Stalling increase in emissions: a new trend or a temporary blip?
Spring, the season of new beginnings, also marked the beginning of something new. In March came data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) indicating global…
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China agree to fight carbon emissions
Diplomats in Paris were beaming when the world’s most populous country announced plans to start cutting its net CO2 emissions “around 2030”. But environmentalists were…
Harvard measured impact: path to healthier, more sustainable campus
Inside the brick walls of an electricity plant built along the banks of the Charles River more than a century ago, Harvard is demonstrating just…
IEA’s four pillars to make COP21 a success
A peak in global energy-related emissions could be achieved as early as 2020 and at no net economic cost, the International Energy Agency said in…
Apple, Facebook, Google progress toward a green internet, but coal-heavy utilities stand in the way
San Francisco, 12 May, 2015 – Major internet companies including Apple, Facebook and Google continue to lead efforts to build an internet that is renewably…
4 Ways to Invest in the Low-Carbon Economy
Citigroup Inc. recently pledged $100 billion for lending, investing, and facilitating deals related to sustainability, renewable energy, and climate change mitigation. This is yet another…
New report highlights huge eco-impact of everyday products
A new report today from Friends of the Earth estimates for the first time how much land and water well-known brands such as Apple, Kraft…
7 Questions For Energy Entrepreneur Felipe Gomez
At the White House earlier this week, President Obama announced new efforts to support emerging entrepreneurs who develop solutions to some of the world’s toughest…
Global warming slowdown: No systematic errors in climate models, comprehensive statistical analysis reveals
Skeptics who still doubt anthropogenic climate change have now been stripped of one of their last-ditch arguments: it is true that there has been a…
Nuclear Power Needs to Double to Meet Warming Goal
The International Energy Agency and the Nuclear Energy Agency suggest in a report released Thursday that nuclear will have such a significant role to play…
Study identifies which fossil fuel reserves must stay in the ground to avoid dangerous climate change
A third of oil reserves, half of gas reserves and over 80% of current coal reserves globally should remain in the ground and not be…
Anthropocene : the “Great Acceleration” driven by human activities and not by natural variability
The second half of the 20th Century is unique in the history of human existence. The last 60 years have without doubt seen the most…
Left Unchecked, Western Diets Could Derail Climate Action
A growing body of evidence shows the impact that unsustainable levels of meat consumption – particularly of meats like beef and lamb – have on…
Sea level correction (increase more intense)
The acceleration of global sea level change from the end of the 20th century through the last two decades has been significantly swifter than scientists…
Top CO2 polluters and highest per capita
The biggest absolute emissions come from China, and the United States. In terms of CO2 emissions per capita, China is ranked only ranked 55th, at…
It might seem unethical but someone has to get rich fighting climate change
Is 2015 the year when the world will finally decide on a major new global agreement on climate change? Pundits are beginning to put their…