Blogs

New 2024–2025 measurements show atmospheric greenhouse gases at their highest levels in at least 800,000 years, while oceans and forests absorb less carbon than before. This analysis unpacks the latest numbers, explains the carbon-budget concept, and explores what they mean for staying within 1.5 °C of warming.

A new issue of Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability showcases how combining anthropology with engineering can redefine infrastructure, how satellite data pinpoints optimal land use for gigawatt-scale wind and solar, and how airlines can cut aviation’s non-CO₂ warming with minimal cost or fuel penalty.

Groundbreaking research from Scripps Institution of Oceanography shows that climate-driven ocean degradation—coral loss, fisheries collapse, and coastal infrastructure damage—adds an extra $46.2 per ton of CO₂, pushing the true social cost of carbon to $97.2 per ton and exposing a major gap in existing climate-economics models.

A comprehensive bibliometric analysis of 1,207 Web of Science records traces the evolution of climate change awareness campaign research from 1994-2024, highlighting publication surges, leading institutions, and future research priorities.

Analysis of 40,000 migration events shows that lack of water for crops and livestock—not conflict or economics—is now the dominant driver of internal displacement in Somalia, with major implications for food security and adaptation policy across the Horn of Africa.