$370 billion of climate spending offers to transform the economy and reduce emissions, despite concessions to fossil fuels. By Tan Copsey, August 16, 2022Democratic Senator Ed Markey, a veteran advocate for clean energy and environmental action in the US, takes a selfie with climate activists after the senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act on 7 August (Image: Bill Clark / Alamy)When Build Back Better was killed by Joe Manchin,
Barriers to the work of global south researchers make accurate climate projections more difficult and limit the ability of countries to adapt, writes Isabella Kaminski. By Isabella Kaminski, August 15, 2022Keafon Jumbam, a wildlife conservation physiologist, reads data from a weather station in the Kalahari, South Africa. The global south is underrepresented in international climate science. (Image: Kristin Palitza / Alamy)The mountain
Dear Jon,As an environmental professional, I read about the impacts of climate change every day. Therefore, I hope you can forgive me when I say that I’m not always excited to read the latest United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report. If you’re like me and had the urge to skip this week’s release — don’t! There is good news in it. The scientific community agrees that we already have the solutions
Competition with native wildlife could deter efforts to boost populations of the famous black-and-white bear in its native habitat. BYKYLE OBERMANN, SEPTEMBER 1, 2021A captive giant panda and her cub explore their enclosure at the Wolong China Conservation and Research Center in Sichuan Province.PHOTOGRAPH BY AMI VITALE, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTIONHONG KONG The giant panda, China’s national animal, is a global symbol of cuteness. But
