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World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam
Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study showsThe world’s richest 1% have used up...
New hepatitis B drug could help ‘functionally cure’ some patients
Scientists welcome GSK announcement that two trials succeeded—even though data are still lacking
Oil Executives Non-Committal to Trump’s Venezuela Pitch at the White House
Exxon CEO Darren Woods called Venezuela “uninvestable” at present and others expressed caution in response to the president’s overtures to pour billions of dollars into...
Assessment of compound hot-dry events in lakes across global drylands
Lake hot events (months with abnormally high lake surface water temperature) and dry events (months with abnormally low lake surface extent) can individually cause significant...
Burning Plastic Waste for Household Fuel Endangers Millions
People in low-income urban communities in the Global South without access to reliable energy sources are burning the toxic plastic waste inundating their communities to...
Dynamics of land transformation and carbon stock loss from nickel laterite open-pit mining in Indonesia
Global demands for nickel—a key energy transition metal—have notably risen in recent years, positioning Indonesia as the world’s major supplier. Nickel in Indonesia occurs in...
AIMES: an enhanced monitoring system for environmental suitability of Aedes-borne diseases
Aedes-borne diseases, such as dengue, Zika, and chikungunya, pose a significant threat to millions of people worldwide each year. Considering the relationships between the emergence...
Recent accelerated drying in southwest China dominated by anthropogenic aerosol forcing
Southwest China (SWC) has experienced a significant drying trend in recent decades, which poses considerable challenges for ecosystems, agriculture, and water resource management. While human...
Network structure matters: how coordination and cooperation mechanisms drive solar-battery co-adoption
Battery storage can mitigate solar photovoltaic intermittency while enhancing household energy resilience, yet factors accelerating their co-adoption remain understudied. While networks are recognized as key...
Evaluating a landscape-scale model to forecast wheat stem rust
Wheat stem rust is a fungal disease that can cause total loss of a wheat crop. Outbreaks are typically far-reaching because infectious spores can disperse...
Century-scale attribution and constrained projection of temperature extremes in eastern China
Attribution of historical climate changes is particularly challenging for periods before the mid-20th century due to sparse and low-quality observational data, raising questions about which...
Mobile homes already have huge utility bills. Congress may make it worse.
On Friday morning, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill that would get the Department of Energy out of the business of energy standards...
Ocean Warming Breaks Record for Ninth Straight Year
Scientists warn the ocean’s accumulation of energy is fueling extreme weather patterns and destabilizing marine ecosystems.By Johnny SturgeonEvery second of last year, the Earth’s oceans...
Efficacy of individual and combined terrestrial and marine carbon dioxide removal
Limiting global temperature rise below 2 °C requires significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and large-scale carbon dioxide removal (CDR). This study assesses the CO2...
Alkalinity enhancement in subduction regions and the global ocean: efficiency, earth system feedbacks, and scenario sensitivity
Ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) refers to the addition of alkaline material to the surface ocean, which shifts carbonate chemistry towards more oceanic uptake of atmospheric...
DeBriefed 9 January 2026: US to exit global climate treaty; Venezuelan oil ‘uncertainty’; ‘Hardest truth’ for Africa’s energy transition
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week US to pull out from UNFCC, IPCC...
Q&A: What Trump’s US exit from UNFCCC and IPCC could mean for climate action
The Trump administration in the US has announced its intention to withdraw from the UN’s landmark climate treaty, alongside 65 other international bodies that “no...
CJA Condemns Trump’s Move to Pull the US out of International Bodies
Trump has withdrawn the U.S. from the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) along with 65 other international bodies, treaties, and organizations that...
In the Quest for Protein, Don’t Forget Plants
One of the biggest food trends right now seems to be protein. Everyone from social media influencers to food companies to governments are telling us...
As the Trump Administration Withdraws from Climate Treaties, Legal Scholars Debate Whether—and How—It Can Do So
The Supreme Court has yet to decide if a president can exit international treaties the Senate has ratified, saying it’s a political question.By Georgina GustinAfter...
Rethinking How to Measure Circular Food Systems: Lessons from the Circular Food Systems for Rwanda Annual Learning Event
The Circular Food Systems for Rwanda (CIRF) project held its annual learning event from Oct. 21-Oct. 23, 2025, in Kigali, Rwanda. The main objective was...
World’s oldest whale harpoons discovered in Brazil
Far from the icy Arctic, ancient South Americans hunted whales using whalebone tools
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