Damian Carrington

1 week ago | bluedotliving.com | Damian Carrington

This story is part of The 89 Percent Project, an initiative of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. It was originally published in the Guardian. How much of a $450 pot would you give to a charity that cuts carbon emissions by investing in renewable energy, and how much would you keep for yourself? That was the question posed in a recent academic experiment. The answers mattered: real money was handed out as a result to some randomly chosen participants.

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Damian Carrington

UK scientists are to launch outdoor geoengineering experiments as part of a £50m government-funded programme. The experiments will be small-scale and rigorously assessed, according to Advanced Research and Invention Agency (Aria), the UK government agency backing the plan, and will provide “critical” data needed to assess the potential of the technology. The programme, along with another £11m project, will make the UK one of the biggest funders of geoengineering research in the world.

3 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Damian Carrington

A huge 89% majority of the worldā€™s people want stronger action to fight the climate crisis but feel they are trapped in a self-fulfilling ā€œspiral of silenceā€ because they mistakenly believe they are in a minority, research suggests. Making people aware their pro-climate view is, in fact, by far the majority could unlock a social tipping point and push leaders into the climate action so urgently needed, experts say.

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Damian Carrington

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3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Damian Carrington

A huge 89% majority of the world’s people want stronger action to fight the climate crisis but feel they are trapped in a self-fulfilling “spiral of silence” because they mistakenly believe they are in a minority, research suggests. Making people aware that their pro-climate view is, in fact, by far the majority could unlock a social tipping point and push leaders into the climate action so urgently needed, experts say.