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Humanity’s survival is still within our grasp – just. But only if we take these radical steps | David King

The Guardian - Mon, 2024-05-27 20:32

Reduce emissions, build resilience, repair ecosystems, remove greenhouse gases: these are the four Rs that can save us

  • David King is chair of the global Climate Crisis Advisory Group

In 2008, the late American climate scientist Wally Broecker warned of the global repercussions of polar ice loss. Today, his predictions echo louder than ever as Greenland ice haemorrhages at an alarming rate, threatening rapid sea-level rise. Over the past 15 years, the Arctic Circle region has been heating up at four times the global average; it’s now more than 3C above levels in the 1980s. In 2023, we witnessed a staggering loss of Antarctic Sea ice.

Over the past year, land and ocean temperatures have soared, far beyond what was anticipated for an El Niño year. Global average temperatures have breached the 1.5C mark, indicating that climate transition has been unleashed. From record-breaking wildfires across continents to catastrophic floods threatening to submerge major cities, extreme climate events have become the new norm, causing massive loss of life and economic damage worldwide.

David King is the founder and chair of the global Climate Crisis Advisory Group

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‘A different ball game’: ETS2 opens new risky chapter in EU climate policy, Polish minister says

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-05-27 19:54
With the current ETS focused on big industrial polluters, the EU has only played the “amateur league” of carbon pricing, and is now entering dangerous waters where climate policies start encroaching on private property and individual freedoms, warned Poland’s climate minister.
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Malawi finalises carbon trading regulatory framework, registers 11 projects -media

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-05-27 19:42
Malawi has finalised its carbon trading regulatory framework, according to media sources, and so far registered 11 projects following a goverment review into its market activity last year.
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Pakistan PM rejects carbon tax proposal on fossil fuels

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-05-27 17:33
The prime minister of Pakistan has rejected a proposal of imposing carbon tax on fossil fuels, citing concerns that the tax may lead to high inflation affecting general public.
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Your smartphone might be linked to crocodile attacks in Indonesia. Here’s how

The Conversation - Mon, 2024-05-27 16:19
Illegal tin miners take their lives in their hands. The craters they leave behind fill with water – and attract crocs. Brandon Michael Sideleau, PhD student studying human-saltwater crocodile conflict, Charles Darwin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Ditch brightly coloured plastic, anti-waste researchers tell firms

The Guardian - Mon, 2024-05-27 16:00

Studies find red, blue and green plastic decomposes into microplastic particles faster than plainer colours

Retailers are being urged to stop making everyday products such as drinks bottles, outdoor furniture and toys out of brightly coloured plastic after researchers found it degrades into microplastics faster than plainer colours.

Red, blue and green plastic became “very brittle and fragmented”, while black, white and silver samples were “largely unaffected” over a three-year period, according to the findings of the University of Leicester-led project.

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Climate change takes backseat role as G7 finance ministers have focus elsewhere

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-05-27 15:20
G7 finance ministers and central banks met in Italy over the weekend, but with focus on issues like artificial intelligence and Ukraine there was little room for earnest talks on climate issues.
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Lemur pups Nova and Evie born at Scottish safari park

The Guardian - Mon, 2024-05-27 15:00

Female pair are third litter born at Blair Drummond under endangered species breeding programme

A Scottish safari park has announced the birth of two female lemur pups native to Madagascar.

Nova and Evie, who are living at Blair Drummond safari and adventure park, near Stirling, were born on 14 April, and the park has now publicly announced their birth.

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Curious Kids: why can some plastics be recycled but others can’t?

The Conversation - Mon, 2024-05-27 12:38
Whether we can recycle plastic or not depends on what it’s made of (because there are many different types of plastic), if it’s sufficiently clean and if enough people will buy recycled products. Sukhbir Sandhu, Associate Professor in Sustainability, University of South Australia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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New Zealand utility to shut carbon, gas trading platform due to lack of interest

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-05-27 11:03
A New Zealand electricity company has announced it will close its gas and trading platform later this year after consulting with staff and being unable to find an interested party to acquire them.
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NZ Climate Change Commission chair to retire

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-05-27 10:12
The chair of New Zealand’s Climate Change Commission (CCC), Rod Carr, has confirmed he will retire from his role at the end of his term later this year, the government has announced.
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