

Stephanie Spera, Assistant Professor of Geography and the Environment, University of Richmond • conversation
Aug. 5, 2021 • ~8 min

Earth's energy budget is out of balance – here's how that's warming the climate

When heat in doesn’t equal heat out, Earth sees changes.

Scott Denning, Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University • conversation
Aug. 4, 2021 • ~6 min

Earth's energy budget is out of balance – here's how it's warming the climate

When heat in doesn’t equal heat out, Earth sees changes.

Scott Denning, Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University • conversation
Aug. 4, 2021 • ~5 min

Brazil's Atlantic Forest will change more in the next 50 years than at any time since the last ice age

For one of Earth’s most biodiverse forests, 21,000 years of natural change pale in comparison to modern, man-made climate breakdown.

Oliver Wilson, PhD Candidate in Environmental Science, University of Reading • conversation
July 28, 2021 • ~7 min

Small climate changes can have devastating local consequences – it happened in the Little Ice Age

Globally, the temperature changed by half a degree Celsius, but it dramatically altered the likelihood of extreme local weather.

Dagomar Degroot, Associate Professor of Environmental History, Georgetown University • conversation
July 27, 2021 • ~10 min

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