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China warns Trump against abandoning the Paris deal

Posted in Business, Featured on 14th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

Beijing pushes for progress to prevent global warming, saying world wants to co-operate.

Climate change: Nations will push ahead with plans despite Trump

Posted in Science on 10th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

Donald Trump promised to cancel the Paris Climate Agreement and restore jobs in the coal industry.

Rise in atmospheric CO2 slowed by green vegetation

Posted in Science on 9th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

The growth in the amount of CO2 in the Earth's atmosphere has been slowed by the increased ability of plants to soak up the gas.

Five hottest years on record have occurred since 2011

Posted in Featured, Science on 9th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

New data released by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) shows that the five years from 2011 to 2015 were the warmest on record.

Paris climate deal enters force as the focus shifts to action

Posted in Science on 4th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

Governments have agreed to keep the global temperature rise to two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels - and preferably 1.5 degrees.