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#1297282021-07-27
Can you eat to save the climate?
With the food system responsible for a third of overall global CO2 emissions, attention on climate beneficial foods has been slowly but steadily increasing. According to IFIC’s 2020 Food and Health Survey, 6 in 10 consumers in the US say it is important that the food products they purchase or co ...
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#1352702022-07-11
Can you pay an elephant to fight climate change?
Countries and businesses pay billions of dollars to offset their carbon dioxide emissions, transferring money to projects like forest or wetland restoration. But these markets have generally ignored wildlife, which are often critically important to the growth of their ecosystems.
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#1249462020-03-31
Can ‘Carbon Smart’ Farming Play a Key Role in the Climate Fight?
Trey Hill led a small group of fellow farmers to a field outside his office in Rock Hall on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. It was a cloudy February day, but the ground was alive with color — purple and red turnip tops mixing exuberantly with green rye, vetch and clover, and beneath it all, rich brown ...
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#1191412018-12-20
Can ‘living well’ stop climate change?
Humanity has just ten years to turn things around. The most recent IPCC report says that we need to reduce anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions by 45% by 2030 or else be locked into a warming scenario that none of us wants to see. So, what to do?
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#1294782021-07-09
Canada And US Heatwave 'impossible' Without Climate Change: Study
The scorching heatwave that hit Canada and the US in June was "virtually impossible" without climate change, said a team of climate researchers from the World Weather Attribution group. The extreme heatwave, which is supposed to be a once-in-a-1000-year-event is now likely to appear about 150 ti ...
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#1341632022-04-25
Canada must urgently invest in research into the health impacts of climate change
The federal budget allocated a lot of money to trying to tackle the causes of climate change, but it glaringly missed the opportunity to support research that would help address the impacts of climate change on human health.
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#1324632022-01-13
Canada needs a national tracking system to better fight climate change. Here’s why
A new report suggests Canada is not doing enough to adapt to and prevent the effects of climate change and is lacking the critical data it needs to do so.
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#1249452020-03-31
Canada needs potato varieties suited for climate change
With climate change also becoming a thing on Canada’s crop lands, identifying and/or developing new potato varieties that can grow in warmer temperatures is one of the goals of the research teams of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC).
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#1189522018-12-10
Canada seeking new members of anti-coal alliance at UN climate change meeting but facing resistance
Canada and the United Kingdom are hosting a “coal-free day” at the United Nations climate talks in Katowice, Poland, a city built on coal mining.
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#1226252019-10-11
Canada's Arctic, boreal birds will be big climate change losers
Habitat conservation key as native species struggle and “climate refugee” species move north
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#1207392019-04-11
Canada's building code is getting a climate change rewrite. Is your home ready?
From how concrete is mixed for road construction, to roofing standards enabling buildings to withstand stronger storms and plans to help homeowners manage increased flooding, Canada's building rules are being rewritten due to climate change, according to briefing notes for a senior government of ...
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#1241882020-02-17
Canadian farmers have a plan for tackling climate change
Agriculture is a major contributor to Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, farmers are hit by some of the worst effects of climate change. But a coalition of farming groups says they can also be a part of the solution.
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#1344842022-05-16
Canadians have their say about how best to adapt to climate change
With flooding emergencies in parts of Western and Northern Canada, the federal government wants to hear from Canadians about how to adapt to such climate-related disasters.
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#1267382021-01-27
Canadians have world's largest gender gap on climate change perceptions, UN survey finds
Canadians are “Angry Birds” when it comes to climate change, shows a survey the United Nations calls the largest ever taken on the issue. The mammoth survey, which drew respondents through the use of popular online games, ranked Canada seventh out of 50 countries in its perception of how importa ...
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#1294422021-07-07
Canary in the coal mine: Gaza, the Levant, and climate change
Located on the dividing line between the Mediterranean climate to its north and the desert to its south, Gaza was first settled as an oasis by the sea. It was built to take advantage of the coastal groundwater aquifer as well as Wadi Gaza, into which several streams flowed from across the Negev ...
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#1216802019-07-24
Canceled races, fainting players: Climate change turns up heat
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As a professional ultrarunner, who competes at distances longer than a marathon, Clare Gallagher has tackled plenty of challenges, from mountains to heat.
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#1232612019-12-04
Capturing the opportunities of natural climate solutions
Through actions such as reforestation or regenerative agriculture, businesses can work with nature to help mitigate climate change — not just to reduce greenhouse gas emissions but to draw down carbon from the atmosphere. Companies in the land sector that tap into these natural climate solutions ...
