What will the world look like in 2050?

2050 is the target set for the world to reach net zero emissions. So what would life look like if we make it? And what if we get it wrong?

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Fossil fuels doomed in New York as regulator blocks new gas power plants

New York took an aggressive stance toward fossil fuels this week, effectively killing the development of new fossil fuel power plants in the state. The Department of Environmental Conservation denied permits for two proposed natural gas power plants, saying they were incompatible with the state’s climate law, which calls for an end to fossil fuel-generated electricity by 2040.

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Vaquita not extinct: Hope remains for world's most endangered animal

Chinese smugglers and Mexican cartels are driving the Mexican porpoise towards extinction, but hope still remains, learn why now.

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The everyday ingredient that harms the climate

If we ended the use of fossil fuels tomorrow, we would still face huge challenges in stopping climate change – in no small part because of one very common household ingredient.

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Oil companies downplay early climate knowledge under fire from Dems

Leaders of the U.S. oil industry refused to concede that their companies had ever misled the public about the link between burning fossil fuels and global warming during a tense House hearing on Thursday.

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Climate change is shifting polar bears’ Arctic menu, research shows

The Arctic is warming three times faster than the rest of the world. Because of that warming, some organisms are adapting by shifting their natural stomping grounds, and the region is seeing some species move in as they follow the warmth north and stick around there for longer.

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Arctic was a safe haven for nesting birds, but climate change impacts are changing that | CBC News

Research scientist Paul Smith is a lot like the birds he studies; every spring when the ice recedes, he migrates north to the Arctic. But while he's been able to adapt to the changing climate, the nesting birds have not been so lucky in the face of new threats.

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North America’s first whale sanctuary is taking shape in rural Nova Scotia

The plan to build North America’s first wild refuge for whales retired from marine parks was poised to take a big step forward Friday in a remote corner of northeastern Nova Scotia. The Whale Sanctuary Project is expected to officially open its visitor and operations centre in Sherbrooke, N.S., marking the first time the U.S.-based conservation group has moved from the planning phase to actually building something.

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Young People Around The World Report High Levels Of Climate Anxiety

In the past few years, the effects of climate change have become undeniably apparent. In the last two years alone, headlines have been full of climate disasters — from forest fire smoke turning San Francisco’s sky luminous red, to torrential flooding in Germany and China.

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How Dungeness crabs’ complex lifecycle will be affected by climate change

Results show that by the end of this century, lower-oxygen water on the Pacific Northwest coast will pose the biggest threat to Dungeness crabs. And while these crabs start as tiny, free-floating...

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Energy crisis will set off social unrest, private-equity billionaire warns

Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman warned Tuesday that high energy prices will likely set off social unrest around the world.

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World is failing to make changes needed to avoid climate breakdown, report finds

Every corner of society is failing to take the “transformational change” needed to avert the most disastrous consequences of the climate crisis, with trends either too slow or in some cases even regressing, according to a major new global analysis.

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Scientists say whales could offer a natural solution to climate change

There’s no doubt that whales are one of the most extraordinary animals on our planet, but did you know that they’re also helping to lighten the load of climate change? We tend to think of trees as doing the bulk of natural work to absorb CO2 from the atmosphere. While that’s certainly true on land, under the sea these titans of the ocean are playing a huge role.

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Pablo Escobar's 'Cocaine Hippos' Become First Animals in U.S. to Be Considered Legal 'Persons'

In a legal first, hippopotamuses located in Colombia that were once owned by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar are now considered 'interested persons.'

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India rejects net zero carbon emissions target before COP26

India is the world’s third largest emitter of greenhouse gases after China and the US. India has rejected calls to announce a net zero carbon emissions target and said it was more important for the world to lay out a pathway to reduce such emissions and avert a dangerous rise in global temperatures.

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Investors on board as U.S. oil majors dismiss wind and solar projects

Top U.S. oil firms are doubling down on drilling, deepening a divide with European rivals on the outlook for renewables, and winning support from big investors who do not expect the stateside companies to invest in wind and solar.

