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‘The Greatest Mistake of His Premiership’: UK’s Sunak Rolls Back Net Zero Plans

‘The Greatest Mistake of His Premiership’: UK’s Sunak Rolls Back Net Zero Plans

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced changes to Britain’s plans for addressing the climate crisis that effectively water down earlier commitments by delaying targets and relaxing the energy transition timeline. Sunak said the ban on sales of new gas-powered vehicles would be extended from 2030 to 2035, citing the “unacceptable costs” the energy transition […]

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    Antarctic Sea Ice Hits ‘Almost Mind Blowing’ New Low

    Antarctic Sea Ice Hits ‘Almost Mind Blowing’ New Low

    Recent satellite data from the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center shows that Antarctic sea ice extent is far below any level ever recorded. The continent’s sea ice is an important regulator of Earth’s temperature by not only lowering the temperature of the water below, but also reflecting the sun’s rays back into the […]

    El Niño 95% Likely to Continue Through March 2024: Climate Prediction Center

    El Niño 95% Likely to Continue Through March 2024: Climate Prediction Center

    The Climate Prediction Center (CPC), part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service, has issued an El Niño Advisory that predicts an over 95% chance that the El Niño climate pattern will continue through winter to March 2024. “In August, sea surface temperatures (SSTs) were above average across the equatorial Pacific […]

    Six of Nine Planetary Boundaries Have Now Been Exceeded, Study Says

    Six of Nine Planetary Boundaries Have Now Been Exceeded, Study Says

    A new study by an international team of 29 scientists from eight countries provides the third update to the planetary boundaries framework. The update shows how human activities are increasingly impacting our planet, thus augmenting the risk of triggering drastic changes in Earth’s overall conditions. The nine planetary boundaries represent the limits within which humans […]