Earth & Planetary Sciences

Climate change: why we can’t rely on regrowing coastal habitats to offset carbon emissions

The Conversation: Removing several hundred billion tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere is now considered necessary to avert the worst effects of climate change. Using nature to help achieve that…

War and Warming Upend Global Energy Supplies and Amplify Suffering

New York Times: Deadly heat and Russia’s war in Ukraine are packing a brutal double punch, upending the global energy market and forcing some of the world’s largest economies into a desperate scramble to secure electricity for their citizens. This week, Europe…

Climate change: wildfire risk has grown nearly everywhere – but we can still influence where and how fires strike

The Conversation: Humans have raised CO₂ levels in the atmosphere to 50% above what they were before the industrial revolution. As a result, the world has already warmed by 1.1°C…

Conservationists in court bid to halt $16bn Scarborough gas project citing damage to barrier reef

The Guardian: An environment group has launched a legal bid to halt a $16bn gas development in Western Australia, arguing the effect of its greenhouse gas emissions on the Great…