By 2050, extreme sea-level events that used to occur once in a century, including intense storms and drastic reductions in marine life, will happen every year on many coasts. Indeed,
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A new article published on 18 September in Nature presents a set of “troubling charts” outlining the lack of progress nations have made in limiting greenhouse gas emissions. The infographic
A more ambitious shift in diets around the world will be needed to meet both sustainability and dietary health goals, according to a new study published last month in Global
Carbon taxes not sufficient to meet the targets set out by the Paris Agreement, according to a new study published on 4 September in the journal Joule (1). Putting a
So far, there is no proof that microplastics in drinking water pose a risk to human health, according to a new safety review into the potential risks of plastic in
Plastics not only pollute oceans and land, and even animals, but new research shows microplastic contamination in the atmosphere – and indeed, the air we breathe. And microplastics are also
Tropical coral reefs are “in jeopardy” unless we take drastic actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a landmark study on how to save coral reefs in the Indian
On 8 august 2019, the IPCC published its report “ Climate Change and Land”. It is one of three special reports that the IPCC is preparing during the current Sixth
Leading researchers warn efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions will fall short without significant changes to agriculture, land use, and human consumption, according to the latest comprehensive high-level report by
While the European Union (EU) has progressively integrated several mechanisms to support the environment, proposals for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020 are unlikely to improve the environmental, economic, and