Current climate policies leave world on course for 2.6°C, says ETC
The Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) has called on the COP31 presidency to make electrification a key focus of this year’s…
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What US states have experienced the steepest temperature increases from global warming?
A new study by researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has examined the level to which different US states…
Earth’s climate system ‘moving deeper into unchartered territory’, report warns
The earth’s climate system is ‘moving deeper into unchartered territory’, with seven out of 16 tracked climate-related indicators now at…
A weakened AMOC wouldn’t necessarily represent an ‘irreversible tipping point’, study suggests
While the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is being weakened as global temperatures rise, a decline in global warming could…
Study finds ‘incontrovertible’ evidence linking human activity to climate change
A new study led by researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) has found that the scientific evidence for…
Tackling aircraft contrails could postpone aviation-related global warming
Efforts to prevent or reduce the formation of aircraft contrails – the visible trails left by aircraft – could delay aviation-related global…
Seven planetary boundaries have now been breached, Planetary Health Check finds
Seven of the nine planetary boundaries – described as pillars of ‘Earth’s stability, resilience and habitability’ – have been breached, according to…
Rapid growth in energy demand could hamper more ambitious climate goals
Continued growth in energy demand, particularly in emerging markets and developing economies, could put more ambitious climate targets ‘increasingly out…
Nepal-China flood disaster was exacerbated by climate change, says WWA
The catastrophic flood disaster that occurred along the Nepal–China border in August was exacerbated by global warming in the Himalayas,…
Summer 2026 was the ‘hottest on record’ in the UK
The UK experienced its hottest summer on record this year, with a provisional mean temperature of 16.5°C, according to new…