Topic: compensate

The best climate solution you’ve never heard of Around the world, there are teams of people who are working to track down and destroy hidden sources of greenhouse gases – stopping them from harming the planet. Some of the gases, which are used in r...

So what has the rest of the world promised to do about climate change? Countries around the globe have made plans called Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to reduce carbon emissions. We take a look at some of the most significant Saudi Arabia, home of...

Climate change could cause ‘irreversible impacts’ to lake ecosystems New research shows that lake “stratification periods” – a seasonal separation of water into layers – will last longer in a warmer climate. These longer periods of stratification c...

Climate change is a major factor behind increased migration at U.S. southern border, experts say Hurricanes Eta and Iota struck Central America last November, bringing torrential rain, flash floods, landslides and crop damage across Honduras, El Salvador, Guat...

Can we reflect sunlight to fight climate change? Scientists eye aerosol shield for Earth. Could we slow down global warming by creating an aerosol reflector to deflect the sun’s rays away from Earth? This strategy — which is at an early phase of resear...

Can we fix the planet the same way we broke it? Every recent decade has been warmer than the decade before it. And as the climate continues to warm, more nations are looking to extreme measures to slow down the trend. While some of these solutions may sound li...

Greta Thunberg to testify in Congress on Earth Day The testimony will occur as President Joe Biden hosts a climate change summit with 40 world leaders. Teenage Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg will testify before Congress at an Earth Day hearing on Thur...

A Tale of 2 Climate Migrants The United States has done more to fuel climate migration than any other country on Earth, and yet it does not always welcome climate migrants Climate change is fueling longer dry spells, bigger floods, and more violent storms acro...

Apple’s $200 million fund aims to fight climate change and boost business New York (CNN Business)Apple has announced a $200 million investment fund designed to remove carbon emissions from the atmosphere and support sustainable forestry — and to genera...

Climate change is making your allergies worse The annual pollenocalypse is here. From Maine to Alabama, clouds of allergens like pollen are wafting over cities, leaving millions of people with watery eyes, headaches, and rashes. 2021 is shaping up to be yet an...

The Unexpected Ways Climate Change is Reshaping College Education In 2018, Scott McAulay had a “Wizard of Oz moment.” He was a final-year architecture student at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland when the U.N. published a report warning that the wo...

Climate Change Is Affecting Mental Health — Here’s What You Can Do About It Humans aren’t well-equipped to deal with such a dangerous existential threat over a long period of time. When Sandy Rosenthal and her husband heard that Hurricane Katrina was on ...

Southeast Asia’s largest bank DBS to phase out thermal coal financing Singapore bank DBS Group (DBSM.SI) said on Friday it would phase out financing for customers that derived revenue from thermal coal and had committed to zero exposure to the sector by ...

Changes in migratory bird patterns likely caused by climate change, study finds Capital News Service Migratory bird patterns are shifting as temperatures increase in North America, leaving birds to find new sources of food and adjust to the warmer climate, acc...

The ongoing search for the perfect climate change metaphor When scientists, environmentalists and marketers talk about climate change, they often do it metaphorically. The atmosphere is a kind of greenhouse. Carbon dioxide is like a heat-trapping blanket. Clim...

BOJ’s Kuroda signals room to debate monetary policy role in climate change TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Friday he hopes to deepen debate with global policymakers on what role monetary policy can play in addressin...

The Story Behind TIME’s ‘Climate Is Everything’ Cover To illustrate the dramatic effects of climate change on our interconnected world for the April 26 issue of TIME, we turned the cover canvas over to “an artist who paints without a paintb...

JPMorgan pledges $2.5 trillion over the next decade toward climate change JPMorgan Chase said Thursday it will commit more than $2.5 trillion over the next decade toward long-term solutions that tackle climate action and contribute to sustainable development. ...

Carbon tax could help Asian countries hit climate targets: IMF WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A carbon price that starts low and rises steadily could help Asian countries reach their targets under the Paris climate accord over the next decade, the head of the In...

As climate change threatens world peace, Japan must face up to risk Suga needs to work with Biden on security strategies that include global warming TOKYO — Almost a decade ago, then-President Barack Obama’s White House cited climate change as a &#...