Articles for tag: Climate Change, environmental policy, Net Zero, Public Opinion, renewable energy, UK Politics

A red plastic cup on the shore

Plastic Bag Bans Are Working—And the Ocean Has the Data to Prove It

April Joy Jovita

A new peer-reviewed study published in Science has confirmed what environmental advocates have long suspected: banning or taxing plastic bags significantly reduces their presence in beach litter. Drawing on nearly four decades of data from Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup, the research shows that jurisdictions with plastic bag policies saw a 25 to 47 percent ...

fishermen's team was catching fish, but the river is drying up

Climate Change at Net Zero: Why Its Effects Vary Across Regions

April Joy Jovita

New research has revealed that achieving net zero emissions will not eliminate change uniformly across the globe. While reducing greenhouse gas emissions is essential for stabilizing global temperatures, different regions will experience varying climate effects even after net zero is reached. Scientists have used climate models to predict how temperature extremes will evolve, highlighting the ...