Human action to save the ozone layer has worked as hoped, and it may recover in just decades, the UN says. An international agreement in 1987 to stop using the...
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There is “no credible pathway” to keep the rise in global temperatures below the key threshold of 1.5C, according to a bleak new UN assessment...
As yet another record-breaking year draws to a close, Earth.Org loos back at what has happened in the last 12 months. Fortunately, despite the many grim...
Somewhere between the catastrophizing that often seems appropriate for the circumstances, and our sliding into Pollyanna-like ignorance, we can find a balanced...
‘A Win for Climate Justice of Epic Proportions’: UN Vote Could Push Countries to Take Climate Action
United Nations member states have adopted a historic resolution on climate justice. It aims to hold highly polluting countries legally responsible for...