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    UN Secretary-General Warns of ‘Climate Hell’ After Planet Experiences String of Record Temperatures

    UN Secretary-General Warns of ‘Climate Hell’ After Planet Experiences String of Record Temperatures

    United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for immediate action to avoid the world being in “climate hell” after this May was the warmest ever recorded, according to a recent report from the European Commission’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). “It’s climate crunch time,” Guterres said at New York’s American Museum of Natural History on […]

    World’s Oceans Face ‘Triple Threat’ of Oxygen Loss, Extreme Heat and Acidification, Study Finds

    World’s Oceans Face ‘Triple Threat’ of Oxygen Loss, Extreme Heat and Acidification, Study Finds

    A new study has found that the planet’s oceans are experiencing a “triple threat” of oxygen loss, extreme heat and acidification. The researchers discovered that, as global heating has worsened, increasing stress has been placed on marine species, with as much as 20 percent of the world’s oceans affected by these threats. “The global ocean […]

    Rate of Global Warming Reached a Record High in 2023, Scientists Say

    Rate of Global Warming Reached a Record High in 2023, Scientists Say

    Scientists have determined that the rate of global warming increased in 2023, the same year that the Northern Hemisphere experienced its hottest summer on record. The vast majority, 92%, of extreme heat in 2023 could be attributed to humans, scientists said. A team of 57 scientists completed research on the high temperatures the world experienced […]

    U.S. Electric Bills Could Increase 8% This Summer Amid Rising Temperatures

    U.S. Electric Bills Could Increase 8% This Summer Amid Rising Temperatures

    A new report from the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA) and the Center for Energy Poverty and Climate (CEPC) anticipates that households in the U.S. will see about a 7.9% increase in their electric bills this summer as temperatures increase. This summer also follows the record-hot summer of 2023. Households could pay an average […]

    Value of Carbon Offsets Market Has Dropped 61% Since 2022, Report Finds

    Value of Carbon Offsets Market Has Dropped 61% Since 2022, Report Finds

    Following multiple scientific studies that have revealed that carbon offsets are not as reliable as once thought, the market value of carbon offsets has dropped by around 61% when compared to its near-peak value in 2022, a new report has found. In early 2023, a major investigative report by The Guardian, Die Zeit and SourceMaterial […]