Climate change

Climate change is causing measurable global damage, but at the international level, a quantitative definition and a precise framework for linking specific emissions to quantified financial losses and damages (Loss and Damage) have so far been lacking. A group of researchers (more…)

The Atlantic Meridional Circulation (AMOC), a key system of ocean currents that regulates Earth's climate and includes the famous Gulf Stream, may be on the verge of collapse, according to scientific evidence. Although such an event has been thought for many years to be (more…)

The year 2024 went down in history as the warmest on record, following the record levels of greenhouse gases in 2023. These extremes have directly contributed to more frequent and destructive weather events around the world, from devastating hurricanes to droughts and floods. (more…)

Urban green spaces are a fundamental pillar for sustainable and healthy urban life. They provide key temperature regulation, reduce noise and air pollution, and significantly support the physical health and social well-being of residents. Despite these (more…)

Climate change is relentlessly increasing the frequency and severity of extreme heat events, which are already the leading cause of weather-related mortality. In the search for solutions, one of the most effective adaptation tools is often forgotten: (more…)

UNEP FI tool Climate Pathways Navigator enables financial institutions to align their portfolios with climate science. By providing detailed sector analysis and insights into trade-offs between sectors, this tool enables institutions to: (more…)

Climate change is no longer just a distant environmental issue of melting glaciers, but is increasingly emerging as a direct threat to public health, living standards and the psychological well-being of people around the world. Many young people (more…)

The year 2025 went down in history as the most destructive forest fire season in the European Union. Satellite analyses from the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS), which has been managed for a long time by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission, (more…)

The public and many policymakers often believe that the catastrophic consequences of climate change will only occur with extreme global warming of 3°C or even 4°C. However, a groundbreaking new study refutes this assumption. It shows that even with so-called „moderate“ (more…)

The question of how many people our planet can actually support has long resonated in the fields of ecology and demography. The latest scientific analyses historical demographic data comes with a serious finding (more…)

Biochar (biochar) is defined as a solid, carbon-rich product resulting from the process pyrolysis – thermochemical decomposition of biomass with limited or completely excluded access to oxygen. (more…)

The year 2025 has become chilling yet searing evidence that climate collapse is no longer just a scientific hypothesis for the distant future, but our devastating present. According to the latest and most alarming messages (more…)

The management of foreign exchange reserves of the National Bank of Slovakia (NBS) is strictly anchored in Act No. 566/1992 Coll., which imposes on the institution the obligation to manage foreign exchange values while respecting the rules of the Eurosystem. However, from the perspective of a quantitative strategist and risk manager, (more…)

In the fight against global warming, methane (CH4) has become our most important „climate emergency brake.“ Although it receives less media coverage than CO2, its short-term impact is devastating. Over a 20-year period, methane is up to 80 times more effective at trapping heat (more…)

The land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector is one of the most effective tools for mitigating climate change. According to scientific estimates, forests can provide up to one third of emissions reductions (mitigation) by 2030. (more…)

Metropolitan areas play a central role in the context of global climate change. More than half of the world's population now lives in cities, and these urban areas are responsible for more than 70 % of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels, as well as for (more…)

Sea level rise (SLR) poses a huge and growing risk to vast coastal plains and densely populated river deltas around the world. The latest study however, it reveals (more…)

Many are now well-known for the so-called Climate Stripes (climate bars) – a visual „bar code“ that makes the course of climate change immediately visible. This concept, originally proposed by Professor Ed Hawkins of the University of Reading, serves as (more…)

In 2026, the world faces a critical point in the fight against climate change. Traditional waste management methods, such as landfilling and incineration, are becoming not only environmentally unsustainable, but also economically unviable. (more…)

We are currently facing two parallel global crises: a rapidly aging population and climate change. The two meet at a point that scientists identified as one of the most pressing public health problems – the increase (more…)