Climate Change Mitigation

Climate change mitigation (or decarbonisation) refers to actions aimed at limiting greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate change. Strategies include conserving energy, replacing fossil fuels with clean sources, adjusting land use, and removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, with the goal of limiting global warming.

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The race against climate change: can species adapt in time?Science

The race against climate change: can species adapt in time?

A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Helsinki has shed light on the grave risks climate change poses to the survival of…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 2, 2024 Full article
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Regional climate change understanding crucial for effective adaptationScience

Regional climate change understanding crucial for effective adaptation

A recent study published in Frontiers in Science underscores the importance of understanding regional climate change impacts to guide effective adaptation policies. This synthesis of…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 1, 2024 Full article
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Ancient log discovery points to new climate change strategyClimate

Ancient log discovery points to new climate change strategy

A newly published study in Science reveals how a 3,775-year-old log could help refine a novel approach to combating climate change. The research, led by…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 29, 2024 Full article
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Extreme heat is redefining daily life and travel patternsScience

Extreme heat is redefining daily life and travel patterns

A new study from researchers at Arizona State University, the University of Washington, and the University of Texas at Austin reveals that extreme heat profoundly…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 27, 2024 Full article
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Coral reefs can survive climate change if carbon emissions are cutClimate

Coral reefs can survive climate change if carbon emissions are cut

A new study by researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi's Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) suggests that curtailing carbon emissions could be key to helping…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskSeptember 25, 2024 Full article
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Agriculture’s path to becoming a carbon capture powerhouseClimate

Agriculture’s path to becoming a carbon capture powerhouse

The global food system is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, making the reduction of these emissions a top priority for climate…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 24, 2024 Full article
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Muser Press – New Research Articles | Week 38, 2024Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles | Week 38, 2024

Bolstering community resilience through health-focused climate change adaptation: moving from talk to action in Western Canadian communities The impacts of climate change have been recognized…
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Demand-side actions could drive net-zero targets in Europe’s construction sectorScience

Demand-side actions could drive net-zero targets in Europe’s construction sector

A new study suggests that Europe’s construction sector could nearly eliminate its carbon emissions by 2060 through the adoption of advanced energy efficiency technologies. The…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 20, 2024 Full article
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Cities can curb floodplain development with existing toolsClimate

Cities can curb floodplain development with existing tools

A recent paper published in Oxford Open Climate Change sheds light on an unexpected trend: many U.S. cities are successfully avoiding development in flood-prone areas,…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 19, 2024 Full article
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Flooding: the unexpected biggest threat to desertsScience

Flooding: the unexpected biggest threat to deserts

A new study from the University of Southern California (USC) Viterbi School of Engineering, in collaboration with the University of Paris Cité, has revealed a…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 10, 2024 Full article
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New model enhances accuracy of flash flood predictionsScience

New model enhances accuracy of flash flood predictions

An international team of climate scientists has developed a new approach that offers significant advancements in predicting life-threatening flash floods triggered by extreme rainfall. This…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 30, 2024 Full article
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Limits to underground CO₂ storage challenge climate goals, study findsScience

Limits to underground CO₂ storage challenge climate goals, study finds

New research reveals significant challenges in scaling up carbon storage technologies necessary to limit global warming. A recent study led by Imperial College London has…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 28, 2024 Full article
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Global food loss and waste crisis worsens amid sustainability pushNews

Global food loss and waste crisis worsens amid sustainability push

The issue of food loss and waste (FLW) continues to escalate, posing a severe threat to global food security, climate change mitigation, and the sustainability…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 26, 2024 Full article
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A roadmap for Earth’s cooling strategiesClimate

A roadmap for Earth’s cooling strategies

New paper provides essential framework for evaluating the feasibility, impacts, and governance of stratospheric aerosol injection as a potential climate solution. In a world increasingly…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 23, 2024 Full article
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New bioinspired method uses electricity to combat coastal erosionScience

New bioinspired method uses electricity to combat coastal erosion

In a new study, researchers from Northwestern University have introduced a novel method to combat coastal erosion using electricity, drawing inspiration from nature. As climate…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 22, 2024 Full article
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Climate change amplified the risk of record-breaking wildfires in 2023-2024Climate

Climate change amplified the risk of record-breaking wildfires in 2023-2024

Climate change made the 2023-24 fire season more extreme Likelihood of extreme wildfires will rise but can be mitigated Disentangling the causes of extreme fires…
SourceSourceAugust 14, 2024 Full article
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Shifting dietary habits may reduce greenhouse gas emissionsClimateNews

Shifting dietary habits may reduce greenhouse gas emissions

By University of Birmingham Planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions associated with the global food supply chains induced by diets could fall by 17% if people change…
SourceSourceAugust 13, 2024 Full article
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Balancing technology and governance are key to achieving climate goalsScience

Balancing technology and governance are key to achieving climate goals

By International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Despite advancements in clean energy, global CO2 emissions continue to rise. IIASA researchers contributed to a new…
SourceSourceAugust 12, 2024 Full article
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Mature forests vital in fight against climate changeClimate

Mature forests vital in fight against climate change

Mature forests have a key role to play in the fight against climate change – extracting carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere and locking it…
SourceSourceAugust 12, 2024 Full article
Forest. In Central Appalachia, programs that manage forested lands to enhance the carbon-storing capabilities of trees and soil are paying dividends for large corporate landowners but leaving small landholders out, according to WVU research. Biologist Steven Kannenberg is working to ensure local communities benefit from the carbon credits their forests generate
Money trees: researchers looking at local benefits from climate fighting ability in Appalachian forestsClimateNews

Money trees: researchers looking at local benefits from climate fighting ability in Appalachian forests

West Virginia University - Researchers at West Virginia University are working to ensure small landowners and local communities, instead of large corporations, profit from the…
SourceSourceAugust 9, 2024 Full article
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Detecting climate change using aerosolsClimate

Detecting climate change using aerosols

Researchers propose a new metric using aerosols to understand changes in transboundary air pollution pathways due to climate changes Climate change is one of the…
SourceSourceAugust 8, 2024 Full article
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Disaster plant pathology: solutions to combat agricultural threats from disastersClimate

Disaster plant pathology: solutions to combat agricultural threats from disasters

An often-overlooked component of natural and human-driven disasters is their potential to affect plant health and thus food security at domestic and international scales. Most…
SourceSourceAugust 7, 2024 Full article
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Scientists and climate change: extreme concern and high level of engagementScience

Scientists and climate change: extreme concern and high level of engagement

By Universiteit van Amsterdam Scientists from across academic disciplines are extremely concerned about climate change. Many of them have already changed their own lifestyles or…
SourceSourceAugust 6, 2024 Full article
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Japan’s youth and climate changeClimateScience

Japan’s youth and climate change

Study highlights need to improve awareness of climate change’s effects and potential solutions amongst 12- to 14-year-olds. By University of Tokyo Students in Japan are…
SourceSourceAugust 1, 2024 Full article