US Kids’ Lawsuit Over Climate Change Gathers Steam
The plaintiffs argue the federal government has known about the danger of carbon emissions since 1965, but has not done enough to stem them, as a result jeopardizing such vital natural resources as the air, seas, coastlines, water and wildlife.
COP21 Climate Marches in Paris Not Authorised
Marches planned on 29 November and 12 December during the COP21 international climate talks in Paris will not be authorised for security reasons. “We will find new, imaginative ways to ensure our voices are heard in the UN conference centre and beyond…”
Global Warming: What If We Do Nothing?
Starting on November 30, 195 nations will huddle in Paris for a climate rescue pact to rein in the greenhouse gases that drive climate change. Here is what could happen if they come up empty handed…
Oceans, Ocean Activism, Deserve Broader Role in Climate Change Discussions
Researchers argue that both ocean scientists and world leaders should pay more attention to how communities around the globe are experiencing, adapting to and even influencing changes in the world’s oceans and coastal environments.
Greenland Glacier Sheds Billions of Tonnes of Ice Into Ocean
A glacier in northeast Greenland that holds enough water to raise global sea levels by more than 18 inches (50 cms) has come unmoored from a stabilizing sill and is crumbling into the North Atlantic Ocean. Losing mass at a rate of 5 billion tons per year, glacier Zachariae Isstrom entered a phase of accelerated retreat in 2012.
Crescent Beach Arms Itself Against The Rising Sea, BC
Crescent Beach is a sleepy beachfront community thrust into battle. This sweeping ocean coastline with dramatic views of B.C.’s Boundary Bay has been home to people for nearly 3,000 years. Today’s residents find themselves besieged by climate change and its tidal onslaught.
Nothing Can Compete with Renewable Energy, Says Top Climate Scientist
Catastrophic global warming can be avoided with a deal at a crunch UN climate change summit in Paris this December because “ultimately nothing can compete with renewables”, according to one of the world’s most influential climate scientists.
World’s Climate About to Enter Uncharted Territory as it Passes 1C of Warming
Global warming milestone is one of three climate records set to be broken in 2015, says UK Met Office.The trio of landmarks comes just three weeks ahead of a crunch UN summit in Paris.
Climate Change Could Create 100 million Poor, Over Half a Billion Homeless
Rising sea levels from unchecked carbon emissions could drive more than 100 million people into extreme poverty and submerge the homes of over half a billion, two new reports say.