Tag: global heating
Royal Society Report: Geoengineering Is A Really Bad Idea
A study by the Royal Academy shows that geoengineering is fraught with climate and political dangers that could backfire on humanity.
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We Are Jamaica And Jamaica Is Us
The storm that hit Jamaica last week was made more powerful by hotter ocean temperatures caused by human activity.
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Why Is 1.5°C (2.7°F) Not Just An Abstract Number For Global Warming Limits?
During the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, France, in 2015, 195 parties adopted the overarching goal to hold “the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels” and pursue efforts “to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.” It’s ten years … [continued]
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India Plans To Spend $21 Trillion On Climate Action. Will It Be Too Little, Too Late?
In a post earlier today, we reported on a joint study by Climate Central and World Weather Attribution that finds the actions taken by the nations of the world in the ten years since the Paris Climate Accords have helped to limit global heating by the end of this century … [continued]
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Paris Climate Protocols Have Limited Global Heating To “Just” 2.6 Degrees C
A new study finds the Paris Climate Accords have helped limit global heating somewhat, but much more needs to be done.
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