Recalculating the Climate Math The numbers on global warming are even scarier than we thought. BY BILL MCKIBBEN September 22, 2016 Scientists say that to have even a two-thirds chance of staying below a global increase of two degrees Celsius, we can release 800 gigatons more CO2 into the atmosphere. But the Rystad data shows…
Making Paris Work Steven Herz (Sierra Club) October 24, 2016 Abstract: The Paris Agreement was a critical step forward in the global fight against climate change. But even as the Agreement enters into force, it is unclear how it can achieve its ambitious collective goals within a framework that affords nearly unfettered flexibility to countries…
Trees and plants reached ‘peak carbon’ 10 years ago See the article by Kate Ravilious at COSMOS Magazine A recent study has indicated that trees and plants may have reached their ‘peak carbon’ capacity 10 years ago; and for this reason the Earth might no longer have a strong terrestrial carbon sink. This may be called…
