The future of the planet depends largely on emerging and developing economies (EMDEs), as their share of global greenhouse gas emissions is growing and they are expected to contribute to the majority of new emissions. Although developed (more…)
Forests are dynamic ecosystems that are constantly exposed to various disturbances, both natural, such as insect pests, fires and drought, and anthropogenic. A key characteristic that determines their ability (more…)
Last week, hundreds of scientists, policymakers and journalists gathered at the University of Exeter to attend an international conference on “tipping points.” At the conference, experts discussed (more…)
Antarctic sea ice has been steadily shrinking since 2015, reaching 100% in 2023. record decline 1.55 million square kilometers below the expected average. This decrease is the largest environmental shift (more…)
The past decade has seen devastating wildfires in forest areas around the world, with far-reaching impacts. These extreme fire years – defined as periods with large-scale regional fires and (more…)
Strong early signals indicate that a different, more severe winter is likely to develop in the winter of 2025/2026. weaker polar vortexA weaker polar vortex in the stratosphere usually leads to weakened or disrupted airflow below it, (more…)
Global discussions on climate change are often sharply polarized, especially at the national level, where debates are driven by partisan conflicts over climate science, regulations, and international commitments, often (more…)
Nature – biodiversity, ecosystems and ecosystem services – provides the planet and the global economy with key services that ensure human well-being and drive economic growth and (more…)
Western Europe has experienced its hottest June weather in historyAccording to monitoring by the European Union's climate agency Copernicus, the region has been plagued by "extreme" temperatures during repeated heat waves. This (more…)
The recent Global Tipping Points Conference 2025 in Exeter, UK, focused on an urgent warning: the window to avert irreversible climate impacts is “fast closing.” The event, which (more…)
Imagine the Earth as a living organism that responds to external influences. A groundbreaking new study, published in the journal Science of The Total Environment, has for the first time looked at our planet from a unique "rheological" perspective. (more…)
Global climate patterns in 2023 and 2024 created conditions for severe drought impacts around the world that persist into 2025. These years were, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (more…)
The current global energy system faces enormous challenges that are pushing it to the brink of collapse. Imagine the electricity grid as a 1950s highway system struggling to cope with the demands of modern traffic – where (more…)
The global energy sector is currently in a period of significant changes, while grappling with the deepening impacts of climate change and an increasingly complex energy transition. Leaders in this (more…)
The planet faces a triple crisis – biodiversity loss, pollution and climate change – that are interconnected and mutually reinforcing. Biodiversity, which underpins a wide range of services that support economies, (more…)
Global drought, one of the most complex and destructive natural phenomena, continues to escalate, threatening the environment, economies and billions of lives around the world. The latest findings from a large-scale (more…)
Europe stands at a crossroads of intense global uncertainty, with climate change emerging as a key and complex threat. The European Commission's latest flagship report, "Analysis of the risks facing Europe", prepared by (more…)
Air pollution is major environmental health risk, which contributes significantly to global morbidity and mortality. Although the primary focus of connected resources is the impact of pollution (more…)
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