LATEST POSTS
Fossil Fuel Industry Spends $250M a Year to Block the Policies Science Demands
A coordinated letter-to-the-editor campaign appearing in seven regional newspapers spotlights two hard-to-dispute facts: fossil fuel combustion is driving unprecedented warming, and the industry spends roughly $250 million a year on U.S. lobbying to limit the policies science says are urgently needed.
What Happens If We Stop Using Fossil Fuels Overnight vs. Over Decades
A 2021 Nature Climate Change study found that halting all fossil fuel use overnight would paradoxically trigger a short-term warming spike of 0.5–1°C, because reflective industrial aerosols vanish in weeks while CO₂ lingers for centuries. A phased transition to net zero by 2050 avoids that termination shock and limits peak warming to roughly 1.5°C.
Fossil Fuel Transition Science: Why Ocean Carbon Makes Delay Irreversible
The First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, held in Santa Marta, Colombia, gains new weight when understood through ocean carbonate chemistry and climate tipping point science — both of which show that delay is not a postponement but a physical commitment to a worse baseline.
Fossil Fuels Made Europe’s 2026 Heatwave 100–200x More Likely
A landmark climate attribution study found that fossil fuel emissions made the June 2026 European heatwave 100 to 200 times more likely than in a preindustrial world — and that this dangerous acceleration has unfolded within a single human lifetime, not gradually over centuries.
Rocket Lab’s Electron Rocket to Launch Two NASA Science Missions in 2027
NASA has contracted Rocket Lab's small Electron rocket for three dedicated launches carrying the PolSIR and TSIS-2 climate and solar science missions as early as Q1 2027, signaling a fundamental shift in how the agency procures launches for time-sensitive science payloads.
Gas Flaring Rose to a 6-Year High in 2025 — Here’s Why It Keeps Growing
Global gas flaring reached a six-year high in 2025, burning 167 billion cubic meters of natural gas worth $54 billion — enough to power all of sub-Saharan Africa. The World Bank's data exposes why voluntary industry pledges have repeatedly failed to reverse the trend.Load More
