This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Buyers neglect to investigate the risk of flooding until after purchasing new homes according to a new report from the University of Copenhagen. The report also reveals that home prices…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For years, scientists have been warning that higher temperatures will reduce the bounty of farms around the globe: The National Climate Assessment forecasts smaller harvests in the United States. One model suggests that world…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A two-dimensional alloy material made from five metals acts as an excellent catalyst for reducing CO2 into CO, research indicates. The research, from the lab of Rohan Mishra, assistant professor in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s impossible to understand the full picture of our food system without also considering the ongoing climate crisis. Climate change threatens lands, livelihoods, and food supply, resulting in shortages, price spikes, and land loss—especially…
Evidence of the climate crisis can be seen across the globe with record breaking temperatures, extreme weather events, increased hurricanes, wildfires, and melting glaciers and ice sheets. The latest signs…
The Rev. Dr. Gerald Durley from Interfaith Power and Light, explains why climate and environmental issues may not be points of major concern in communities of color. People move from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Tackling the global climate crisis is a daunting challenge—but no matter the obstacles, the members of the GlobalGiving Climate Action Fund are building a brighter future for the entire planet.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since 2018, a land area six times the size of New York City has been destroyed by loggers and miners operating illegally along the Xingu River in Brazil’s Amazon region.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Human activities, such as burning fossil fuels for transportation and electricity, have worsened the intensity of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Some 56 million years ago, just after the Paleocene epoch gave way to the Eocene, the world suddenly warmed. Scientists continue to debate the ultimate cause of the warming, but…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Biogas has been used as an energy source for centuries, to warm bathwater or light streetlamps, for example. But it is our slate of 21st-century socioenvironmental challenges that have sparked…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Around the world, people are experiencing an unprecedented triple threat. The compounding impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and conflict have exacerbated underlying inequities, driving vulnerable communities further into…