rise in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans since the late 19th century and its projected continuation
All stories in global warming
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Engineers have built machines to scrub CO2 from the air – and it could halt climate change
On Wednesday this week, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was measured at 415 parts per million (ppm). ...
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Surprise! Beer cans are less polluting than glass bottles
People are increasingly aware of the harm plastic waste causes to wildlife, and many would avoid buying single-use plastics ...
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To reach net-zero carbon emissions, we must address social inequalities
With COP26, the UN’s climate change conference, on the horizon next year in Glasgow, all eyes are on securing the decarbonization ...
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AI-powered ship sets sail for sea trials and environmental research missions
The AI vessel went seaborne on the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower's voyage to the New World.
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Here’s why South Africa needs solar-powered EV charging stations
South Africa has the highest emission intensity in the G20 group of industrialized and developing countries. This threatens ...
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Here’s why you need to start worrying about the world’s frozen peatlands
Peatlands cover just a few percent of the global land area but they store almost one-quarter of all soil carbon and so play ...
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Say hello to SHIFT, our new publication about the future of mobility tech
To help navigate its changing landscape, we’re proudly launching SHIFT, a TNW publication dedicated to going “under the ...
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Prehistoric climate change damaged the ozone layer and led to a mass extinction, study finds
Mass extinctions are very important to how life evolved on Earth. For example, when an asteroid hit the Earth 66 million ...
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Ancient methane gasses didn’t cause Arctic climate change — carbon emissions did
The Arctic is predicted to warm faster than anywhere else in the world this century, perhaps by as much as 7°C. These rising ...
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It's impossible to predict how the climate crisis will unfold, scientists claim
When we hold on to things for too long, change can come about abruptly and even catastrophically. While this will ring true ...
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Coronavirus has slashed CO2 emissions — here’s how to keep them down
How do you respond to a crisis? It’s obvious that the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been dramatically different ...
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Climate change: Why trains are not as green as you thought
Did you know TNW Conference has a track fully dedicated to exploring how tech can help achieve the global Sustainable Development ...
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5 corrupt reasons why people deny the climate crisis
The fossil fuel industry, political lobbyists, media moguls, and individuals have spent the past 30 years sowing doubt about ...
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Amazon fires are melting glaciers in the Andes even faster
If you have turned on a TV or read the news during the past few months, you have probably heard of the widespread fires that ...
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Climate change is currently triggering the sixth mass extinction
For more than 3.5 billion years, living organisms have thrived, multiplied and diversified to occupy every ecosystem on Earth. ...
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How 'groupthink' might keep climate scientists from gaining public trust
When the Australian Federal Environment Minister, Sussan Ley, went snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef in August, she told ...
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Criminologist: Trump acts like a criminal when denying climate change
While much of the world now recognizes the need for immediate action, there are still those who question the scientific consensus ...
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Microalgae could be the future of sustainable farming
You might not be able to stomach soybeans for breakfast, lunch and dinner, but the animals you eat do. Cultivation of the ...
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Bug sake! Climate change is killing off insects
Climate change gets blamed for a lot of things these days: inundating small islands, fueling catastrophic fires, amping-up ...
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Global climate change could boost iPhone sales, Apple reports
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