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greenhouse gas emissions
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Arctic tundra is now a source – not a sink – of carbon emissions
Arctic tundra in Siberia Shutterstock / Andrei Stepanov The Arctic tundra now emits more carbon dioxide and other…
Extreme heat may rapidly sap the ocean’s ability to absorb CO2
Last year, the ocean surface was much hotter than usual, as seen in July 2023 Copernicus Climate Change…
Ocean acidification is reaching deeper waters
Deep-sea coral reefs are at risk from acidification Howard Chew / Alamy Stock Photo Ocean acidification is sinking…
Crushed rocks outpace giant fans in race to remove CO2 from air
Spreading crushed basalt rock dust on fields UNDO Projects that spread rock dust on farms are removing more…
COP29: Satellites spot methane leaks – but ‘super-emitters’ don’t fix them
A methane plume at least 4.8 kilometres long billows into the atmosphere south of Tehran, Iran NASA/JPL-Caltech The…
Drought, fires and fossil fuels push CO2 emissions to a record high
Wildfires in the tropics drove some increase in CO2 emissions but the bulk was driven by burning fossil…
Carbon emissions are now growing faster than before the pandemic
Greenhouse gas emissions are still on the rise Weiquan Lin/Getty Images As the world emerged from the lockdowns…
Our efforts to cope with extreme temperatures are making them worse
Higher temperatures mean more use of air conditioning megapress images/Alamy When temperatures turn extreme, we rush to adjust…
Best case scenario for climate change is now 1.6°C of warming
The sun is setting on 1.5°C Taro Hama @ e-kamakura/Getty Images Humanity’s goal of limiting global warming to…
Rising methane emissions from wetlands may undermine climate targets
Countries are starting to take steps to cut human sources of methane emissions, but climate change is increasing…