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To fix the world’s problems, we need both optimism and pessimism
This year will be remembered for many pioneering events, from the first private landing on the moon (see…
After another dire year for the environment, here’s to better times
A climate protestor with a sign referencing the film Don’t Look Up Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire/Alamy Writing about…
Mayors are the leaders we need to help fight climate change
It hasn’t been a good year for people who care about climate change. A hoped-for peak in carbon…
Humanity has warmed the planet by 1.5°C since 1700
Bubbles trapped in Antarctic ice were used to estimate past temperatures aldiami/Andreas Alexander/Alamy Humans have already caused approximately…
The Burning Earth review: How colonialism and industrialisation fuelled the climate crisis
Industrial smoke rises near New Zealand’s Kaikoura mountains Colin Monteath/Minden Pictures/Alamy The Burning EarthSunil Amrith (Allen Lane (UK);…
Plan to refreeze Arctic sea ice shows promise in first tests
Seawater is pumped onto the snow covering the sea ice in an effort to thicken the ice Real…
The 1.5°C target is dead, but climate action needn’t be
AP Photo/Francois Mori, File/Alamy As the COP26 climate negotiations were taking place in Glasgow, UK, in November 2021,…
Photos of a rusting Alaskan river win New Scientist Editors Award
Looking at this braided orange river bordered by lush green, you could mistake the scene for just another…
Don’t be fooled by El Niño’s end – net zero is more urgent than ever
md zakirul mazed konok/Alamy The past few years have seen a significant rise in inflation in many countries,…
Old-fashioned pessimism might actually help us fight climate change
Pessimism is a dirty word in climate policy circles. There are good reasons for this, not least that…