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    Climate Change, Inspired By Banksy

    Climate Change, Inspired By Banksy

    Banksy, who infamously shredded his “Girl With Balloon” painting at an auction on Friday, has inspired people to whip up their own versions of the artwork. The images are centered around a timely and poignant theme: climate change. https://twitter.com/BridgeMuir/statuses/1049532444238475264 caption=”” photo_credit=”” On Sunday, the United Nations’ scientific panel issued a dire report that the world […]

    ‘Who Drew It?’ Trump Belittles UN Climate Report

    ‘Who Drew It?’ Trump Belittles UN Climate Report

    President Donald Trump cast skepticism about the landmark report from the United Nations’ scientific panel on how the world has just over a decade to limit catastrophic global warming. “It was given to me. And I want to look at who drew it. You know, which group drew it. I can give you reports that […]

    Australia to ‘Absolutely’ Exploit and Use Coal Despite IPCC Warning

    Australia to ‘Absolutely’ Exploit and Use Coal Despite IPCC Warning

    Australia’s coal-loving lawmakers dismissed the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) warning to phase out the polluting fossil fuel by 2050. In a recent interview with SkyNews, deputy prime minister Michael McCormack said Australia will “absolutely” continue to use and exploit its coal reserves regardless of what the IPCC report says. Scientists: We have 12 […]

    40 Scientists: Protecting Forests Is an Urgent Climate Issue

    40 Scientists: Protecting Forests Is an Urgent Climate Issue

    “Avoiding forest carbon emissions is just as urgent as halting fossil fuel use.” That’s the message contained in a statement written by 40 scientists from five different countries urging the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to consider preserving and regrowing forests as an important part of limiting global warming to 1.5° Celsius above pre-industrial […]

    Scientists, Governments Discuss Crucial IPCC Report on Climate Change

    Scientists, Governments Discuss Crucial IPCC Report on Climate Change

    The United Nations’ 48th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) opened its crucial meeting in Incheon, South Korea on Monday to deliver the authoritative, scientific guide for governments to stave off disastrous climate change. “This is one of the most important meetings in the IPCC’s history,” chair Hoesung Lee of South Korea […]

    These 100 Companies Are to Blame for 71% of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Since 1988

    These 100 Companies Are to Blame for 71% of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Since 1988

    New research claims that just 100 fossil fuel producers are to blame for 71 percent of industrial greenhouse gases since 1988, the year human-induced climate change was officially recognized through the establishment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Despite the landmark establishment, the oil, coal and gas industry has expanded significantly and has […]

    ExxonMobil Ignores IPCC Warning, Vows to Burn All Oil Reserves

    ExxonMobil Ignores IPCC Warning, Vows to Burn All Oil Reserves

    Yesterday the world’s leading climate scientists, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), published their final report in their recent trilogy of warnings about climate change. The latest authoritative document, produced by 1,250 international scientists and approved by nearly 200 governments, argued that climate change can be avoided if we move fast to decarbonise the […]