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Biden’s presidency could help reduce global heating by about 0.1C if plans fulfilled, say experts The election of Joe Biden as president of the US could reduce global heating by about 0.1C, bringing the goals of the Paris agreement “within striking distance”, if his plans are fulfilled, according to a detailed analysis. Biden’s policy of

Action comes after group postponed mass protest due to second England lockdown A teenage Extinction Rebellion protester has climbed a crane in Norwich after the movement postponed a mass demonstration due to the second national lockdown. Alex Sidney, who scaled the crane in Duke Street early on Saturday morning while carrying a sleeping bag and

Culture influences how fire is perceived and managed in societies. An increasing risk of catastrophic wildfire has shifted political and academic attention on the use of Indigenous fire management (IFM) as an alternative to the common fire suppression paradigm. However, what is IFM? Here we conduct a conceptual framework analysis of scientific and scholarly literature

Wind and solar displacing coal in the five states of the national energy market Wind and solar power pushing out fossil fuel generation has cut Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions more than the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new analysis. Renewable energy’s share of electricity generation also hit a record 26.5% across the five states forming

Communities of Alaska’s North Slope are affected by concurrent, rapid changes due to climate change and industrial activities. Because these impacts are expected to shape community planning agendas into the foreseeable future, increased attention has been paid to decision-making processes that support adaptation. The planning and development decisions that shape adaptation outcomes in North Slope

Tim Flannery has been speaking about climate change for decades – but he’s finding it harder and harder to be the bearer of bad news Being a bearer of bad news is never easy. I’ve been writing and talking about climate change for decades now. Constant exposure hardens one to even the most horrific reality,