On a regional scale, global warming exceeded the Paris agreement’s upper climate target in the northern hemisphere.
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The distinction between ‘abated’ and ‘unabated’ fossil fuels is crucial, yet remains ambiguous.
Areas of the world where species are exposed to potentially dangerous temperatures are due to get much bigger.
Species will endure intolerable conditions long after the global average temperature stabilises.
Yes COP26 fell short, but we still have reasonable odds of limiting global warming to 2°C.
Most concerning is the long-term upward trends of CO₂ emissions form burning fossil fuels, which are far from trending towards net-zero by 2050.
Many scientists now think 3°C of warming is likely.
Discord and doubt are the last things the world needs at this critical moment.
Modern agriculture releases lots of different greenhouse gas emissions, each with complex effects on the global climate.
A new study lays out what must happen immediately for any hope of limiting global warming to 1.5°C.
Earth is fast approaching the red lines that scientists have urged temperatures cannot cross if we have any hope of avoiding catastrophic climate change. Here are the emergency measures we need.
Climate change conferences can be bewildering. Here’s a recap of how we got here, what to look out for at COP24 and what comes next.
Limiting human-induced warming will be tough, given where we start from.
Canada ratified the Paris agreement on climate change, but it hasn’t yet filled the leadership void left by the United States. Time is running out.
Phasing out greenhouse gas emissions entirely by mid-century is possible, and promising trends are emerging. But the next five to ten years will be the real test of whether we can make that happen.
1.5 or 2 degrees? What matters is how we get there.
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Principal Research Fellow, Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, UCL
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Professor of Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases, Wageningen University
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Professor of Global Environmental Politics, College of the Atlantic
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Senior Lecturer in Government, University of Essex
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Senior Research Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Global Management Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Regius Professor of Meteorology and Climate Science, University of Reading
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Adjunct Professor of Energy, Murdoch University
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Professor of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Bath
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Professor of Physical Geography, Swansea University
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Adjunct Research Fellow in Energy and Climate Policy, Columbia University
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Senior Researcher, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo
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Head of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, University of Oxford
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Honorary Research Fellow, Grantham Institute, Imperial College London
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Molecular Ecology, African Climate & Development Initiative, University of Cape Town