Can we trust Google’s carbon footprint calculations?

Can we trust Google’s carbon footprint calcul...

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Your Questions: The jobs of the future, nitrous oxide, ice cores

We answer YOUR climate questions – on everything from “green” careers to ice cores to the world’s electricity challenge! In this edition of The Climate Question, Host Graihagh Jackson explores your climate-related headscratchers. Her panel chat about the new jobs that will open u ...  عرض المزيد

What made the floods in South East Asia so deadly?

Storms, cyclones and flooding in South East Asia have killed close to 2000 people, devastating communities across Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Scientists warn climate change is reshaping weather patterns, increasing the risk of heavier rainfall and more destructiv ...  عرض المزيد

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Geoengineering The Planet
Discovery

Even with the best efforts, it will be decades before we see any change in global temperatures through our mitigation efforts. Given the pace of global heating and the time lag before our emissions reductions have any impact, scientists are exploring additional ways of reducing g ...  عرض المزيد

TED Climate: Tracking the whole world's carbon emissions -- with satellites and AI | Gavin McCormick
Speed & Scale

What we know today about global greenhouse gas emissions is mostly self-reported by countries, and those numbers (sometimes tallied manually on paper!) are often inaccurate and prone to manipulation. If we really want to get serious about fighting climate change, we need a way ...

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Can flying go green?
Business Daily

Paying extra to offset your carbon emissions may sound like a good idea. But does planting trees or paying to save a rainforest actually reduce your carbon footprint? Travel writer Manchán Magan and climate scientist Thales West explain why they're sceptical. We also hear from on ...  عرض المزيد

Jet fuel from thin air
Unexpected Elements

Scientists in Switzerland have developed a system which uses solar energy to extract gases such as hydrogen and carbon dioxide from the air and turns them into fuels for transport. So far they have only made small quantities in experimental reactors, however they say with the rig ...  عرض المزيد