By: James Felton/IFL Science A climate change authority in Australia has a grand total of zero climate scientists, after their final climate scientist left the board. Professor David Karoly left the Climate Change Authority (CCA) after finishing his five-year term. He is the only scientist to have stuck out his term there, the Guardian reports. Other climate scientists, including Professor Clive…
What Did Stephen Hawking Mean When He Said Trump Could Turn Earth Into Venus?
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…
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…
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…
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…
Hawaii Becomes First State To Pass Law That Aligns With The Paris Agreement
By: Tom Hale/IFL Science Hawaii has become the first state to pass a law committing to the goals set by the Paris climate agreement. The act rebels against President Donald Trump, who announced the US was ditching the global agreement last Thursday. Governor David Y Ige signed two bills in Honolulu on Tuesday alongside a handful of the state’s mayors….
Scientists Are Running For Congress Because “The Future Hangs In The Balance”
By: Robin Andrews/IFL Science Every social struggle has a tipping point. Progress is normally made at a snail’s pace, but with certain movements – same-sex marriage, racial equality, for example – when push comes to shove, nationwide change can suddenly snap into place. Fast-forward to 2017. The Trump administration is in power and “Alternative Facts,” climate…
Vatican Compares Trump To Flat-Earthers Over His Climate Agreement Withdrawal
By: Alfredo Carpineti/IFL Science Pres. Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris agreement has attracted scathing comments from world leaders, politicians, entrepreneurs, and pretty much everyone who doesn’t want to do terrible damage to our planet. The decision has even drawn the wrath of the Vatican, which Pres. Trump visited just last week. Bishop Marcelo Sanchez…