From field to store to plate, our farmers are increasingly worried about climate change
Mar 11, 2022 17:01 pm UTC| Nature
Empty supermarket shelves still shock Australians, who have become accustomed to being able to buy the food they want. But we can expect to see more empty shelves, more often, in coming decades. Climate change means...
Mar 01, 2022 10:10 am UTC| Nature
Even if we manage to stop the planet warming beyond 1.5℃ this century, we will still see profound impacts to billions of people on every continent and in every sector, and the window to adapt is narrowing quickly. These...
IPCC report: how politics – not climate change – is responsible for disasters and conflict
Mar 01, 2022 10:02 am UTC| Nature Politics
The latest UN report on the potential impacts of climate change gives a grim verdict, with some effects now deemed unavoidable. But there are also lessons on disasters and violent conflicts which could help save lives and...
Mar 01, 2022 10:01 am UTC| Nature
More than half the worlds population faces water scarcity for at least one month every year. Meanwhile, some people have to deal with too much water, while others have access to only poor water quality. Thats billions of...
IPCC report: Coastal cities are sentinels for climate change
Mar 01, 2022 09:59 am UTC| Insights & Views
Coastal cities and settlements are on the climate change frontline. They are our first line of defence, facing some of the highest climate risks. But they are also where transformative climate-resilient development can...
Rapidly increasing climate change poses a rising threat to mental health, says IPCC
Mar 01, 2022 09:57 am UTC| Nature
Climate change poses serious risks to mental well-being. For the first time, a new climate report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has assessed how climate change is having widespread and cumulative...
South Africa's carbon tax rate goes up but emitters get more time to clean up
Feb 26, 2022 10:03 am UTC| Business Economy
Following a decade of consultation and public debates, South Africa introduced a carbon tax in June 2019. Treasury faced strong opposition, especially from energy intensive businesses. But the countrys ratification of the...
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