World may face record heat this year as El Nino returns
During El Nino, winds blowing west along the equator slow down, and warm water is pushed east, creating warmer surface ocean temperatures.
climate change
Mosques and Muslims Around the World Promote Sustainability and ‘Green’ Ramadan
“Preserving the environment is the Islamically right thing to do,” says a board member of one mosque pushing sustainability initiatives.
G7 ministers pledge to phase out coal — but no timeline set
Environment and energy ministers from G7 countries promised to work to end new coal-fired power projects that don’t take steps to mitigate emissions.
The World Bank and IMF Want to Rethink Climate Finance
The phalanx of economists and policymakers in Washington are working to reorient Bretton Woods institutions to address climate change
Italy Wants to be the First Country to Ban Cultivated Meat. That Would be a Big Climate Problem
Italy could be the first country to ban cultivated meat. But doing so could worsen a bigger threat to Italy’s food system: climate change.
How carbon permit markets can lead firms to capture surplus rents
Executive Summary The threat of climate change due to anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases has led policymakers around the world to implement a growing number of carbon pricing schemes to reduce emissions, either through carbon taxes or market-based cap-and-trade programs. In general, market-based approaches for emissions reductions are favored by experts due to their theoretical…
Reflecting on a Career Researching Climate Change and Security in North Korea
In the Anthropocene, all politics is climate change politics – and this understanding is no longer a niche in scholarship.
Nova Scotia wine industry worries about future as special price policy gets scrapped
They’re calling for answers, saying that losing the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation’s (NSLC) Emerging Wine Regions Policy will have steep financial consequences.
EU rules for renewable hydrogen: Delegated regulations on a methodology for renewable fuels of non-biological origin
Hydrogen is expected to play a key role in a climate-neutral economy, acting as a feedstock, fuel or energy carrier.
Severe thunderstorms expected to persist from Texas to Great Lakes
The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings in Iowa and Illinois on Tuesday evening and said a confirmed twister was spotted southwest of Chicago.