Even gardens have a carbon footprint. Here’s how to reduce the climate impact of urban farming

Urban gardening might seem fairly innocuous when it comes to its overall carbon footprint, but when compared to conventional agriculture, a study released earlier this year would suggest otherwise.  The study, published in January in the science journal Nature, found the carbon footprint of food from urban agriculture is six times greater than conventional agriculture. But there are … Read more

Scottish government abandons flagship climate goal – POLITICO

McAllan said: “In this challenging context of cuts and U.K. backtracking [on green policies], we accept the CCC’s recent rearticulation that this parliament’s interim 2030 target is out of reach.” The Scottish government will also scrap its annual emissions reduction targets, which ministers have missed eight times in the last 12 years. They will be … Read more

Climate change could cut global income by 19% in 25 years, finds study

Image of people watching a sunset for representation | Photo Credit: AP The global economy is expected to lose about 19% income in the next 25 years due to climate change, with countries least responsible for the problem and having minimum resources to adapt to impacts suffering the most, according to a new study published … Read more

How cloud seeding can make it rain or prevent extreme weather

Cloud seeding has been named by some media reports as a possible contributor to record-setting rain and flooding in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Here’s a closer look at what cloud seeding is, how it’s used and whether it could have made the flooding worse. What is cloud seeding? It’s the process of making tiny drops … Read more

How cloud seeding boosts rainfall — and why that’s controversial

Humans started using chemicals to supercharge clouds’ capacity to release rain and snow decades ago, but the technology is gaining traction as climate change makes some regions hotter and drier. While popular in countries including the US and the United Arab Emirates, cloud seeding remains controversial because it can have unintended consequences such as too … Read more

Queen bumblebees surprise scientists by surviving underwater

PARIS: Bumblebees can surprisingly withstand days underwater, according to a study published Wednesday, suggesting they could withstand increased floods brought on by climate change that threaten their winter hibernation burrows.The survival of these pollinators that are crucial to ecosystems is “encouraging” amid worrying global trends of their declining populations, the study’s lead author Sabrina Rondeau … Read more

How to win the European election – POLITICO

Step 1: Focus on the key issues … Across the EU, while there is no runaway “top issue,” fighting poverty and social exclusion, public health, support for the economy and job creation, and defense and security were identified as the topics that should be prioritized during electoral campaigns. Typically polarizing issues such as gender equality, … Read more

Scholz wants Xi to stop Russia’s war. Xi wants Europe to stop trade war. – POLITICO

The Chinese leader was responding to an investigation Brussels launched last year into Beijing’s electric vehicle subsidies. More recently the European Commission has announced a probe into state support for Chinese wind turbines being pitched for European generation projects, which followed similar checks on rail and solar projects. He told Scholz, who was in China … Read more

World’s cartoonists on this week’s events

First published on PoliticalCartoons.com, Canada, April 8, 2024 | By Dave Whamond First published on caglecartoons.com, Austria, April 8, 2024 | By Marian Kamensky First published in the Buffalo News, U.S., April 11, 2024 | By Adam Zyglis First published in NZZ am Sonntag, Switzerland, April 9, 2024 | By Patrick Chappatte First published on … Read more