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Lockdown emissions fall will have 'no effect' on climate

Patrick Galey, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 08 06:29 AM

The unprecedented fall in greenhouse gas emissions from lockdowns during the pandemic will do "nothing" to slow climate change without a lasting switch from fossil fuels, an international team of researchers said Friday. Read more »

Climate change to bring longer droughts in Europe: study

Amélie Bottollier-Depois and Kelly MacNamara, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 07 06:09 AM

Punishing two-year droughts like the record-breaking one that gripped Central Europe from 2018 to 2019 could become much more frequent if the region fails to curb greenhouse gas emissions, researchers said Thursday, affecting huge swathes of its cultivated land. Read more »

Global warming is driving polar bears toward extinction

Henry Fountain, The New York Times
Posted at Jul 21 07:12 AM

Polar bears could become nearly extinct by the end of the century as a result of shrinking sea ice in the Arctic if global warming continues unabated, scientists said Monday.   Read more »

Climate change on track to wipe out polar bears by 2100: study

Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 21 03:38 AM

Climate change is starving polar bears into extinction, according to research published Monday that predicts the apex carnivores could all but disappear within the span of a human lifetime. Read more »

South Pole warmed 3 times the global rate in last 30 years: study

Cassandra Garrison, Reuters
Posted at Jun 30 05:17 AM

At the South Pole, considered the coldest point on Earth, temperatures are rising fast. Read more »

Climate fund targets $2.5 billion in clean energy investment for Southeast Asia

Michael Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jun 30 05:05 AM

The South East Asia Clean Energy Facility (SEACEF) is managed by Singapore-based Clime Capital, with an initial investment of $10 million and a focus on getting new projects underway in Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines. Read more »

Siberian heatwave is a 'warning cry' from the Arctic, climate scientists say

Matthew Green and Emma Farge, Reuters
Posted at Jun 25 04:19 AM

Extreme heat is fanning the unusual extent of wildfires across the remote, boreal forest and tundra that blankets northern Russia. Read more »

WMO seeks to verify 'worrying' reports of Arctic heat record

Reuters
Posted at Jun 24 12:45 AM

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday it was seeking to confirm reports of a record temperature reading of more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit in Siberia, saying they were "worrying" but appeared to be consistent with warming trends.   Read more »

Climate change turning Antarctica's snow green

Martyn Herman, Reuters
Posted at May 20 06:03 PM

Antarctica conjures images of an unbroken white wilderness but blooms of algae are giving parts of the frozen continent an increasingly green tinge. Read more »

Global carbon emissions to drop 4-7 percent in 2020, but will it matter?

Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 20 12:30 PM

Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels are set to drop by up to seven percent in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, but even this dramatic decline -- the sharpest since WWII -- would barely dent long-term global warming, researchers reported Tuesday. Read more »

Oil giant Shell vows to become carbon neutral by 2050

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 16 09:07 PM

Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell pledged Thursday to become carbon neutral by 2050, matching a commitment by rival BP as climate change looms large over the energy sector. Read more »

Greenland ice sheet shrinks by record amount - climate study

Kate Abnett, Reuters
Posted at Apr 15 10:04 PM

Greenland's ice sheet shrank by more than at any time since record-taking began last year, according to a study published on Wednesday that showed the risk that climate change could cause sharp rises in global sea levels.   Read more »

Climate crisis on back-burner as pandemic threat looms

Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 08 08:27 PM

Economic shock waves from the coronavirus outbreak have curbed carbon pollution from China and beyond, but hopes for climate benefits from the slowdown are likely to be dashed quickly, experts say. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 3, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 04 03:40 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

'No Coal Japan'

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 01:28 PM

Climate justice activists picket in front of Mitsubishi Corporation's office in Makati City on Tuesday to protest the company's financing for coal plant projects in Asia.  Read more »

Australian summers grow longer due to climate change: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 02 09:54 AM

The Australia Institute said large swathes of the country were experiencing an additional 31 days of summer temperatures each year compared to the 1950s.   Read more »

Adapting to rising seas, schools on PH island move to rafters

Hannah Beech and Jes Aznar, The New York Times
Posted at Feb 25 10:22 PM

On an island in the Philippines, waterlogged for one-third of every year, residents adjust to their sodden existence instead of fleeing. Read more »

Climate change could pose 'catastrophic' security threat, experts warn

Matthew Lavietes, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Feb 25 08:15 AM

Climate change could become a "catastrophic" threat to global security, as people lose their livelihoods, fall ill and battle over scarce water and food, a host of US security, military and intelligence experts warned on Monday. Read more »

Global warming to blame for hottest day in Argentine Antarctica

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 08 06:43 AM

Global warming is to blame for Argentine Antarctica recording its hottest day since readings began, Greenpeace said on Friday. Read more »

January 2020 warmest on record: EU climate service

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 05 03:16 AM

Last month was the warmest January on record globally, while in Europe temperatures were a balmy three degrees Celsius above the average January from 1981 to 2010, the European Union's climate monitoring system reported Tuesday. Read more »