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Phys.org / COP30: Zimbabwe's forest and energy projects reveal the downside of carbon credits
Carbon offsets are a way for companies or countries that pollute the air to "cancel out" some of their carbon emissions by funding projects that protect forests, plant trees, or provide clean energy—sometimes on the other ...
Phys.org / Plastic waste is a toxic legacy—and an important archaeological record
Imagine a remote Galapagos beach, where iguanas stomp around between fishing nets, flip flops, baseball caps and plastic bottles. Stuck in the sand is the empty packet for food sold only in Ecuador, the nearest mainland hundreds ...
Phys.org / Vegan diet can halve your carbon footprint, study finds
Only around 1.1% of the world's population is vegan, but this percentage is growing. For example, in Germany the number of vegans approximately doubled between 2016 and 2020 to 2% of the population, while a 2.4-fold increase ...
Phys.org / Relentless rise in carbon pollution from fossil fuels slightly dampens climate-fighting hopes
For each of the past several years, scientists, analysts and officials have been hoping that it would be the year when emissions from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas would stop going up.
Phys.org / Climate conference's webpages emit 10 times more carbon than average sites, study says
Websites produced for COP conferences emit up to 10 times more carbon than average internet pages, new research published in the journal PLOS Climate suggests.
Phys.org / 75% of Kilimanjaro's natural plants have been wiped out, and climate change isn't the biggest threat
Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is sold to the world as frozen romance and pure nature. But the real story today is at its feet, not its peak.
Phys.org / The UN climate talks have become too big for their own good
If you're still heading to this year's UN climate conference in Belém, Brazil, I hope you booked early. Hotels long sold out, and latecomers face extortionate rates—or the prospect of lodging in a dubious "love hotel."
Phys.org / We need to talk about our fossil fuel addiction: UNEP chief
"Off Target," "Broken Record," "Closing Window": the UN Environment Program's flagship reports have been warning for years that emissions must fall faster to avoid dangerous climate impacts—but is the world listening?
Phys.org / In Kyrgyzstan, world's largest natural walnut forest thins away
Rustling through fallen golden leaves, locals in a forest outside Arslanbob in the Kyrgyz mountains were scurrying for walnuts—an ancient pastime and economic lifeline for the region.
Phys.org / New deployable structures could help astronauts maintain muscle mass in space
From muscle atrophy to bone loss, astronauts face a number of health risks while in space.
Phys.org / Bold new investment fund to channel billions into tropical forest protection—one key change can make it better
The world is losing vast swaths of forests to agriculture, logging, mining and fires every year—more than 20 million acres in 2024 alone, roughly the size of South Carolina.
Phys.org / How five countries are adapting to the climate crisis
Countries around the world are facing worsening heat waves, hurricanes, droughts and floods. If current trends continue, governments need to prepare for a much hotter world with a predicted increase in global temperatures ...
