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Virtual water trade (VWT) links local water withdrawal (WW) with distant consumption. Given the significant contradictions between China’s water demand and supply, it is urgent to clarify the responsibilities for...

Projections of European heat extremes have been widely explored in the context of continued global warming. However, analyses of recent Earth system model simulations point to substantial climatic changes over...

Degrading LIGO’s observations of gravitational waves would amount to “killing a newborn baby,” one astrophysicist says

This study introduces a novel dynamical climate change hotspot index standard Euclidean distance, capturing variations in temperature and precipitation through average, variability, and extreme values, and utilizes ensemble empirical mode...

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At the U.N. Ocean Conference, Tonga’s princess called for recognition of whales’ legal rights. The move is one of several rights of nature initiatives happening at the conference.By Katie SurmaTonga,...

It has been found that the quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) in the stratosphere have an important impact on the Madden Julian oscillation (MJO). In this study, we show that there is...

Accurate, reliable and updated information support effective decision-making by reducing uncertainty and enabling informed choices. Multiple crises threaten the sustainability of our societies and pose at risk the planetary boundaries,...

Strategies to combat heat stress have trade-offs, so context is key when trying them, experts say.By Kiley PricePeople across the United States are in for another scorcher of a summer,...

Efforts to improve the rigor of research may have unwittingly handed the administration a way to attack science

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Where cattle production expands into natural ecosystems, it typically leads to stark social–ecological impacts, including greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity losses, and ecosystem degradation. This is particularly the case in South...

Crop water productivity (CWP) metrics can reveal how the dynamics of crop production and water use change across space and time. We use field-scale satellite inputs from 2016–2021 to estimate...

Dozens of students and recent graduates have deepened their understanding of climate change reporting since the fellowship program began.By ICN EditorsEleven young journalists are joining Inside Climate News as reporting...

U.S. production of biofuels has increased more than fivefold in the past two decades and nowhere has felt the impact more than the Midwest — especially among farmers and rural...

Human-caused emissions of aerosols – tiny, light‑scattering particles produced mainly by burning fossil fuels – have long acted as an invisible brake on global warming.  This is largely because they absorb...

Tracy Kajumba is the director for the Least Developed Countries initiative for Effective Adaptation and Resilience (LIFE-AR) interim secretariat and a member of the climate change research group at the...

漫步在有着中国“新能源汽车第一城”之称的深圳街头，你不会错过停放在路边的大量新能源汽车，以及宣传“绿色低碳”生活方式的标语。 深圳是一座紧邻香港的城市，有着1800万人口。这座城市因40多年前成为中国的改革开放试验田而闻名。 如今，它在碳减排方面也走在前列，是中国“低碳城市”建设的“试点”地区之一。 深圳是中国首个将公交车、出租车和网约车全部实现电气化的城市。2024年，深圳新车销量中有约77%为新能源汽车，远高于48%的全国平均水平。 深圳还率先设立了碳排放总量控制机制，推动“能耗双控”向“碳排放双控”转型——这比全国层面出台碳排放总量控制政策更早。 上微信关注《碳简报》 此外，深圳的地方性碳排放权交易市场（ETS）和“绿色债券”也都早于国家层面推出。 尽管深圳在碳减排领域很早就采取了措施，但一些专家对Carbon Brief表示，深圳的政策——这被当地政府称为“深圳模式”——很难在中国其他进行低碳转型的城市复制。 Carbon Brief回顾了深圳在低碳转型方面迄今为止所做的努力，并评估了其减排成效。 电动交通 官方智库中国（深圳）综合开发研究院财税贸易与产业发展研究中心主任韦福雷对Carbon Brief表示，深圳的低碳转型并非一蹴而就，而是建立在早期规划、政府支持和市场驱动相结合的基础上。 深圳的低碳转型始于21世纪初，当时该市的空气重污染天数达到峰值。 BBC新闻2017年的一篇报道称，经过十年的污染治理，深圳的空气污染程度“下降了近一半”。 报道称，这一成果很大程度上源于其“产业基础”的改变，也使深圳成为全国首批“低碳城市”之一。 这一时期，当地官员们制定了“低碳发展”战略，其中包括培育一批“战略性新兴产业”，如“信息通信技术”。这些产业后来为深圳包括新能源汽车行业在内的低碳行业提供了核心技术支持。 例如，目前全球领先的电动汽车巨头比亚迪，正是在这样的背景下诞生于深圳的。 韦福雷指出：“有了这种‘产业基因’，深圳只需把产业链重新梳理一遍，，就能快速满足新能源汽车行业（在2020年代）的新需求。” 尽管人口仅占全国约1%，但2025年深圳地方“两会”上的政府工作报告显示，该市在2024年的新能源汽车产量占到全国的22%。 报告同时称，深圳将在未来一年启动大约100个“气候投融资项目”，计划新增“绿色贷款”约1800亿元人民币（约合240亿美元）。 能源与清洁空气研究中心（CREA）分析师和中国团队负责人沈昕一对Carbon Brief说，深圳地方政府在扶持新兴产业方面经验丰富。 她说：“20年前，风电、太阳能发电，以及电动汽车，都还是需要大量投资和技术研发的新兴行业……当时的失败风险很高，但深圳市政府敢于推出很多创新政策加以扶持。” 新能源汽车企业的迅猛发展带动本地市场中新能源汽车占比持续上升。除了国家层面的补贴，地方政府也在生产和消费两端给予有力支持。 2024年，深圳销售的新车中约77%为新能源汽车，远高于48%的全国平均水平。 此外，深圳还率先实现了本市公交车、出租车和网约车全部电气化，是中国首个做到这一点的城市。 伦敦大学学院（UCL）可持续基建、经济与金融学讲师郑赫然向Carbon Brief指出，“更环保的交通车队”加快了深圳的低碳转型步伐，因为一座城市的低碳转型主要依赖两个关键方面——“交通转型”和“产业脱碳”。...

Investment is pouring into companies promising to geoengineer a rapid change in the pH of our waters – but critics are concerned at the speed at which unproven methods are...

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02354-6Climate change assessment reports are increasing in complexity as the knowledge base grows exponentially. In this Perspective, the authors advocate, and provide...

Neighbors of the Pattison Co. quarry say the Department of Natural Resources is failing to meaningfully investigate the potential consequences on aquifers as it considers granting a mammoth water withdrawal...

On the anniversary of the Antiquities Act, the law that allows presidents to create monuments, locals gathered at sites across the nation to urge for their protection.By Wyatt MyskowIRONWOOD FOREST...

The Supreme Court declined to hear a religious freedom case against the Resolution Copper mine proposed for Oak Flat, but two more lawsuits against the project aim to prevent the...

Wood pellets, by design, are highly flammable. The small pieces of compressed woody leftovers, like sawdust, are used in everything from home heating to grilling. But their flammable nature has...