The Law of the Many
Private jets pollute more. They pollute like all planes but serve few people, which is why the amount of co2 emitted per capita is unacceptable….
Less fuel in harvesting maize
Maize is one of the New World plants nobody else had experienced before 1500. Compared with wheat or rye, it certainly looked peculiar. The grain…
Putting an island on the world map of hydrogen
Thanks to green hydrogen Cavoli Island will be the first energetically independent site in the world, served only with zero-emission technologies and utilities. We are…
Zollverein
The Zollverein XII Coal Mine Industrial Complex is an important example of a European primary industry of great economic significance in the 19th and 20th…
Extreme Weather Is Only Getting Worse. Can Cities Protect Public Transit?
Climate-resilient public transportation is crucial to meeting climate goals and ensuring mobility for vulnerable communities. Published in: Next City Last September, New York City was so…
Making carbon dioxide into protein for innovative animal feed
It’s common knowledge that proteins, a key component of human nutrition, are also essential for making animal feeds. Less well known is the uncomfortable fact…
Disconnect: Climate change and the Australian election
The televised debates between the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition leading up to the election on 21 May have almost completely ignored…
Offshore rigs and heir boon for marine life
New WA research suggests that decommissioned oil and gas platforms provide important habitat for marine life and support unique ecosystems. Oil and gas platforms are…
‘Soil Isn’t Forever’: Why Biodiversity Also Needs Protection Below the Ground
We know more than ever about the abundance of life in the soil. Now we have to step up to save it. Look down. You…
Kosovo’s new law on pollution control risks muddying the waters
Kosovo’s parliament is currently scrutinizing a new law on integrated pollution prevention and control. Its aim is positive – to tighten Kosovo’s standards. But as…
Nuclear power is clean, safe and cheap. We need it to stop global heating
I’m a climate activist. The arguments made against nuclear power today are the same arguments I was making a decade ago, and I was wrong…
A new model can identify ideal locations for EV charging stations
Ownership of electric vehicles has been surging across much of the developed world in the face of sky-high oil prices, but supportive infrastructure for EVs…
Going green for economic success
How moving away from fossil fuels will improve productivity Could going green be good for the economy? The UK economy is currently mired in crises:…