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A more stable ocean sounds idyllic, but it creates a dangerous feedback loop for our warming planet Humans have made the oceans more stable, and the result will be more extreme weather and the acceleration of climate change. You may have heard the phrase “hot air rises”. And it is true: when you heat up

Rapid degradation of the world’s coral reefs jeopardizes their ecological functioning and ultimately imperils the well-being of the millions of people with reef-dependent livelihoods. Ecosystem accessibility is the main driver of their conditions, with the most accessible ecosystems being most at risk of resource depletion. People’s socioeconomic conditions can change as they get further from

Country will need to kick addiction to coal and build eye-watering amount of wind and solar capacity China’s President Xi Jinping stunned climate action observers in a speech at the United Nations general assembly last week with a pledge to reach “peak carbon” before 2030, and drive down emissions to virtually zero by 2060. The

Publication date: January 2021 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 179 Author(s): Jonathan Peillex, Imane El Ouadghiri, Mathieu Gomes, Jamil Jaballah

Ever eager to get the message out about climate crisis, the 94-year-old environmentalist joined Instagram last week David Attenborough must be the only person who can appear on national television to tell us that we are all doomed, probably past the point of no return, that species are dying and the climate is boiling over

The term “environmental flows” refers to a combination of features, including quantity, quality, and timing of water flows required to sustainably maintain a river’s health, balancing both ecological and societal needs. Incorporating basic human livelihood and sociocultural aspects in environmental flow assessments alongside ecological concerns provides a more holistic perspective on water flow management. Here,

John and Paul recently discussed their latest book, Greed is Dead, with Camilla Cavendish at an LSE virtual event moderated by Andrés Velasco. Watch a recording here. The post Greed is Dead LSE Discussion appeared first on John Kay.

Research says melting will continue even if temperature rises are limited to 2C Melting of the Antarctic ice sheet will cause sea level rises of about two and a half metres around the world, even if the goals of the Paris agreement are met, research has shown. The melting is likely to take place over