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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 4-May-2026 06:15 ET (4-May-2026 10:15 GMT/UTC)

2-Feb-2026

Climate enters the overshoot era – and science and policy need to react

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In 2024, global temperatures exceeded 1.5°C for the first time, signaling that the world is on track to pass this limit within the next decade. In a new commentary, IIASA experts and collaborators argue that this new reality requires a rethink of accountability in climate policy.

2-Feb-2026

Climate-related depressive symptoms may be alleviated through action and hope – hope in society’s capacity to act also plays a part

University of Eastern Finland
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Climate worry is associated with depressive and anxiety symptoms among Finns of all ages. However, these symptoms are less common among individuals whose climate-related hope is combined with various forms of action, such as volunteering, following a plant‑based diet or avoiding air travel. Hope that society is capable of mitigating climate change is also associated with fewer depressive and anxiety symptoms.

Journal: Journal of Environmental Psychology

30-Jan-2026

Mapping the urban breath

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Cities occupy just a small fraction of Earth's land, but they act as the planet's massive carbon engines, pumping out the lion's share of global CO₂ emissions. To stop climate change, we first have to measure it accurately—street by street and chimney by chimney. A comprehensive new review published in Carbon Research takes a deep dive into the sophisticated networks designed to "sniff out" these emissions, highlighting both the technological triumphs and the massive gaps still remaining in our global monitoring net.

Journal: Carbon Research

30-Jan-2026

Major IPCC workshops bring diverse climate voices to Reading

University of Reading
Meeting Announcement

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will host two major international workshops at the University of Reading in February 2026

30-Jan-2026

Corals’ boldest cousins: UH scientists discover marine creatures bending the laws of evolution

Pensoft Publishers
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A global study published in Frontiers of Biogeography reveals that zoantharians (marine hexacorals) are defying long-held views of marine biogeography. Despite the vast distance between the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific, research shows surprisingly narrow genetic and morphological divergence between zoantharians in these two oceans. As climate change impacts traditional stony corals, zoantharians are increasingly filling these ecological niches. A key highlight of this international research is the establishment of a global atlas for zoantharians to help us understand the future of marine ecosystems amid environmental change.

Journal: Frontiers of Biogeography

29-Jan-2026

To reduce CO2 emissions, policy on carbon pricing, taxation and investment in renewable energy is key

Taylor & Francis Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new peer-reviewed study evaluating climate policies in 40 countries over a 32-year period finds that carbon pricing and taxation—combined with investments in renewable energy and research—are among the most effective tools governments can use to reduce CO₂ emissions.

Journal: Climate Policy
Funder: European Research Council, Norges Forskningsråd

29-Jan-2026

Breathing new life into nanotubes for a cooler planet

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The fight against climate change relies heavily on finding better ways to capture carbon dioxide before it escapes into our atmosphere. While carbon nanotubes have long been seen as a "wonder material" for this task, their internal structures are often locked away like a closed pipe. Now, a research team from the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) has pioneered a deceptively simple way to pop those caps open and supercharge their adsorption capacity.

Journal: Carbon Research

29-Jan-2026

Study: Extreme heatwaves across the Caribbean are becoming more frequent and severe

University at Albany, SUNY
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study led by climatologists at the University at Albany has found that extreme heatwaves across the Caribbean are becoming significantly more frequent, longer and severe.

Journal: Geophysical Research Letters

29-Jan-2026

Concordia study finds snow droughts in western and southern Canada could affect nearly all Canadians

Concordia University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Concordia researchers developed a new way to measure snow water availability, revealing “creeping snow droughts” in western and southern Canada. Declines in snowpack water threaten rivers, agriculture, hydropower, shipping and communities, affecting 86 % of Canadians despite occurring in just 3 % of land. Findings published in Communications Earth & Environment

Journal: Communications Earth & Environment
Funder: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Canada’s New Frontier Research Fund—Exploration

29-Jan-2026

Climate change is reshaping how companies do business

University of East London
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Climate change is not only disrupting supply chains and asset values, it is also quietly reshaping companies’ choice of business partners.

Journal: Business Strategy and the Environment