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#1206442019-04-04
Carbon dioxide levels highest in 3 million years, shows unprecedented computer simulation
CO2 greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere are likely higher today than ever before in the past 3 million years. During this time, global mean temperatures never exceeded preindustrial levels by more than 2 degrees C. The study is based on breakthrough computer simulations of ice age onset in E ...
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#1307422021-10-13
Carbon emissions ‘will drop just 40% by 2050 with countries’ current pledges’
Current plans to cut global carbon emissions will fall 60% short of their 2050 net zero target, the International Energy Agency has said, as it urged leaders to use the upcoming Cop26 climate conference to send an “unmistakable signal” with concrete policy plans.
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#1191522018-12-20
Carbon labeling can reduce greenhouse gases even if it doesn't change consumer behavior
In a new commentary piece published Dec. 18 in Nature Climate Change, Michael Vandenbergh, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor of Law and director of the Climate Change Research Network, examines how carbon labeling can help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in a variety of ways. The ...
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#1198232019-02-07
Carbon offsets: Worth buying to fight climate change?
If you've ever booked a flight with an airline like Air Canada or WestJet, you might have been offered a chance to pay money to "offset" the carbon emissions from your flight. But what exactly does that mean? Is it worthwhile? And how do you know you're really getting what you pay for?
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#1273812021-02-26
Carbon-cutting pledges by countries nowhere near enough: UN report
The newest pledges by countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions are falling far short of what is needed to limit global warming to what the Paris climate accord seeks, a new United Nations report finds.
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#1244512020-03-02
Catastrophes triggered by warming oceans
Climate change is causing the oceans to heat up rapidly. This not only has dramatic consequences for marine life, but also means there will be more extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, floods and forest fires.
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#1295722021-07-21
Catastrophic floods could hit Europe far more often, study finds
Catastrophic floods such as those that struck Europe recently could become much more frequent as a result of global heating, researchers say. High-resolution computer models suggest that slow-moving storms could become 14 times more common over land by the end of the century in a worst-case scen ...
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#1311522021-10-26
Cats, charisma and climate change (commentary)
Hurricane Ida’s warpath is the latest in a litany of natural disasters, estimated to have cost the world $210 billion in damage in 2020, that is shining a spotlight on climate change. Given extensive air time and word counts by global news outlets, a perpetual stream of climate reports described ...
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#1191632018-12-21
Causes of climate change in Kenya and the world
We have experienced various effects of climate change. From the shifting of animal ranges, trees flowering sooner to accelerated sea level rise, more intense heat waves, to desert like conditions slowly and steadily encroaching formerly productive agricultural land. Understanding the causes of c ...
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#1320862021-12-07
Celebrating all that soils do for us - Dr Kenneth Loades
COP26 highlighted more than ever that we must reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and become more sustainable before it’s too late. Soil is a key component in this battle and something that we expect to provide food, feed and fibre, store and supply water, store carbon and archive geological and ...
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#1213742019-06-21
Central European countries block EU moves towards 2050 zero carbon goal
Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic refuse to sign up to text that activists already viewed as too vague
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#1293592021-06-16
Central Sahel: Ground Zero in Tackling Climate Change Through Education
The climate crisis is amplifying the effects of instability and violence in the world’s poorest countries. Nowhere is this more visible than in Africa’s Central Sahel region, where increasing temperature, floods, droughts and other climate change-induced disasters are triggering conflicts, displ ...
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#1295222021-07-12
Central banks are key to countries' climate goals – and Ukraine is showing the way
As the pressures of global warming and climate change remain high on the agenda of major global players such as the US, China and the UK, this does not mean those in the emerging markets realm have put any less of a priority on reducing our own carbon emissions and reaching our own goals.
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#1206992019-04-09
Changement climatique : il faudra 10 millions d'années pour que la biodiversité se relève de la prochaine extinction de masse
La biosphère aura besoin de 10 millions d'années pour se remettre de l'extinction de masse en cours en raison du changement climatique, d'après une nouvelle étude parue dans . Pour rassembler ces données, des chercheurs britanniques et américains se sont penchés sur la seule extinction de masse ...
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#1273902021-02-26
Changes in Atlantic currents may have dire climate implications for the next century
The ocean circulation that keeps our relatively northern corner of Europe warm(ish) is often likened to a gigantic conveyor belt bringing warm equatorial water northwards at the surface, balanced by cold southward flow at great depth.
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#1251902020-04-21
Changes in snowmelt threaten farmers in western US
Farmers in parts of the western United States who rely on snowmelt to help irrigate their crops will be among the hardest hit in the world by climate change, a new study reveals.
