Climate Action
Five things you need to know about the Glasgow Climate Pact
The Glasgow Climate Pact has been agreed by 197 countries, following the conclusion of the UN climate conference COP26. Two experts break the pact down.
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COP26: Experts give their verdict on the summit and the Glasgow Climate Pact
The Conversation asked experts from around the world for their reaction to the outcomes of this year’s UN climate summit, COP26.
Sustainable Development
What would happen to the climate if we reforested the entire tropics?
Scientists have simulated total reforestation in the tropics. The model predicts that the oceans, soil and vegetation would absorb less carbon dioxide.
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Massive reforestation is key to averting a climate catastrophe
New research suggests that reforesting the planet offers us the greatest current opportunity to mitigate climate change by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Nature and Biodiversity
European colonisation of the Americas might have caused global cooling, according to new research
The collapse of farming as a result of the new diseases explorers brought to the Americas might even have changed the climate, according to new research.