Climate Change

Tohoku University climate scientist Kunio Kaiho calculated the next mass extinction's timing, and according to the Japanese, whose work was published in the journal Biogeosciences, this won't happen before the year 2500.

Earth’s Sixth Mass Extinction Won’t Occur before 2500, Japanese Scientist Claims

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Tohoku University climate scientist Kunio Kaiho calculated the next mass extinction timing, and according to the Japanese, whose work was published in the journal Biogeosciences, this won’t happen before the year 2500. Over the past 540 million years, the Earth has experienced five mass extinctions, often accompanied by climate change. According to Kaiho, he assessed …

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Fertilizers have expanded food production, but agricultural intensification comes at a cost to the environment, climate, human, animal, and soil health,

Global Fertilizers Dependency a Challenge in Combating Climate Change

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The additional nutrients added to crops have caused the population to grow from 1.6 billion people in 1900 to almost 7.8 billion today. Fertilizers have expanded food production, but agricultural intensification comes at a cost to the environment, climate, human, animal, and soil health, according to Carbon Brief. Global fertilizer production accounts for about 1.4% …

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A special report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) says that nuclear power must "come back" and that its capacity will double between 2020 and 2050 as part of a global journey to zero emissions.

IEA Identifies Nuclear Power as Key to Achieving Climate Goals

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A special report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) says that nuclear power must “come back” and that its capacity will double between 2020 and 2050 as part of a global journey to zero emissions. According to the report “Nuclear Power and the Secure Energy Transition: From Today’s Challenges to Tomorrow’s Clean Energy Systems,” nuclear …

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G7 countries, on average, invest almost as much money in climate-damaging fuels - coal, oil and gas, as in the development of renewable energy sources, the German television channel ZDF notes.

G7 Countries Invest in Oil and Coal No Less than in Renewable Energy Sources

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G7 countries, on average, invest almost as much money in climate-damaging fuels – coal, oil and gas, as in the development of renewable energy sources, the German television channel ZDF notes. Citing a study by the New Economics Fund, the environmental organization Greenpeace reported that the seven leading industrialized countries are not investing even ten …

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