The country’s highest judicial authority, Ireland’s Supreme Court, says the government’s climate policy is not up to the job.
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Food shortage may finish polar bears by 2100
How long polar bears can survive depends on how long they can last without food. And that may be: not long enough.
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South Korea backtracks on green promise
For South Korea, it seems, climate care is a case of going green at home – and doing the opposite overseas.
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Fewer blizzards for North America as snow lessens
A warming world means milder winters and softer springs. It will also mean fewer blizzards, with milder impacts.
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US farm workers face worsening lethal heat
By 2100, US farmers can expect more lethal heat, the equivalent of two months when it’s unsafe to pick crops.
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Rising urban space demands squeeze out farmers
More people than ever now live in cities. Their growing urban space demands devour farmland, bad news for tomorrow’s hungry world.
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Renewable energy could power the world by 2050
Wind, water and solar sources − the renewable energy trio − could meet almost all the needs of our power-hungry society in 30 years.
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Paris climate goals may be beyond reach
Scientists find carbon dioxide is more potent than thought, meaning the Paris climate goals on cutting greenhouse gases may be unattainable.
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Wildfire risk can be reduced with agroforestry
As Australia struggles to recover from months of wildfires, farmers and foresters say agroforestry could help to protect the country.
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Rewilding the Arctic can slow the climate crisis
It would be a monumental task to start rewilding the Arctic, but the climate payoff could be mammoth.
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