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climate change mitigation
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Planting trees to remove carbon can harm the environment – or protect it: study highlights trade‑offs
Forest, Uganda. Julie Ricard, Unsplash, CC BY Ruben Prütz, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research; Gaurav Ganti, Humboldt…
Climate engineering would alter the oceans, reshaping marine life – new study examines each method’s risks
Phytoplankton blooms, seen by satellite in the Baltic Sea, pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. European Space…
Coral reefs have orchestrated Earth’s climate for 250 million years
Tristan Salles, University of Sydney and Laurent Husson, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) When we think…
Engineered microbes could tackle climate change – if we ensure it’s done safely
Yuji Sakai/Getty Daniele Fulvi, Western Sydney University As the climate crisis accelerates, there’s a desperate need to rapidly…
In 2024, the climate crisis worsened in all ways. But we can still limit warming with bold action
abstractaerialart/Getty Thomas Newsome, University of Sydney and William Ripple, Oregon State University Climate change has been on the…
Experiencing extreme weather and disasters is not enough to change views on climate action, study shows
STR / AFP via Getty Images Omid Ghasemi, UNSW Sydney Climate change has made extreme weather events such…
Reduce, remove, reflect — the three Rs that could limit global warming
NASA Johnson/flickr, CC BY-NC Dante McGrath, University of Cambridge Since 2019, the UK has been committed to the…
Carbon capture and storage: how to remove all CO₂ emissions everywhere all at once
Benjamin Clapp/Shutterstock José Luis Rodríguez Gallego, Universidad de Oviedo It is increasingly likely that we will not reach…
Sugarcane trash can produce energy – what South Africa’s small farmers need to make this happen
Aluwani Maiwashe-Tagwi, University of South Africa and Unity Chipfupa, University of South Africa Bioenergy – the renewable energy…