This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For 149 years, Americans have marked Arbor Day on the last Friday in April by planting trees. Now business leaders, politicians, YouTubers and celebrities are calling for the planting of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In a new paper in Ambio, published by the Royal Swedish Academy of Science in the leadup to the upcoming “Our Planet, Our Future” Nobel Prize Summit, a team of international scientists provides an overview…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 2021 is a make or break year in the fight against climate change. This is the year in which countries need to deliver more ambitious commitments to cut their share…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With buildings and construction making up nearly 40 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions, greening them is key to limiting climate change. In November last year, Los Angeles, Mexico City,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Analysse Humaran and Gianna Hutton are 11th graders representing Miami Palmetto Senior High School in this year’s Aspen Challenge. Living in Miami, the climate crisis is already at their doorstep. Analysse and Gianna want…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Almost three-quarters of Earth’s surface is covered by ocean. World leaders seeking to confront the climate crisis should understand that the ocean is being damaged by climate change – but…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Thousands of people worldwide are gardening to grow food and curb climate change as part of nonprofit Green America’s Climate Victory Gardens campaign. For centuries, gardeners across the globe have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s hard to imagine now, but there was a time when climate change was a bipartisan issue. George H. W. Bush’s administration was eager to work with Democrats on energy policy. But in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The European Union is considering a new tax on imports as it tries to fight climate change, and the U.S. is raising concerns about it. At issue is what’s known…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “We need to stop focusing on dates and numbers and actually accept and acknowledge the fact that we need to reduce our emissions right now. We can talk about 2030 or 2040…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As we emerge from the pandemic, we still face an existing and long-standing crisis — the effects of climate change on our planet. As Earth Day approaches, we must consider…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For decades, Europe has poured millions of tons of its trash into incinerators each year, often under the green-sounding label “waste to energy.” Now, concerns about incineration’s outsized carbon footprint…