Shipping must accelerate its decarbonisation efforts – and now it has the opportunity to do so

A lack of clarity over certain issues risks preventing the shipping industry’s energy transition from taking off.

Christiaan De Beukelaer, Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Study, Durham University • conversation
Dec. 6, 2022 ~8 min

After COP27, all signs point to world blowing past the 1.5 degrees global warming limit – here's what we can still do about it

A leading climate scientist explains why going over 1.5 degrees Celsius puts the world in a danger zone.

Peter Schlosser, Vice President and Vice Provost of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, Arizona State University • conversation
Nov. 22, 2022 ~8 min


COP27's ‘loss and damage’ fund for developing countries could be a breakthrough – or another empty climate promise

It’s a landmark agreement, acknowledging for the first time that wealthy countries bear some responsibility to help. But it leaves many unanswered questions.

Adil Najam, Professor of International Relations, Boston University • conversation
Nov. 21, 2022 ~8 min

Why fixing methane leaks from the oil and gas industry can be a climate game-changer – one that pays for itself

130 countries have signed a pledge to cut methane emissions by 30%. Success could have a swift impact on global warming.

Jim Krane, Fellow for Energy Studies, Baker Institute for Public Policy; Lecturer, Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University • conversation
Nov. 17, 2022 ~9 min

4 signs of progress at the UN climate change summit

The biggest issues at COP27 involve financing for low-income countries hit hard by climate change. A former World Bank official describes some promising signs she’s starting to see this year.

Rachel Kyte, Dean of the Fletcher School, Tufts University • conversation
Nov. 14, 2022 ~9 min

8 billion humans: How population growth and climate change are connected as the 'Anthropocene engine' transforms the planet

The UN estimates the global population will pass 8 billion people on Nov. 15, 2022. From the Stone Age to today, here’s how things spiraled out of control.

Manfred Laubichler, Global Futures Professor and President’s Professor of Theoretical Biology and History of Biology, Arizona State University • conversation
Nov. 3, 2022 ~9 min

Hurricane Ian capped 2 weeks of extreme storms around the globe: Here's what's known about how climate change fuels tropical cyclones

Two hurricane and climate scientists explain what’s known – and still unknown – about global warming’s influence on intensity, rainfall and much more.

Suzana J. Camargo, Lamont Research Professor of Ocean and Climate Physics, Columbia University • conversation
Oct. 3, 2022 ~9 min

Hurricane Ian capped 2 weeks of extreme storms around the globe: Here's what's known about how climate change fuels hurricanes

Two hurricane and climate scientists explain what’s known – and still unknown – about global warming’s influence on intensity, rainfall and much more.

Suzana J. Camargo, Lamont Research Professor of Ocean and Climate Physics, Columbia University • conversation
Oct. 3, 2022 ~9 min


Solar geoengineering might work, but local temperatures could keep rising for years

Injecting reflective particles into the atmosphere won’t immediately cool the entire planet. A new study shows how parts of the US, China and Europe might still see temperatures rising a decade later.

Noah Diffenbaugh, Professor of Earth System Science, Stanford University • conversation
Sept. 27, 2022 ~8 min

2022's supercharged summer of climate extremes: How global warming and La Niña fueled disasters on top of disasters

A climate scientist explains the forces behind the summer’s extreme downpours and dangerous heat waves, and why new locations will be at risk in the coming year.

Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar, NCAR; Affiliated Faculty, University of Auckland • conversation
Sept. 15, 2022 ~11 min

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