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CLIMATE change is hindering the recovery of areas of the Amazon hit by deforestation, British and Chinese scientists said yesterday.
New trees are less able to counteract the effects of global warming, as a drier climate is limiting the amount of carbon they can lock away from the atmosphere and stopping them growing to the sizes of their culled forebears.
Scientists found that replanted forests are only be able to recapture two-thirds of the carbon they have lost to the atmosphere through deforestation and climate change in the past 20 years.
The glacier collapse in Nepal is yet another warning that a warming planet is making Himalayan disasters more frequent and destructive – but the countries facing the greatest risks are often those least responsible, says LI YANG
Established as a landmark victory for the climate movement, the CCC promised to hold governments to account. Today, it is understating the danger of climate chaos and impeding the radical action needed, says IAN SINCLAIR
IAN SINCLAIR recommends an important and timely book for climate politics right now and in the future
One of the major criticisms of China’s breakneck development in recent decades has been the impact on nature — returning after 15 years away, BEN CHACKO assessed whether the government’s recent turn to environmentalism has yielded results