Researchers have confirmed for the first time that Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica could cross tipping points, leading to a rapid and irreversible retreat which would have significant consequences for global sea level. Pine Island Glacier is a region of fast-flowing ice draining an area of West Antarctica approximately …
On Fareed Zakaria GPS
“Ethical Markets highly recommends this common sense for Fareed Zakaria. A needed wake up call! Hazel Henderson, Editor.“ Today’s guests and topics, plus: the battle over voting rights; Taiwan and Beijing show down over pineapples; ‘net-zero’ targets lack specificity; Iran’s veiled history; and assessing Meghan’s moment … Insights, analysis …
Modeling the probability of methane hydrate deposits on the seafloor: Sandia scientists use machine learning
Science News from research organizations Modeling the probability of methane hydrate deposits on the seafloor Sandia scientists use machine learning Date: March 17, 2021 Source: DOE/Sandia National Laboratories Summary: Researchers have developed a new system to model the likelihood of finding methane hydrate and methane gas that was tested …
Mapping high-resolution methane emissions from space
The European Space Station Mapping high-resolution methane emissions from space 14/12/20202415 VIEWS54 LIKES ESA / Applications / Observing the Earth / Copernicus / Sentinel-5P Scientists have used satellite data from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission, combined with the Sentinel-5P satellite, to detect individual methane emissions from space. While carbon dioxide is more abundant in the atmosphere, and therefore more commonly associated …
Media Release: IPBES-IPCC Co-Sponsored Workshop
Media Release Issued on 13 December 2020 by the secretariats of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) IPBES-IPCC Co-Sponsored Workshop: Spotlighting the Interactions of the Science of Biodiversity and Climate Change BONN / GENEVA, Dec 13 – Biodiversity …
ENB Update – 13 December 2020 | Climate Ambition Summit 2020
Daily Report Climate Ambition Summit 2020 Announcements from 75 government and non-governmental leaders included 45 relating to new and enhanced Paris Agreement nationally determined contributions, 24 net-zero emissions commitments, and 20 new adaptation and resilience plans. COP 26 President-designate Alok Sharma called for “the golden thread of climate action to …
Sea-level rise and Copernicus Sentinel-6
Sea-level rise and Copernicus Sentinel-6 02-11-2020 05:00 PM CET Ahead of the impending launch of the Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, join us for live discussions in English, French, German and Italian on the spaceborne technology that measures sea-level rise and how this contributes to our understanding of global climate …
Media Release: IPBES #PandemicsReport
“Ethical Markets highly recommends the research on biodiversity and species extinction, as we also sound the alarm in our research in our decade of Green Transition Scoreboard® reports including: “Transitioning to Science-Based Investing: 2019-2020”. ~Hazel Henderson, Editor“ Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Media Release Access the Report executive summary: …
Breaking: GFI and ALDF file lawsuit on behalf of Tofurky | The U.S. government invests in cultivated meat research
Food Innovation Newsletter U.S. Awards UC Davis with First University Grant for Cultivated Meat Research The cultivated meat industry just got a multi-million dollar boost. But this time, the money didn’t come from a venture capitalist. And the recipient wasn’t a startup company. The U.S. government awarded a total of …
The Science Behind Net Zero
“Ethical markets agrees with this report and highly recommends it and the work of Quantis. ~Hazel Henderson, Editor“ > VISION Reductions or removals? Why science — not just market forces — must shape our pathway to net zero New York Climate Week kicked off with confirmation that corporate net zero …