This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Antarctic ice sheet is much less likely to become unstable and cause dramatic sea-level rise in upcoming centuries if the world follows policies that keep global warming below a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Researchers simulated Earth’s changing climate under different wind conditions, recreating thousands of simulated storms to evaluate the magnitude and frequency of extreme events. They find that if we don’t curb global emissions,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From phasing out fossil fuel subsidies to tackling the surging costs of loss and damage caused by climate change impacts, 2022 is likely to see growing pressure for more ambitious…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To be honest, I personally find myself a bit slow moving in the first week of 2022, feeling more comfortable reflecting on the year past than assuredly facing the year…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Trekking out to my research sites near North Carolina’s Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, I slog through knee-deep water on a section of trail that is completely submerged. Permanent flooding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In recent years, a growing movement to achieve climate justice has connected the root cause of climate change not just with greenhouse gases but also with a more entrenched, insidious…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Pay-as-you-throw is a policy that charges people for the amount of trash they toss out. It’s also sometimes called variable-rate pricing or pay-as-you-waste. Many cities and towns around the world,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The prolonged coronavirus pandemic continued to force seismic shifts in public policy and company behaviour. It brought about important fixes in the financial system and altered how businesses reacted to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new, Yale-led study suggests the 21st century will see an expansion of hurricanes and typhoons into mid-latitude regions, which includes major cities such as New York, Boston, Beijing, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Alongside a lingering global pandemic, the year 2021 was filled with climate disasters, some so intense they surprised even the scientists who study them. Extreme rainstorms turned to raging flash…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the world settles uncomfortably into year three of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic, environmental, and social volatility of this era are coming into clearer focus. Stock market tickers have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Front and center at COP26, carbon markets 2.0 seemed to be finally taking off. Net-zero corporate commitments are fueling demand as firms clamor to offset their hard-to-abate emissions with “high quality”…