Intempéries

Carbon Brief provides an updated analysis of when the world will likely exceed the Paris 1.5C limit

World Meteorological Organization sees ‘no end in sight to the rising trend’, largely driven by fossil fuel burning

A coalition of British Columbians are organizing their municipalities to take oil and gas companies to court over the costs of the climate crisis

In March and April 2023, some Earth scientists began to point out that average sea surface temperatures had surpassed the highest levels seen in a key data record maintained by NOAA. Months later, they remain at record levels, with global sea surface temperatures 0.99°C (1.78°F) above average in July. That was the fourth consecutive month they were at record levels.

La révision de la réglementation Reach, nécessaire pour répondre à l’ambition européenne d’éliminer les substances chimiques les plus toxiques, a été reportée à fin 2023. Il y a pourtant urgence.

With the continent holding enough ice to raise sea levels by many metres if it was to melt, polar scientists are scrambling for answers

L’étendue de la pollution aux PFAS en Europe est révélée dans une cartographie inédite réalisée par un consortium de journaux au terme d’une enquête approfondie. La Flandre fait partie des régions particulièrement concernées.

À l’approche des élections européennes du printemps 2024, les militants craignent que la présidente de la Commission européenne, Ursula von der Leyen, ne cherche à satisfaire sa base électorale en Allemagne en adoptant une approche souple en matière de réglementation des substances chimiques.

Global coal demand is set to increase only marginally in 2022 but enough to push it to an all-time high amid the energy crisis, according to a new IEA report, which forecasts the world’s coal consumption will remain at similar levels in the following years in the absence of stronger efforts to accelerate the transition to clean energy.

Many countries' pledges to get to net zero greenhouse gas emissions rely partly on removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, using methods such as planting trees and restoring degraded ecosystems. But a report out today has revealed they are relying too heavily on these carbon drawdown schemes to fulfil these promises. The Land Gap Report, which was released today by the University of Melbourne and includes input from more than 20 international researchers, has calculated countries would collectively need 1.2 billion hectares of land to meet their Paris Agreement goals.