Former Allianz Execs Raise Funds for Carbon Credit-Backed Insurance January 29, 2024 An insurance start-up founded by three former Allianz executives that aims to guarantee companies buying carbon credits get the permits...
Climate Change Drives Amazon Rainforest’s Record Drought: Study January 26, 2024 By Jake Spring Climate change is the main culprit for a record drought in the Amazon rainforest that has drained rivers, killed endangered...
Study: Manmade Warming Increasing Drought in Western U.S. January 26, 2024 By Don Jergler Manmade warming has increased the prevalence and severity of concurrent drought and heat events, also termed hot droughts, across Western...
Melting Greenland Has Lost 1 Trillion Tons More Ice Than Previously Thought January 19, 2024 By Danielle Bochove The Greenland ice sheet, an expanse of frozen water about three times the size of Texas, is disappearing much faster...
Near Record Jump in CO2 Emissions This Year Risks Climate Goal January 19, 2024 By Jessica Shankleman Carbon dioxide emissions are on track for one of the biggest increases on record this year, pushing the planet closer...
Shell’s Appeal of Landmark Climate Ruling to Begin in April January 17, 2024 By Laura Hurst and Diederik Baazil Shell Plc’s appeal against a landmark ruling that ordered the oil and gas giant to cut its carbon emissions by...
Climate Change Makes Forecasting Harder, Australia’s Agriculture Minister Says January 2, 2024 By Swati Pandey Climate change is making it harder to accurately predict extreme weather events, said Australia’s agriculture minister Murray Watt, amid criticism...
Gas Tanker’s Detour of 8,000 Kilometers Highlights Shipping’s Current Chokepoints December 27, 2023 By Elizabeth Low A gas tanker’s long, circuitous journey is highlighting the toll that war and climate change are taking on the shipping...
French Climate Damage Measures Came Late but Were Sufficient, Court Rules December 27, 2023 By Nicolas Delame and Tassilo Hummel France’s moves to limit climate damage came late but were sufficient, a French court ruled on Friday, in a blow...
Iceland’s Volcanic Eruption Is Dramatic. But It Won’t Cool the Planet. December 21, 2023 By Sana Pashankar A volcanic eruption on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula sent lava flowing through a 4-kilometer (2.5-mile) crack in the Earth’s crust. The...