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Britain's multi-layered strategy—including single-use plastic bans, bag charges, chemical recycling, and community clean-ups—still contends with 5 million tons of annual plastic consumption that largely reaches oceans and persists for centuries.
Can organic amendments deliver both GHG cuts and higher productivity in dryland farming?
Nepal is converting the Bhotekoshi River disaster into a platform for climate justice, highlighting its 0.1% share of global emissions while demanding...
Wildfires and heatwaves supercharged by climate change are erasing decades of air quality progress in Europe and North America.
A short-term warming trend will build through midweek, with inland valleys potentially hitting 100-103°F on Wednesday before rapid cooling brings...
Monitoring polar bear populations delivers critical data on climate impacts, serving as a compass for conservation strategies and policies in the...
Hurricane Lala stripped leaves from trees and left seabird chicks dead along shorelines at Laysan Island in Papahānaumokuākea, creating a...
Can solar-integrated greenhouses improve both agricultural productivity and energy sustainability?
Bar Harbor's 1,000-passenger cap has driven large cruise ships away, with none booked for 2027 despite applications, as lines seek friendlier ports...
Belgian researchers used ecological niche models on 800,000+ records to compare historical climate against a no-warming counterfactual, isolating...
Crossing 1.5°C is now likely within years, yet an overshoot, peak, and decline pathway can still minimise the peak and return temperatures below the...
Even small amounts of ocean plastic can alter southern giant petrel chick growth via parental regurgitation, acting as a biological threat before visible pollution builds up. This positions the species as a sentinel for wider marine ecosystem risks.
Consumer resistance to zero-emission vehicles shows up clearly when support programs disappear: ZEV market share fell 5.5% year-over-year after one...
An additional half-degree of warming can trigger outsized climate extremes with devastating agricultural consequences, including reduced crop yields and increased irrigation demands.
Hawaii's economy loses $5 billion yearly to imported fossil fuels, undermining resilience.
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Global Plastic Overshoot Day arrived on 6 September as waste production outstripped management capacity, sending nearly 72 million tonnes into the environment this year. Recycling cannot close the gap; source reduction remains essential.
A novel framework integrates seasonality and resilience to analyze regional metabolic responses to climate change in China, shedding light on sustainable development hurdles across diverse areas.
Agriculture delivers cost-effective GHG mitigation potential comparable to energy, transport, and industry sectors, reaching 1,500–4,300 Mt CO<sub>2</sub>e/yr at US$20–100/t CO<sub>2</sub>e prices.
The Ganges River dolphin, a flagship freshwater species, faces acute threats from untreated sewage, industrial effluents, and dam-induced habitat...
