Rainfall changes threaten food production #ClimateChange #SOFA
New UN report says climate change’s impacts on rainfall will have harsh economic consequences for regions such as Latin America[…]
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Iraq’s skies darken as Isis torches oil #Isis #Oil #Environment
With many civilians likely to die in the conflict in Iraq and Syria, the fighting also threatens the environment as[…]
Read moreUS faces megadroughts and superstorms #ClimateChange
New studies warn that megadroughts and superstorms could become regular events in the US if burning fossil fuels continues. Climate change makes it[…]
Read moreRising emissions usher in climate reality era #ClimateChange
Global carbon dioxide concentrations have produced a new climate reality era, with emissions levels unlikely to fall for centuries ahead,[…]
Read moreIndia’s solar power set to outshine coal #AlternativeEnergy
Solar power in India will be cheaper than imported coal by 2020, but replacing the subcontinent’s fossil fuels with renewable[…]
Read moreBorder carbon tax could cut emissions #ClimateChange #CarbonTaxImports
Major trading countries are urged to make a big contribution to the battle against climate change by introducing a carbon[…]
Read moreAmazon land rights face greatest threat #Deforestation #LandGrabs
Policymakers in the Amazon region are failing to protect indigenous land rights that safeguard forests and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Ensuring forest[…]
Read moreFracking pumps up public’s climate fears #Fracking #ClimateChange
Governments worldwide are finding that public opposition to fracking for gas is growing because of concerns that it will worsen[…]
Read more‘Go vegetarian’ call angers Irish farmers #CarbonFootprint #Vegetarian
Cattle farmers in Ireland object to former president’s suggestion that people must stop eating meat to help battle climate change.[…]
Read moreRevolutionary plan can save rainforest #Technology #OutsideTheBox
Amazon rainforest could be used as a ‘factory’ for biotechnology products instead of being destroyed by looting, burning and mining.[…]
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