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China’s New Carbon Pledge Puts the US Clean Power Plan to Shame

In the wake of yet another bout of devastating smog, China announced today that it plans cut its power sector emissions 60% by 2020, a promise that puts the US Clean Power Planto shame. If fulfilled, the pledge would make a major dent in global carbon pollution. China’s cabinet made the announcement at the COP21…

Climate Change Maddie Stone Dec 2

Paris Is Covered In Fake Ads That Mock the Climate Talks’ Corporate Sponsors

UK-based activist group Brandalism has peppered the streets of Paris with 600 fake outdoor ads meant to expose the hypocrisy of COP21 Climate Conference corporate sponsors. The fake, unauthorized outdoor ads were strategically placed around Paris this past weekend, and were made to look nearly identical to the originals. The ads were prepared by an…

Climate Change George Dvorsky Dec 1

In Pictures: China Is Enveloped In Thick and Dangerous Smog

Beijing is currently choking on a thick smog, with air pollution in the city over 20 times the safe levels defined by the World Health Organisation. This is what it looks like. As the world’s governments gather in Paris to decide the future of our planet, there’s an all too obvious reminder of pollution hanging…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Dec 1

7 Installations Protesting Climate Change In Paris, Even If Actual Protesters Can’t

The entire world is watching as politicians pour into Paris today to decide the future of the Earth. But you might have missed what’s going on outside the summit, where dozens of activists and artists have transformed the city with installations about climate change. Many of the protests and marches that would normally go on…

Climate Change Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Nov 30

How Much Carbon Will Be Emitted By People Travelling to the Paris Climate Talks?

With attendees from 195 countries convening Paris this week for the UN’s COP21 climate talks, it’s definitely fair to wonder if all that traveling might actually be a bad thing for the climate. Wired did the math. Although many of the events around the talks have been scaled back or cancelled after the attacks earlier…

Climate Change Alissa Walker Nov 30

We’re Spending the Next Two Weeks Envisioning Our Future Earth

Right now, leaders from 195 countries are meeting in Paris to map out a plan for the planet’s future. Nothing like this has ever happened in our lifetimes—and it’s surely just the beginning of a long process that will consume the years ahead. As Gizmodo’s Maddie Stone puts it in her must-read introduction to why…

Climate Change Alissa Walker Nov 30

The Future of the Earth Will Be Decided This Week

The signs of climate change are all around us, and at long last, the world is taking action. This week, leaders from 196 countries are meeting in Paris to negotiate a historic climate treaty that could steer humanity away from dangerous global warming and toward a low-carbon future. Climate change is a big story—the biggest…

Climate Change Maddie Stone Nov 30

Zuckerberg, Gates and Bezos Launch Massive Clean Energy Fund

Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates have announced that they’re joining forces with other big names in the world of technology to create a new fund that will encourage private investment in clean energy. The Breakthrough Energy Coalition, announced by Zuckerberg in a Facebook post, will “invest in ideas that have the potential to transform the…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Nov 30

Canada Knows How to Party While Protesting Climate Change Inaction

This weekend, Climate March happened all over the world as restless citizens reminded their governments that they deeply care about the future of their planet. Here’s what we saw on the streets of Vancouver, British Columbia. The family that protests together stays together. Image credit: Mika McKinnon Vancouver’s Climate March happened at an interesting juncture…

Tech News Mika McKinnon Nov 30

Watch 25 Years of Glacier Movement in Under a Second

Ever wondered just how much glaciers move over the decades? Well, this gid shows 25 years of motion of glaciers on the Karakoram mountain range of Asia in just 0.7 seconds. Created by Frank Paul, a glaciologist at the University of Zurich in Switzerland, the gif uses images taken by three different USGS/NASA Landsat satellites,…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Nov 26

2015 Is Set To Be the Warmest Year on Record

The World Meteorological Organization has announced that, according to the data it’s collected so far this year, 2015 looks let to have the highest global average surface temperature on record. In report published this morning, the Organization points out that it expects the temperature reach a symbolic high that is 1° Celsius above those recorded…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Nov 25

The UK Is Shutting Down All Its Coal Power Stations

The British Government has announced that it plans to shut down all of its coal-powered fire stations by 2025, with restrictions put on their use as early as 2023. The UK’s 15 remaining coal power stations currently account for 28 percent of the nation’s energy production. The country’s Energy and Climate Change Secretary Amber Rudd,…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Nov 18

China’s New Carbon Pledge Puts the US Clean Power Plan to Shame

Paris Is Covered In Fake Ads That Mock the Climate Talks’ Corporate Sponsors

In Pictures: China Is Enveloped In Thick and Dangerous Smog

7 Installations Protesting Climate Change In Paris, Even If Actual Protesters Can’t

How Much Carbon Will Be Emitted By People Travelling to the Paris Climate Talks?

We’re Spending the Next Two Weeks Envisioning Our Future Earth

The Future of the Earth Will Be Decided This Week

Zuckerberg, Gates and Bezos Launch Massive Clean Energy Fund

Canada Knows How to Party While Protesting Climate Change Inaction

Watch 25 Years of Glacier Movement in Under a Second

2015 Is Set To Be the Warmest Year on Record

The UK Is Shutting Down All Its Coal Power Stations

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