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15 April 2021 Leading Australian climate scientists are calling for Australia to dramatically upgrade its climate policies in the light of new research that shows a decade of inaction means it may be too late to try and limit  average global warming to just 1.5°C. A review of recent climate science findings published by the Climate Council reveals a growing scientific consensus that the world is already on track to warm by more than 1.5°C, and that only an ‘overshoot and drawdown’ trajectory, requiring the extensive use of carbon capture and storage, will allow temperatures to be stabi...

The 9 Boundaries Humanity Must Respect to Keep the Planet Habitable All life on Earth, and human civilization, are sustained by vital biogeochemical systems, which are in delicate balance. However, our species — due largely to rapid population growth and explosive consumption — is destabilizing these Earth processes, endangering the stability of the “safe operating space for humanity.” Advanced human societies emerged during an unprecedented period of stability on Earth. During the 12,000 years prior to the Industrial Revolution, our planet’s surface temperature varied by less than ...

The nine boundaries humanity must respect to keep the planet habitable Newsroom 2 hrs ago Mongabay Climate change is just one of nine critical planetary boundaries, and we’re living beyond four of them, writes Claire Asher Advanced human societies emerged during an unprecedented period of stability on Earth. During the 12,000 years before the Industrial Revolution, our planet’s surface temperature varied by less than 1° Celsius above or below the average for that entire period. As a result, life — both human and wild — thrived. But over the past two centuries, human...

by Mongabay.com on 1 April 2021 In March, Mongabay’s coverage from Latin America took a deep look at the conflicts surrounding the expansion of palm oil in Brazil. We published multiple videos from Southeast Asia focused on dam expansion in the Philippines. Our coverage of interesting species continued through our Candid Animal Cam series and through an animated video on the critically endangered Sumatran rhino. March was a big month for Mongabay video, and we want to share some of the highlights from our latest global coverage. If you’re looking for what to watch in April to catch up on...

Hans Baer reviews a new book by Michael E Mann, a world-renowned climate scientist, the principal inventor of the hockey stick hypothesis and a central figure in the “Climategate” affair,