Climate Scientists and Environmental Groups Alarmed Over New UN Climate Report
Experts say the report confirms that nations’ efforts to cut emissions have been grossly insufficient to date.
The world’s nations must commit to dramatically slashing greenhouse gas emissions in the near future or risk a “catastrophic” rise in global average temperatures, a key United Nations climate report published Thursday warned.
Young people arguing Ontario's weakened emissions target violates their Charter rights
Ontario's top court has ordered a new hearing for a youth-led constitutional challenge of the provincial government's emissions target.
The Ontario Court of Appeal's ruling sends the case back to the lower court for a new hearing. It found the lower court judge's analysis was flawed on some key points and the case raised important issues that should be considered afresh.
The Living Planet Index tracks thousands of vertebrate species globally and found the worst declines were in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Earth’s wildlife populations have fallen on average by a “catastrophic” rate of 73 percent in the past half-century, according to a new analysis the World Wildlife Fund released Wednesday.
No one has ever restarted an American nuclear reactor that was seemingly closed for good. But with electricity demand spiking, interest is growing.
The Energy Department said on Monday that it had finalized a $1.52 billion loan guarantee to help a company restart a shuttered nuclear plant in Michigan — the latest sign of rising government support for nuclear power.
5 Just Stop Oil Supporters Found Guilty As UN Slams Trial
Five Just Stop Oil supporters were convicted of conspiracy to cause public nuisance at Southwark Crown Court today for planning to disrupt the M25 by climbing motorway gantries in November 2022, to demand an end to new oil and gas licensing, a demand that has just been met by the incoming Labour government. [1][2]
As we return from another hot and smoke-filled summer of unnatural disasters, let us admit that we are in our own form of denial. This piece may upset some friends and colleagues, including people I greatly admire. But perhaps it is time to concede that, in the face of an escalating catastrophe, we are stuck in a rinse-and-repeat cycle that is simply not working.
