The Daily Climate

fossil fuels destabilizing planetary boundaries

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Beyond climate: Oil, gas and coal are destabilizing all 9 planetary boundaries

Fossil fuels have done great good for humanity, but they are now not only threatening our planet’s climate, but also taking a terrible toll on the global environment, putting at risk Earth systems vital to life as we know it. Part 1 of a three-part miniseries.

Causes

Overconsumption & earth overshoot unsustainability

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Overconsumption: Germany needs 3 planets

On May 4, Germany exhausted its capacity to sustain itself. This "earth overshoot" will be compensated by taking finite resources from poorer countries — and future generations.

Resilience

Will Steffen, climate scientist obituary

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Will Steffen, climate scientist who warned of a ‘Hothouse Earth,’ dies at 75

The scientist had advocated for official recognition of the Anthropocene epoch and warned of a "Hothouse Earth" of devastating, unstoppable climate change.

Impacts

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Japan’s example: Can forest planting reduce climate disaster risk?

In disaster-prone Japan, torrential rains exacerbated by the climate crisis have caused serious flooding and landslides in recent years, including in the country’s many forests.

Newsletter

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Counterintuitive: Large wild herbivores may help slow climate change

In contrast to their reputation, big plant eaters such as elephants that disturb forest and grassland vegetation could help curb climate change.

Newsletter

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Animating the Carbon Cycle: Earth’s animals vital allies in CO2 storage

Wildlife — as big as elephants and as small as spiders — are important players in the carbon cycle, and scientists say that supercharging ecosystems with animals could enhance terrestrial and marine carbon sinks.

ORIGINAL REPORTING

planetary boundaries

Defining Anthropocene's start proves challenging

Beyond climate: Oil, gas and coal are destabilizing all 9 planetary boundaries

Overconsumption: Germany needs 3 planets

Will Steffen, climate scientist who warned of a ‘Hothouse Earth,’ dies at 75

Japan’s example: Can forest planting reduce climate disaster risk?

Counterintuitive: Large wild herbivores may help slow climate change

Animating the Carbon Cycle: Earth’s animals vital allies in CO2 storage

Many congressional Republicans still deny climate science

Trump’s plans unsettle federal workers

Alberta's energy 'war room' collapses amid new federal ad rules

Hollywood’s quest to cut carbon emissions

Some US cities are promoting themselves as climate refuges despite concerns

Supreme Court to rule on key environmental cases

Op-ed: The climate crisis demands a move away from car dependency

Amid LNG’s Gulf Coast expansion, community hopes to stand in its way