Arnold Schwarzenegger to Sue Oil Companies Over Climate Change
Former movie actor-turned-US governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is in talks with law firms to sue several oil companies for their role in climate change.
Researchers Prove Sea Level Rise is Accelerating
A study has revealed that sea levels are actually rising at an accelerating rate – and that it could be 65 centimetres higher by 2100.
How “Sponge Cities” Are Helping to Curb Effects of Climate Change
Sponge cities are becoming the latest trend in urban design to help curb the effects of climate change.A sponge city is a city that's "designed to passively absorb, clean and use rainfall in an ecologically friendly...
Pollution Deaths and Breakthrough Technology to Fight It
Pollution is known to be harmful to human health, causing more deaths than AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined.A study conducted in 2015 found that pollution was the cause of death in 1 in...
Your Questions About Climate Change, Answered
The biggest issue facing the world right now is climate change. Despite what you may have heard in the political arena, climate change is not a debated topic — at least not among scientists. The...
Why has sea ice gone haywire?
There is no doubt that 2016 has been a record-breaking year for Earth’s climate.We will have to wait another couple of months for the final tally, but 2016 will be the hottest year in...
Drought in southern Africa points to urgent need for climate change plans
It is expected that temperatures in southern Africa will rise to between 1.5°C and 3°C due to climate change by the year 2050. This is likely to cause heavy fluctuations of weather patterns and...
For China, climate change is no hoax – it’s a business and political opportunity
In mid-November, while Americans were preoccupied with election returns, China sent some of its clearest signals yet that it will continue to pursue an international leadership role on issues including climate. At an international...
Nitrogen pollution: the forgotten element of climate change
While carbon pollution gets all the headlines for its role in climate change, nitrogen pollution is arguably a more challenging problem. Somehow we need to grow more food to feed an expanding population while...
We can limit global warming to 1.5°C if we do these things in the...
After the climate talks in Marrakech, our climate mission remains the same as what was set out in the 2015 Paris Agreeement: to eliminate all carbon dioxide emissions by the middle of this century.While...
