Investing in the climate
“Sustainable investing” is a valuable way for climate scientists to have an influence on financial markets, claim Quintin Rayer and Richard Millar
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Growing risk of extreme heat and humidity
Hazards multiply when extreme heat and humidity join in lethal combination. Scientists now know exactly where this twin danger could be greatest
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Plants may absorb less carbon under climate change
Higher concentrations of carbon dioxide likely to enhance limit on photosynthesis
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Climate strategy needs tailoring to poorest
Climate change presents a dilemma. Inaction means ultimate catastrophe. But before then an ill-considered climate strategy could harm the poorest even more
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Hotter temperatures reduce food and traffic regulation
Police officers and food safety inspectors in US less active under environmental stress
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India could meet its Paris climate pledge
Energy emissions in 2030 may be double 2012 levels or less, thanks to low demand for electricity and faster transition to renewables
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Hothouse Earth could soon be unavoidable
Researchers say the world may be approaching a tipping point, followed by a dangerous slide towards Hothouse Earth, an overheated planet
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Geoengineering may not help crop yield
Scattering of sunlight by stratospheric aerosols could cancel out yield benefit from temperature reduction, study finds
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Adding regulation to short-term climate policy mix could help long-term goals
Global carbon pricing cost-effective but not realistic in near future, according to team
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Fish can’t smell well in more acidic seas
If you can’t smell food, you’re in trouble, and it’s worse if you can’t scent danger
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