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Agriculture & Climate

Agriculture plays a unique role in climate change - while it is a driver of emissions, it also has the potential to be a solution to global warming, by drawing down and storing carbon in the soil. There are a …
News, Science

Unexpected Surge in Atmospheric Methane

Summary A dramatic and surprising surge in atmospheric methane has emerged over the past several years. If not mitigated, this new trend could off-set the gains anticipated from the Paris Climate Agreement. In response, scientists have begun ringing alarm bells …
Food

Green New Meal

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Clean Energy
Energy

Where the Clean Energy Jobs Are: 2019

Click here for the most recent data released in March 2020. Over 3 million people currently work in wind, solar, efficiency and other clean energy fields, according to the 2019 US Energy and Employment Report, which uses data from 2018. That's …
Climate Assessment
News, Science

4th U.S. National Climate Assessment Vol.II: Main Messages

Trump Administration Climate Report: It’s Real, It’s Here, It’s Because of Fossil Fuels. And The Sooner We Fix It, The Better. The National Climate Assessment (NCA) is a congressionally-mandated report released at least every four years on what the past, …
National Climate Assessment
Science

4th U.S. National Climate Assessment Vol. II: Notable Findings

NCA4, Part Two: Impacts, Risks and Adaptation How Climate Change is harming humanity, shaping societies and endangering environments The Trump Administration’s recently published 4th National Climate Assessment Volume II, on climate impacts, risks and adaptation covers 19 national topics and …

1.5°C
The IPCC

Comparing climate impacts at 1.5°C, 2°C, 3°C and 4°C

On Oct. 8, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the much anticipated Special Report on 1.5°C in Incheon, South Korea. The report shows that climate change has already caused global temperatures to rise about 1°C above pre-industrial levels. Unless emissions …
International

Expert briefing on 1.5C

Exclusive Briefing on IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C Transcript has been edited for clarity Moderator: Good evening from Incheon and good morning to all of you back in the U.S. I’m Bridgette Burkholder and I’ll be moderating the call today. …