By: Robin Andrews/IFL Science Stephen Hawking is clearly not a fan of President Trump. Over the last few weeks and months, he’s been particularly aggrieved by the White House’s decision to leave the Paris climate change agreement. Previously, he’s referred to this as the “most serious and wrong decision this world has seen” on climate change. Now, speaking to BBC…
It’s Official. China Is Launching A “War on Pollution”
By: Karla Lant/Futurism China has just launched five “green finance” pilot zones to fund the country’s war on pollution. Each individual zone will focus on a different green financing subtopic based on the strengths and weaknesses of its economy. FINANCING WAR ON POLLUTION China has just launched five “green finance” pilot zones, according to the central bank….
We Only Have Three Years To Prevent Climate Catastrophe, But There Is Hope
By: Josh Davis/IFL Science If global carbon emissions don’t start to decline within the next three years, the planet will be on track for dangerous levels of climate change and the goals set for the Paris climate agreement will be unattainable. In a letter published in Nature, experts including the former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres, have set out…
India Has Shut Down 37 Of The World’s Biggest Coal Company’s Mines
By: Patrick Caughill/Futurism The largest coal company in the world has announced that it will be shutting down 37 of its sites. The move is fueled by the increasing affordability of solar power. ON ITS WAY OUT Things are not looking good for the coal industry. In the latest blow to this fossil fuel, the world…
EPA To Revoke “Clean Water Rule” And Put 100 Million Americans At Risk
By: Robin Andrews/IFL Science You may not have heard of the Clean Water Rule, or even the Clean Water Act on which it’s based, but if you live in the US it has a direct impact on your life. Essentially, it ensures that all waterways that provide drinkable water to the US population remain protected and free from…
Sweden Commits To Becoming Carbon Neutral By 2045
By: Josh Davis/IFL Science Sweden has announced even more ambitious targets to cut their carbon emissions. The country now aims to become carbon neutral by 2045, five years earlier than what they pledged when they signed up to the Paris climate agreement in 2015. Passed by a massive majority in the Swedish parliament, with 254…
The “Reverse Zombie” Tick Is Spreading Around America, Causing A Strange Condition As It Goes
By: James Felton/IFL Science A rare breed of tick that can cause everything from intense itchiness and stomach cramping to difficulty breathing and even death has begun to spread around the USA. As it does, the tick is also spreading something far stranger as it goes: allergies to meat. The lone star tick, aka the “reverse zombie” tick,…
Three-Quarters Of World Will Experience Deadly Heat Waves By 2100
By: Robin Andrews/IFL Science With all the furore surrounding Trump’s decision to pull America out of the Paris agreement – and the global reaction to it – the actual science of climate change has fallen into the background as of late. So let’s have a look and see what the world’s top scientists are saying about…
Louisiana Is Sinking More Rapidly Than Anyone Thought Due To Climate Change
By: Alfredo Carpineti/IFL Science Researchers from Tulane University in New Orleans have released a new study on the sinking of the Louisiana coast and things are not looking good for the Child of the Mississippi. Its sinking rate is greater than previous estimates for the state. The research, published in the Geological Society of America, suggests that 274 locations across the…