“Whereas plant respiration rates increase with rising temperature, plant leaves become less sensitive to this effect as they warm.” Continue reading More settled science: Plants less sensitive as it warms
Category: Climate & Energy
Claim: Vegetarianism will save the planet
Not that any of the this analysis has real-world merit, but if people live longer, they will just produce more CO2. Continue reading Claim: Vegetarianism will save the planet
Claim: Human carbon release rate is unprecedented in the past 66 million years of Earth’s history
” Their findings suggest humans are releasing carbon about 10 times faster than during any event in the past 66 million years.” Continue reading Claim: Human carbon release rate is unprecedented in the past 66 million years of Earth’s history
Claim: Global warming pushes wines into uncharted terroir
” “Some people may still be skeptical about global warming, but not anyone in the wine industry.” Continue reading Claim: Global warming pushes wines into uncharted terroir
Germans Worry ‘Climate Dictatorship’ Will Trash Their Economy
Everyone should be concerned. Continue reading Germans Worry ‘Climate Dictatorship’ Will Trash Their Economy
Claim: Protecting 30 percent of the ocean has many benefits, study suggests
Brexit a threat to Paris deal, says UK climate advisor
Then don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Britain. Continue reading Brexit a threat to Paris deal, says UK climate advisor
100 days since the Paris climate deal: What has changed?
“Here’s a quick trip around the world, showing what’s changed since the Paris Agreement was finalized in mid-December.” Continue reading 100 days since the Paris climate deal: What has changed?
Organic farming in the EU
“In the European Union, the use of organic agricultural land has almost doubled in recent years.” Continue reading Organic farming in the EU
El Niño Upsets Seasons and Upends Lives Worldwide
“The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said this month that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere — an important climate-change measurement — had the greatest year-to-year increase in 56 years, and that the rise was partly because of the effect of El Niño-related weather on vegetation.” Continue reading El Niño Upsets Seasons and Upends Lives Worldwide
Amid a Graying Fleet of Nuclear Plants, a Hunt for Solutions
“The industry and the Department of Energy are also pinning their hopes on the development of less conventional reactor designs that are meant to be safer and cheaper to build and operate.” Continue reading Amid a Graying Fleet of Nuclear Plants, a Hunt for Solutions
As Coal’s Future Grows Murkier, Banks Pull Financing
“Coal is part of our future, and I think the banks are taking a shortsighted view.” Continue reading As Coal’s Future Grows Murkier, Banks Pull Financing