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Securing Global Net Zero: Universities Have Solutions

The 50 universities across the world who form the International Universities Climate Alliance are all working on ways we can secure global net zero. The Alliance was established in April 2020 and is convened by the University of New South Wales in Sydney.

29 Oct 2021

Reviews Reinforce the Need to Reduce Climate Change Impact on Vital Carbon Sinks

A set of scientific reviews published today reinforces the urgent need for global action to reduce the impact of climate change on vital carbon sinks, our oceans and the Arctic.

28 Oct 2021

University of Toronto Committed to Divest from Investments in Fossil Fuel Companies

The University of Toronto is committing to divest from investments in fossil fuel companies in its $4.0-billion endowment fund beginning immediately.

28 Oct 2021

Reducing Methane Emissions Could Slow Climate Change

Methane is the second most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide. Although some emissions are natural, most are driven by human activity, and rapidly slashing emissions could help slow global warming, experts say.

28 Oct 2021

New Climate Giant Project Offers Businesses the Chance to Make a Whale-sized Climate Impact

On the eve of the COP26 summit, marine charity Whale and Dolphin Conservation is encouraging businesses who want to take effective environmental action to join a new Climate Giant Project and help unlock the potential of the world’s largest nature-based solution to the climate crisis - the ocean.

28 Oct 2021

Researcher Seeks to Improve Climate Models for Future Water Projections

According to a wider scientific consensus, the western part of the United States will have less water and the northeastern United States will have more due to climate change.

27 Oct 2021

Climate Change: A Major Cause Affecting Rain in the U.S. Corn Belt

According to a new study by scientists from Penn State, air humidity is highly significant compared to soil moisture in affecting whether it rains in the U.S. Corn Belt—an agricultural region located in the Midwest, extending from Indiana to Nebraska, and accountable for over 35% of the most essential grain crop in the world.

26 Oct 2021