Engineering firms explore plan to slow melting of Greenland glacier
21 October 2022
Companies are considering a major geoengineering project that would build a barrier to block warm seawater from reaching the base of Jakobshavn glacier in Greenland
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The Climate Book review: An essential guide to a better world
18 October 2022
Greta Thunberg has enticed over 100 experts to write about the climate crisis. No one else could have created this incredible resource
COP26 news: US-China climate pact is important but largely symbolic
11 November 2021
Two huge emitters agreed to work together to limit global warming, but the agreement is largely symbolic, as is an alliance to stop extracting oil and gas which hasn't been signed by the biggest oil and gas producers
Andreas Malm interview: Why climate protesters need to embrace unrest
27 October 2021
Given the scale of threat and the size of the organisations they are fighting, climate activists must move beyond civil disobedience to property destruction and even sabotage, says controversial campaigner Andreas Malm
From Billie Eilish to Bessie Smith: A climate playlist for COP26
20 October 2021
COP26 is soon to get under way, so why not let our playlist be your soundtrack to the climate summit? We've got something for everyone
How to spend a trillion dollars to fix climate change and end poverty
24 February 2021
Let’s imagine you have inherited a fortune and want to solve the world’s most pressing problems. Here’s the best way to spend your money to make a difference to climate change, disease and poverty
An injured fin whale with no tail has been found in the Mediterranean
23 June 2020
A fin whale in the Mediterranean has been left with no tail, probably after multiple collisions with ships, highlighting the threat shipping poses to the marine mammals
Optimism can avert climate disaster, say duo who brokered Paris deal
11 March 2020
Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac led the 2015 Paris climate negotiations. They tell us why they’re hopeful for the future, and explain how fighting climate change is “the most exciting experiment in history”
How we predicted global warming and Arctic ice melt – 40 years ago
11 December 2019
New Scientist was well ahead of the curve in 1979 when we warned that the 'so-called carbon dioxide greenhouse effect' threatened long-term climate change
Refreezing the Arctic: How to bring the ice back with geoengineering
28 August 2019
The Arctic is heating up faster than anywhere else on Earth and the only way to save the ice may be to intervene directly. We look at the three ambitious projects that aim to do just that
