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"Negligent manslaughter": Study finds climate change could kill 1 billion mostly poor people
"A future person is killed every time 1000 tons of fossil carbon are burned," the authors report
08/30/2023 04:25 UTC
Climate change will raise sea levels, cause apocalyptic floods and displace almost a billion people
Humanity needs to plan accordingly for the countless number of future climate refugees fleeing rising oceans
08/28/2023 09:30 UTC
Why planting trees to offset carbon emissions doesn't really work, according to experts
New research questions the environmental integrity of carbon trading, a multi-billion dollar industry
08/24/2023 18:43 UTC
Exxon says global climate goals are destined to fail
An expanding population and worldwide economy will drive up energy demand for fossil fuels, per Exxon researchers
08/31/2023 10:27 UTC
Many young people are devastated by climate change. But from despair springs action, study suggests
Despite harboring negative feelings about the future of climate, many young adults are motivated to act
08/24/2023 17:00 UTC
How wealthy "super emitters" are disproportionately driving the climate crisis — while blaming you
A new study found that the top 10% of households are responsible for 40% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions
08/22/2023 09:30 UTC
A group of U.S. governors promises to install 20 million heat pumps by 2030
Electric heat pumps use much less energy to warm and cool homes and can reduce greenhouse gas emissions
09/25/2023 11:27 UTC
Plastic’s life-cycle costs overwhelmingly fall on poor countries
A new analysis finds lower-income countries pay 8 times more for plastic’s social and environmental impacts
11/14/2023 11:02 UTC
Heat is making our planet uninhabitable. Why isn't this the top news story around the world?
Recent study finds that millions will be displaced as climate change makes their regions too hot to live
10/16/2023 09:30 UTC
Why fossil fuel companies can’t leave resources stranded
Huge legal, political, and economic obstacles stand in the way of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 C
11/08/2023 19:00 UTC
Powder keg storm Hurricane Idalia leaves a trail of destruction. Its fuse was lit by climate change
Experts agree that climate change is fueling the devastating storm, which left at least two dead
08/30/2023 23:45 UTC
The GOP's suicide pact with Big Oil — and how climate victims are fighting back
Last week's GOP debate illustrated the devil's bargain on climate — but Big Oil may pay for it in the courtroom
08/29/2023 09:45 UTC
How climate change is fueling alcohol-related hospitalizations
A new study in New York found that hospital visits from alcohol-related disorders spike along with temperatures
10/03/2023 10:00 UTC
The hidden death toll of flooding in Bangladesh sends a grim signal about climate and health
New research links more than 150,000 infant deaths to 30 monsoons in the South Asian country
12/12/2023 17:38 UTC
Electric vehicles are a climate solution with a pollution problem: Tire particles
The tiny fragments that tires release into the environment are yet another reason to reduce car use
09/27/2023 10:29 UTC