climate change
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Renewable Energy Had a Record-Setting Year Despite… All This
You don’t need me to tell you that 2020 was a terrible year. Covid-19 killed nearly 2 million people, including more than 350,000 Americans, and the pandemic left the global economy in shambles. But a new report shows that all things considered, one sector actually saw wild economic success: renewable energy.
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Waiting to Address Climate Change Will Cost Trillions of Dollars
There’s really no good reason to wait to tackle the climate crisis, but especially when it comes to money. A new report offers yet more proof that the longer we wait, the higher that cost will be.
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Cities Could Get 4°C Hotter By 2100 – Australia Needs A National Planning Policy To Keep Cool
In cities around the world, temperatures could rise by more than 4℃ by 2100 under a high-emissions climate change scenario, suggests research published this week in Nature Climate Change. It comes as the Bureau of Meteorology’s annual climate statement, released today, shows 2020 was Australia’s fourth-warmest year on record, despite being an “La Niña” year,…
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Unprecedented Camera Trap Footage Shows a Jaguar Capturing an Ocelot
Conservationists in Guatemala have documented a rare example of a predatory wildcat preying on another. Sadly, climate change could make these sorts of interactions more common.