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The Big Issue Co-Launches Fund for People to Invest in Solving Climate Change

The Big Issue Group (TBIG), in partnership with Aberdeen Standard Investments, has launched a new fund offering people the chance to invest in solving climate change.

11 Mar 2021

Study Shows Climate Change-Related Population Declines in Tropical Birds

The mountain forests of Tanzania are more than 9,300 miles away from Salt Lake City, Utah. But, as in eastern Africa, the wild places of Utah depend on a diversity of birds to spread seeds, eat pests and clean up carrion. Birds keep ecosystems healthy. So if birds in Tanzania are in trouble in a warming climate, as found in a recent study by University of Utah researchers, people in Utah as well as in the African tropics should pay attention.

10 Mar 2021

Study Underscores a Close Connection Between Climate and Disease

The slowdown in global warming that was observed at the end of last century was reflected by a decrease in malaria transmission in the Ethiopian highlands, according to a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by "la Caixa" Foundation, and the University of Chicago. The results, published in Nature Communications, underscore the close connection between climate and health.

10 Mar 2021

Genomes in Wild Plant Species may Help Peaches Adapt to Climate Change

A team of researchers, headed by Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI), has identified genes that allow peaches and their wild relatives to withstand stressful conditions—a discovery that can help domesticated peaches acclimatize to climate change.

10 Mar 2021

Valmet Introduces Its Climate Program – Forward to a Carbon Neutral Future

Valmet introduces its climate program – Forward to a carbon neutral future – in the company’s Capital Markets Day on March 10, 2021. The program continues Valmet’s comprehensive work for sustainability.

From Valmet 10 Mar 2021

Summers may Last for Nearly Six Months by 2100 in the Northern Hemisphere

Without efforts to mitigate climate change, summers spanning nearly six months may become the new normal by 2100 in the Northern Hemisphere, according to a new study. The change would likely have far-reaching impacts on agriculture, human health and the environment, according to the study authors.

9 Mar 2021

Fossilized Shells Provide Clues to Better Predict Future Warming and Ocean Acidification

Microscopic fossilized shells are helping geologists reconstruct Earth's climate during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), a period of abrupt global warming and ocean acidification that occurred 56 million years ago.

9 Mar 2021

Global Atmospheric Drying Could Reduce Crop Yields and Make Trees Shorter

A global observation of an ongoing atmospheric drying -- known by scientists as a rise in vapor pressure deficit -- has been observed worldwide since the early 2000s. In recent years, this concerning phenomenon has been on the rise, and is predicted to amplify even more in the coming decades as climate change intensifies.

9 Mar 2021

Study: Biomass Plantations for Energy Production Need Sustainable Water Management

To avoid a substantial increase in water scarcity, biomass plantations for energy production need sustainable water management, a new study shows. Bioenergy is frequently considered one of the options to reduce greenhouse gases for achieving the Paris climate goals, especially if combined with capturing the CO2 from biomass power plants and storing it underground.

9 Mar 2021

Study Analyzes Global Sea-Level Rise Combined with Measurements of Sinking Land

A new study by the Tyndall Centre at the University of East Anglia reports that coastal populations have been experiencing a relative sea-level rise of up to four times faster compared to the global average.

9 Mar 2021