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Walmart Billionaire Marc Lore Is Planning a $500 Billion “City of the Future”

While other billionaires are jockeying to get into space, Marc Lore has his eyes on planet Earth: The former Walmart exec has announced plans to create a new utopian city in the American desert, featuring self-driving cars and energy-efficient skyscrapers.

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The Climate Denial Is Coming From Inside Facebook's House

In the midst of the second-hottest October in human history, a question popped up on an internal Facebook message board. “Policy for Misinformation - Climate Change Denial?”

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Climate change: Australia pledges to reach net zero emissions by 2050

Leading global coal and gas supplier Australia has pledged to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Prime Minister Scott Morrison however said the plan would not include ending Australia's fossil fuel sectors. The nation will also not set ambitious targets for 2030 - an objective of next month's COP26 global climate summit.

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Giant owl not seen for 150 years pictured in wild for first time

No sightings confirmed of Shelley’s Eagle Owl since 1870s

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Where Have All the Insects Gone?

Scientists who once documented new species of insects are now charting their perilous decline—and warning about what it will mean for the rest of us.

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Anatomy texts should show sex as a spectrum to include intersex people

Around two in every 100 people have sex characteristics between the male-female binary definitions. Training for doctors and other health workers needs to reflect this.

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Viruses are both the villains and heroes of life as we know it

Viruses have gotten a bad rap for the many illnesses and pandemics they’ve caused. But viruses are also genetic innovators – and possibly the pioneers of using DNA as the genetic blueprint of life.

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How can Coca-Cola solve its plastic problem?

The drinks company has been named the world's biggest plastic polluter.

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The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reached a 3 million-year high in 2020

The findings add to a sense of urgency ahead of the COP26 climate talks, which begin in Glasgow, Scotland on Sunday. There are expectations for some G20 nations that have not increased their ambitions since Paris to do so ahead of COP26.

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Who should pay the world's climate debt?

New research suggests that developed countries should pay almost double the amount proposed under the Paris Agreement to offset their historical emissions.

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Marine heatwaves don't just endanger ecosystems—they have significant socioeconomic impacts

Marine heatwaves have led to major economic losses around the world, a new study shows—and researchers say we need global action to ease the impacts of extreme warming events on ocean life.

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Paris To Become 100% Cycling City Within Four Years, Reveals New Plan

Paris is to increase the number of protected cycleways in the city as well as boost bicycle parking spaces, reveals the 2021-2026 cycling plan published October 21 and billed as Plan Velo: Act 2. (Plan Velo is the existing, $174 million cycling plan which has been getting bolder and bolder with each update. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo was elected for a second term last year after successfully introducing many pro-bicycling measures. On October 23, Hidalgo launched her campaign to become President of France.)

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US west coast braces for ‘atmospheric river’ as huge storm brews

Northern California faces flash flood risk and threat of mudslides, especially in fire-charred areas

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California moves to ban oil wells within 3,200 feet of homes and schools

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday proposed a statewide 3,200-foot buffer zone to separate homes, schools, hospitals and other populated areas from oil and gas wells. The draft rule, released by the state's oil regulator California Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM), would not ban existing wells within those areas but would require new pollution controls.

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Unfreezing the ice age: the truth about humanity’s deep past

The long read: Archaeological discoveries are shattering scholars’ long-held beliefs about how the earliest humans organised their societies – and hint at possibilities for our own

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"We're suffering": Why climate finance is so important for Pacific countries

Efforts to adapt to climate change are critical but costly and with Pacific countries already having high and rising debt levels. They're calling on big emitting countries to uphold their financial responsibilities to help them mitigate and adapt to the immediate impacts of climate change.

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How Chemical Companies Avoid Paying for Pollution

DuPont factories pumped dangerous substances into the environment. The company and its offspring have gone to great lengths to dodge responsibility.

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Climate change: Fossil fuel production set to soar over next decade

With the COP26 climate conference just over a week away, there is already a huge focus on the carbon-cutting ambitions of the biggest emitters.

