Melting Arctic glaciers expose new sources of planet-warming methane
6 July 2023
Hundreds of groundwater springs have emerged at the base of retreating glaciers in Svalbard, and they may be adding significant amounts of methane to the atmosphere
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US is on track to halve emissions by 2035, but this still isn't enough
29 June 2023
The most significant US climate funding law ever passed, the Inflation Reduction Act, is already having a impact, but it won't be enough for the nation to meet its targets under the 2015 Paris Agreement
Puzzling methane rise in 2020 linked to pandemic lockdown effects
14 December 2022
A spike in the greenhouse gas methane in 2020 may be explained in part by a drop in nitrogen oxide emissions during the covid-19 pandemic
Greenhouse gas emissions are warming up nights faster than days
29 July 2022
Since 1951, the gap between night and day temperatures has closed by 0.41°C, and simulations show that the bulk of this warming is due to greenhouse gas emissions
Satellites find close to 800 methane leaks in past four years
8 November 2021
Earth observation satellites have detected leaks of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, in the US, Algeria, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
6 charts that show what climate change is doing to our planet
2 November 2021
As the COP26 summit in Glasgow meets to discuss global action on climate change, atmospheric scientist Betsy Weatherhead explains what the science says about greenhouse gases and global warming
Why chemical pollution is turning into a third great planetary crisis
21 July 2021
Thousands of synthetic substances have leaked into ecosystems everywhere, and we are only just beginning to realise the devastating consequences
UK sets ambitious climate goal of 68 per cent emissions cut by 2030
3 December 2020
The UK government has pledged to cut the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 68 per cent compared with 1990 levels by 2030, marking a significant bump from existing plans for a 53 to 57 per cent reduction
