A digest of interesting news about climate change from around the world, compiled by us.
IPCC Sixth Assessment Report
'...the latest advances in climate science'(The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Geneva, Switzerland) >
A Solution to River Plastics Pollution
'A smart solution to plastic pollution. The bubble curtain is created by a perforated tube on the bottom of the waterway where air is pumped through. This generates a screen of bubbles that blocks plastics and directs suspended plastics to the surface.' (Euronews) >
Hydrogen Game Changer for Heavy Industry
New CSIRO company pursues hydrogen game changer for heavy industry. 'Hadean Energy, a new company co-founded by CSIRO and RFC Ambrian, is on a mission to accelerate industrial decarbonisation.' (CSIRO, Canberra) >
Pyxis Ocean a Ship with WindWings
Pyxis Ocean is first ship to sail with WindWings 'WindWings are large wing sails measuring up to 45 meters in height that can be fitted to the deck of bulk cargo ships to harness the power of wind.' (MarineLog website) >
Growing Vegetables in Jordan’s Sahara
The Sahara Forest Project. 'For some 200 years North Africa supplied around two-thirds of Rome’s total grain supply. This resulted in deforestation, increased salinity in the soil, and loss of minerals.' (Sahara Forest Project, Oslo, Norway} >
Fridays for Future - INTERGENERATIONAL JUSTICE
'Rebel with a cause: the framing of climate change and intergenerational justice in the German press treatment of the Fridays for Future protests.' (Sage Journals, Thousand Oaks, California) >
Montana Court Rules for Young People in Landmark US Climate Trial
'In a landmark climate trial, a Montana court on Monday ruled in favor of a group of youths who accused the western US state of violating their rights to a clean environment.' (Phys.org, Science X Network, USA) >
Global Carbon Inequality over 1990–2019
'All humans contribute to climate change but not equally. Here I estimate the global inequality of individual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions between 1990 and 2019 using a newly assembled dataset of income and wealth inequality, environmental input-output tables and a framework differentiating emissions from consumption and investments.' (Nature Sustainability journal) >
Introducing Nuclear Power into Australia
'The bill would amend the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 to remove the prohibition on the construction or operation of certain nuclear installations; and Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 to remove the prohibition on the Minister for Environment and Water declaring, approving or considering actions relating to the construction or operation of certain nuclear installations.' (The Senate, Parliament of Australia, Canberra) >
Capturing the Climate Opportunity in Insurance
'The world’s transition to net-zero emissions will cost trillions of dollars and present new kinds of risks. Here’s the role insurers can play.' (McKinsey Insights, McKinsey & Company - management consultants) >