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Climate change is changing nature so much it may need ‘human-assisted evolution’, scientists say
Life on Earth has already been fundamentally altered by global warming, affecting the genes of plants and animals and altering every ecosystem on the planet, according to a major review of the scientific literature. A paper in the leading journal…
OGCI Announces $1 Billion Investment to Accelerate Development and Deployment of Innovative Low Emissions Technologies
The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) announced an investment of $1 billion over the next ten years, to develop and accelerate the commercial deployment of innovative low emissions technologies. OGCI Climate Investments (OGCI CI) will aim to deploy successfully-developed…
Humans Create Carbon Emissions which Spawn Australia’s Extreme Weather – Report
Carbon emissions from human activities have driven significant changes to the climate in Australia, including about 1C of warming and an increase in extreme hot days and fire weather, according to the latest State of the Climate report released by…
Landin, Schienebeck: Biomass Energy is Part of a Clean Energy Solution
Congress is about to make a decision that could have profound effects on the forests of Wisconsin and the future of American energy. They are considering if the United States should treat “biomass” energy generated from forests — one of…
Climate-Friendly Transport in Chinese Cities
Traffic in China’s cities is steadily increasing. GIZ is advising the country on how to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and make the transport sector more climate friendly. Climate change mitigation is a major challenge for China’s cities – particularly as…
To Avoid the Worst Climate Impacts, Obama Tells Leo DiCaprio, ‘We’re Really in a Race Against Time’
Capping a day-long futurist fair and alternative music fest on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, President Obama told actor Leonardo DiCaprio and atmospheric scientist Katharine Hayhoe “we’re really in a race against time” to curb the…
Bangalore’s Airport to Become a Leader in Solar Energy Production
Bangalore’s Kempegowda International Airport plans to become the largest solar-producing airport in India, aiming to generate 14.6 MW of solar power. The airport announced in December that it will source 40 percent of its electricity from solar energy, offsetting approximately…