CLIMATE CHANGE Agricultural emissions not on COP26 menu

 

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Nov. 8, 2021

CLIMATE CHANGE Agricultural emissions not on COP26 menu Although agriculture and food production account for nearly a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions, not one day of the UN climate summit in Glasgow will be dedicated to reducing emissions in that sector. Read more. WHAT'S NEW AT THE BULLETIN Remembering Bulletin editor Linda Rothstein Linda Rothstein, who died Oct. 31, was many things during her 16 years with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, including editor-in-chief, managing editor, associate editor, and formidable table-tennis opponent. Read more. NUCLEAR RISK Shattering nuclear detonation records Nuclear historian Alex Wellerstein recounts for the Bulletin and the New York Times when the Soviet Union tested the world’s most powerful bomb in 1961 and how the United States reacted to the news. Read his original Bulletin piece here. SOLD OUT: Conversations Before Midnight On Nov. 9, the Bulletin's annual event will offer a unique virtual experience where participants from around the world will join small, carefully curated "tables" to engage with thought leaders and experts. Former NATO deputy secretary general Rose Gottemoeller will provide a keynote conversation. ​​​​​​ SEE THE PROGRAM

CLIMATE CHANGE Can vacuuming carbon dioxide out of the air reverse climate change? Direct air capture might be necessary to solve the climate crisis puzzle whether environmentalists like it or not. Read more. QUOTE OF THE DAY "With COVID and with the COVID-19 vaccine, many people in the black and brown communities don't necessarily trust that this is a vaccine that is going to be helpful to them because of certain situations we've seen in history." —Bulletin SASB member Suzet McKinney, "How the VaxAMillion Campaign is Fighting Vaccine Hesitancy," WTTW