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A decade ago, many in the climate community were fixated on an apparent “pause” in rising global surface temperatures. So many studies were publi... Read More
The UK made history in November 2021 by helping to secure the first mention of the need to tackle fossil fuels in a global climate agreement, at the ... Read More
On Sunday 7 February, a sudden flood devastated a Himalayan valley in the Indian province of Uttarakhand. It tore through two hydroelectric dams, kil... Read More
The use of streaming video is growing exponentially around the world. These services are associated with energy use and carbon emissions from devices... Read More
Update 7/2/2020: The lifecycle emissions figures were revised to reflect more recent data on electricity carbon intensity and battery manufacture. ... Read More
Update – 22 March 2019: In response to this factcheck and feedback from other experts, both the UN Environment report and press release have been up... Read More
A misleading graph purporting to show that past changes in Greenland’s temperatures dwarf modern climate change has been circling the internet sinc... Read More
In the midst of record or near-record heatwaves across the northern hemisphere this summer, deadly wildfires have swept through many regions, such as ... Read More
Last week, many news publications reported on “a new study” claiming that climate change could lead several shark species to move into UK waters. ... Read More
UK gas supplies have been under scrutiny after the “Beast from the East” recently brought freezing conditions and increased demand for heating. ... Read More
A new study published in the Nature Geosciences journal this week by largely UK-based climate scientists has led to claims in the media that climate m... Read More