Are Earth’s natural carbon sinks collapsing?

This autumn, several media articles reported on a study showing the global carbon sink on land – which so far … More

Shutdown: can climate change make ocean currents collapse?

A recent study renewed worries that the ‘AMOC’ – a key set of ocean currents – could soon pass a … More

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the first part of its sixth assessment report (AR6) in August. Much … More

The Amazon contains half of the Earth’s remaining rainforest, but is being degraded by deforestation and climate change. It’s possible … More

Claim: The lag between CO₂ emissions and warming means ~0.7°C of warming is yet to come, and aerosols are masking … More

Claim: Once global warming reaches 2°C (which we’ve nearly reached already, but scientists are downplaying it), positive feedback loops and … More

This is the fourth post in a new climatetippingoints.info series fact-checking claims that various climate tipping points have been crossed, … More

This is the third post in a new climatetippingoints.info series fact-checking claims that various climate tipping points have been crossed, … More

Claim: Global dimming (due to cooling by aerosols, as opposed to warming from greenhouse gases) is masking a large amount … More

Claim: A summer ice-free Arctic (called by some the “Blue Ocean Event”) will happen within the next few years and … More

In the last year there has been a surge in interest in and news on climate change, inspired in part … More

Back in November we held a public discussion with The Science Room, which as part of their mission to get … More