climate crisis

Methane 101: Understanding the Second Most Important Greenhouse Gas

Methane 101: Understanding the Second Most Important Greenhouse Gas

By Olivia Rosane and Cristen Hemingway Jaynes Quick Key Facts What Is Methane? What has no color or smell and is found in wetlands, cow burps and your basement furnace? The answer is methane — a powerful greenhouse gas that is the second most important contributor to the climate crisis after carbon dioxide (CO2). It […]

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    Extreme Weather Is Now Normal Weather in the UK: Met Office Report

    Extreme Weather Is Now Normal Weather in the UK: Met Office Report

    Extreme heat, excessive rainfall, ongoing droughts — these conditions are now considered the new normal, according to the latest State of the UK Climate report from the UK Met Office. The report highlights several alarming trends, including warming at the rate of 0.25°C per decade in the UK. The past three consecutive years have ranked […]

    UN Climate Expert Urges Criminalization of Fossil Fuel Disinformation to Protect Basic Human Rights

    UN Climate Expert Urges Criminalization of Fossil Fuel Disinformation to Protect Basic Human Rights

    United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights Elisa Morgera on Monday presented a new report to the General Assembly calling for the criminalization of spreading disinformation regarding the climate crisis, as well as a complete ban on fossil fuel lobbying and advertising by the industry. In The imperative of defossilizing our economies report, Morgera argues […]

    China Solar and Wind Installations Break More World Records

    China Solar and Wind Installations Break More World Records

    China is leading the world in new solar and wind installations and doing so at a record-shattering pace.  In May 2025 alone, the country added 93 gigawatts of solar capacity, or nearly 100 solar panels per second, and 26 gigawatts of wind capacity, or about 5,300 wind turbines. This breaks down to about one turbine […]

    Bee Hotels Can Help Native Pollinators Recover in the Wake of Climate-Fueled Wildfires: Study

    Bee Hotels Can Help Native Pollinators Recover in the Wake of Climate-Fueled Wildfires: Study

    Wild pollinator populations are declining all over the world, with increasingly severe climate change-fueled wildfires threatening their survival. These intense wildfires are also putting long-term ecosystem health and biodiversity at risk. Bee hotels are artificial nesting structures that have been specially designed to house cavity-nesting species. Often placed in backyards or gardens, they provide safe […]

    EV and Heat Pump Sales in the UK Are Higher Than Ever: CCC Report

    EV and Heat Pump Sales in the UK Are Higher Than Ever: CCC Report

    According to a new assessment from the independent Climate Change Committee (CCC), the UK is making strong progress on reducing emissions, particularly with higher electric vehicle and heat pump sales. However, these trends will need to continue to ramp up for the UK to meet climate goals, and the government will need to work toward […]