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#1228982019-11-07
Changing climate is narrowing options for migrating birds
Across an entire desert or ocean, migratory birds make some of the most extreme journeys found in nature, but there are still huge gaps in our understanding of how they manage to travel these vast distances and what a changing climate means for their migration patterns.
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#1191102018-12-19
Changing climate, longer growing seasons complicate outlook for coniferous forests
For decades, ecologists have differed over a longstanding mystery: Will a longer, climate-induced growing season ultimately help coniferous forests to grow or hurt them? A new University of Colorado Boulder study may help researchers find a more definitive answer.
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#1218642019-08-09
Changing how we treat land “vital” in fight against climate change – UN development chief reacts to new climate report
New York, NY - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Achim Steiner today joined international climate experts in calling for action following the release of a UN report on the devastating impacts of current land use practices on the climate.
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#1266492021-01-15
Changing resilience of oceans to climate change
Oxygen levels in the ancient oceans were surprisingly resilient to climate change, new research suggests.
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#1278982021-04-05
Cherry Blossoms and Climate Change: Japan's Earliest Bloom in 1,200 Years Blamed on Global Warming
Japan's cherry blossoms reach their peak ahead of the expected date. Researchers at Osaka University said that it is the earliest in over 1,200 years based on historical data from the diaries of emperors, aristocrats, governors, and monks.
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#1331592022-02-14
Children See Climate Change as ‘Mosquitoes’ Bothering Everyday Life
Children experiencing disasters and abnormal weather caused by climate change are also being exposed to physical and mental problems, a charity group said.
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#1230482019-11-18
Children at risk of 'new threats' like climate change, warns UNICEF
Children around the world are living longer, healthier lives, according to a UN report. But it's not all good news — young people today are also grappling with a host of new threats, from climate change to cyberbullying
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#1309342021-10-19
Children deserve answers to their questions about climate change: How universities can help
Our children are growing up in a volatile climate. It's already damaging their health, wealth and well-being. Universities can be leaders in helping young people gain the knowledge they need to navigate this uncertain future. Curious Climate Schools, a project that connects young people directly ...
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#1245352020-03-05
Children on precipice of existential threat from lack of climate action
Climate change and ecological degradation are threatening the health and future of children in every country, and every country in the world is failing to shield children from these threats, according to the findings of a recent landmark report released by a Lancet Commission of over 40 child an ...
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#1195862019-01-25
Children's climate rallies gain momentum in Europe
Thousands of schoolchildren in Europe are expected to skip classes and rally for action on climate change. Children plan to stage a sit-in outside city hall in Basel, Switzerland, and similar protests are planned in Berlin and other German cities.
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#1339922022-04-12
Chile announces unprecedented plan to ration water as drought enters 13th year
As a punishing, record-breaking drought enters its 13th year, Chile has announced an unprecedented plan to ration water for the capital of Santiago, a city of nearly 6 million.
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#1298882021-08-11
Chile's record-breaking drought makes climate change 'very easy' to see
A punishing, decade-long drought in Chile has gone from bad to worse due to a scorching July, a month which typically brings midwinter weather showering the capital Santiago in rain and snow.
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#1232362019-12-03
China Focus: Leading with action in fighting climate change
China is taking leading actions in staving off climate change with widely recognized achievements, as a shortfall in global efforts calls for deeper and faster cuts in emission before "terrible consequences for humanity" descend.
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#1223962019-09-26
China Highlights Nature-based Solutions’ Potential to Facilitate Climate Action
The Government of China has released a statement, outlining the country’s efforts under and position on each of the nine action areas of the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit held in New York, US, on 23 September.
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#1222942019-09-19
China Promotes Nature-based Solutions To Tackle Climate Change
In a position paper published on Wednesday, China has stated that it will try and convince other countries to come forward and support “nature-based solutions” to fight the cause of climate change. The statement came ahead of the United Nations Summit that is to be held in New York. This initiat ...
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#1268322021-02-03
China calls for global cooperation to address climate change
Chinese and foreign officials, experts and scholars on Tuesday called on countries concerned to enhance cooperation on the ecological environmental protection in the trans-Himalaya region. They made the remarks at the China Tibet Trans-Himalaya Forum for International Cooperation via video link.
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#1190462018-12-14
China demands developed countries 'pay their debts' on climate change
China called on rich countries to “pay their debts” on climate change at global talks on Thursday, criticising developed countries for not doing enough to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide finance to help poor countries do the same.