Hans Schellnhuber, “The Father of the 2 Degrees Limit”, receives Blue Planet Prize

19 October 2007 (PIK) – The world’s most prestigious award for pioneers in environmental science was given to Hans Joachim Schellnhuber this week in Tokyo. He is Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), a member of the Leibniz Association. The Blue Planet Prize, coming along with 50 million yen, honors outstanding […]

Typhoon Lan rapidly intensifies in Pacific on its path toward Japan

By Angela Fritz 20 October 2017 (The Washington Post) – Typhoon Lan is growing more powerful in the very warm waters of the tropical Pacific. It has more than enough energy to draw from over the next 48 hours, and will in all likelihood reach Category-4 strength on Friday or Saturday. The storm is tracking […]

Believing that the future will be favorable may prevent action – “People biasedly believe that others will change in ways that align with their current preferences, views, and beliefs”

3 August 2017 (APS) – People tend to believe that others will come around to their point of view over time, according to findings from a series of studies published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The findings show that this “belief in a favorable future” holds across various contexts […]

Earth likely to warm more than 2°C this century – “The most optimistic projections are unlikely to happen”

By Hannah Hickey 31 July 2017(UW News) – Warming of the planet by 2 degrees Celsius is often seen as a “tipping point” that people should try to avoid by limiting greenhouse gas emissions.But the Earth is very likely to exceed that change, according to new University of Washington research. A study using statistical tools […]

Scientists: Prove Paris climate agreement was more than paper promises – “Wishful thinking and bravado are eclipsing reality”

By David G. Victor, Keigo Akimoto, Yoichi Kaya, Mitsutsune Yamaguchi, Danny Cullenward, and Cameron Hepburn 1 August 2017 (Nature) – Beyond US President Donald Trump’s decision in June to withdraw the United States from the 2015 Paris climate agreement, a more profound challenge to the global climate pact is emerging. No major advanced industrialized country […]

“Melted nuclear fuel” finally found at Fukushima

23 July 2017 (BBC News) – An underwater robot has captured what is believed to be the first images of melted nuclear fuel deposits inside Japan’s stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator Tepco says. Large amounts of solidified lava-like rocks and lumps in layers were seen underneath its unit three reactor. If confirmed, it would […]

Japan passes whaling bill with view to resume commercial whaling

By Rachel Mealey 7 July 2017 TOKYO (ABC News) – Japan has passed a law enshrining the practice of whaling and is considering upgrading its fleet of vessels in a step toward returning to the controversial commercial practice. The new whaling bill sets out Japan’s plan to one day resume commercial whaling, with one MP […]

India hits back at Trump in war of words over global warming – “There is absolutely no reality in what Trump alleged”

By Huizhong Wu 6 June 2017New Delhi (CNN) – India has hit back at US President Donald Trump, after he accused the country of receiving “billions” of dollars in return for signing the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.”First of all, there is absolutely no reality [in what Trump alleged],” India’s Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj told […]

“Beginning of end for rogue fishing”, says UN agency as more States back landmark treaty

1 June 2017 (United Nations) – A new agreement aimed at stopping rogue fishing practices represents the capstone of years of diplomatic effort to combat the scourge of illegal fishing, according to the United Nations food agency.The Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing, gives […]

Manufacturing and global trade impair health of people with no stake in either – Eleven percent of Chinese deaths due to air pollution are tied to goods consumed in the U.S. and Western Europe

  Irvine, California, 29 March 2017 (UCI) – The latest products may bring joy to people around the globe, but academic researchers this week are highlighting the heightened health risks experienced by people in regions far downwind of the factories that produce these goods and on the other side of the world from where they’re […]

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