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Science Museum chooses fossil fuel company as new climate show sponsor

Campaigners say museum ‘doubling down’ on ‘reckless’ choices of funder with backing from arm of coal giant Adani

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Women do more to tackle climate change than men: Survey

Women have made greater changes to their personal habits to tackle climate change than men have, according to a survey released Monday by the Women’s Forum.

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Over 650 People Arrested in D.C. During Week of Indigenous-led Climate Action Calling on Biden to be the Climate Leader he Promised to be

On the final day of protest, dozens of climate youth activists were arrested as they blocked an intersection near the U.S. Capitol, stressing the need for immediate climate action.

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‘This is our last chance’: Biden urged to act as climate agenda hangs by a thread

With furious environmental activists at the gates of the White House, and congressional Democrats fretting that a priceless opportunity to tackle catastrophic global heating may be slipping away, Joe Biden is facing mounting pressure over a climate agenda that appears to be hanging by a thread.

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South Korea commits to 'challenging goal' of cutting emissions to 40% of 2018 levels by 2030

SEOUL: South Korea on Monday (Oct 18) officially committed to reducing national carbon emissions by 40 per cent of 2018 levels by 2030 ahead of the upcoming United Nations COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, a "very challenging target" compared to an initial 26.3 per cent goal.

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Electric vehicles certainly are dirty — their battery packs are poised to be one of the biggest new sources of pollution

The International Energy Agency (IEA) said this year it’s expecting 145 million electric vehicles (EVs) worldwide by 2030. If governments ramp up efforts to meet international energy and climate goals, the number could soar even higher — up to 230 million — and that’s not counting two- and three-wheel vehicles.

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Nuclear Fusion Edges Toward the Mainstream

Long-shot money is flowing into start-ups that seek the energy of the stars. Driving the investments is a rising alarm about global warming.

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Wake up and smell the 'sustainable' coffee produced in Finnish lab

With climate change threatening traditional coffee farming...

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Plankton are migrating due to climate change (and it could wreak havoc on fish)

Plankton also play an important role in removing CO2 from the atmosphere – and this could be threatened as our warming world drives plankton towards the poles.

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This Year's E-Waste to Outweigh Great Wall of China

2021's mountain of waste didn't grow out of nowhere.

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Coast Guard says a ship's anchor dragged California oil pipeline that later leaked

Investigators believe a 1,200-foot cargo ship dragging anchor in rough seas caught an underwater oil pipeline and pulled it across the seafloor, months before a leak from the line.

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Climate change: Carbon emissions from rich countries rose rapidly in 2021

Carbon emissions are rebounding strongly and are rising across the world's 20 richest nations, according to a new study. The Climate Transparency Report says that CO2 will go up by 4% across the G20 group this year, having dropped 6% in 2020 due to the pandemic. China, India and Argentina are set to exceed their 2019 emissions levels.

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'It was love at first sight': How this 11-year-old girl saved a calf slated for the slaughterhouse

If John Serrati had been told 10 years ago he would someday be the proud owner of a cow, he says you could have knocked him over with a feather. But that day came this summer after his 11-year-old daughter, Zoe Serrati, came face-to-face with a six-month-old calf named Olive.

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New findings a 'complete reversal' in understanding why Earth became hospitable to life and its 'twin' didn't

Venus may be a sweltering wasteland today, but scientists have questioned whether the planet was always so inhospitable. While previous studies suggested Venus might have once been covered in oceans, new research has found the opposite: Venus has likely never been able to support oceans.

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The climate disaster is here – this is what the future looks like

The enormous, unprecedented pain and turmoil caused by the climate crisis is often discussed alongside what can seem like surprisingly small temperature increases – 1.5C or 2C hotter than it was in the era just before the car replaced the horse and cart.

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The lost history of the electric car – and what it tells us about the future of transport

The long read: To every age dogged with pollution, accidents and congestion, the transport solution for the next generation seems obvious – but the same problems keep coming back

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