This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Shakira Franklin drives from West Baltimore to her job near the city’s Inner Harbor, she can feel the summer heat ease up like a fist loosening its grip. “I…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. City and regional government leaders and policymakers are being invited to discover how real-time monitoring of urban greenhouse gases (GHGs) can help them in their efforts to tackle climate change.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s no secret that our planet is in crisis. Each UN Climate Change Conference (COP) commences against the background of increasingly dire warnings, and this year’s will be no exception.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A tool that generates street-level maps of areas with high flood risk promises to aid future disaster planning as climate change increases the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Addressing a global challenge as complex as climate change demands a full suite of solutions and actors, but one powerful intervention is widely overlooked: educating girls. Education gives girls the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the world nears its tipping points for climate change, biodiversity loss and natural resources depletion, sustainability takes on double the significance for food companies. The agri-food sector relies on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. George Ferns learned about the fossil fuel divestment movement as a doctoral student at the University of Edinburgh. Ferns became interested in People & Planet, the United Kingdom’s largest student…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Californians have been concerned about wildfires for a long time, but the past two years have left many of them fearful and questioning whether any solutions to the fire crisis…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Indigenous peoples in the Amazon rainforest have a clear message for decision-makers ahead of two global environment conferences: respect our land and human rights to slow climate change and protect…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than 20 major federal agencies, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), came out last week with new climate adaptation plans that have implications for cities. The plans stem…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While philanthropic funding for climate change mitigation increased in 2020, as a percentage of total giving it remained below 2 percent and is not nearly sufficient to meet the urgency…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Hurricane Ida hit New York City on September 16, it dumped more than three inches of rain an hour. Sewers overflowed, streets turned into rivers, and thousands of homes…