A Criminal Lexicon for Climate Change
«Every person on Earth today is living in a crime scene». Journalist Mark Hertsgaard referred to the criminal nature of the fossil fuel industry when…
No justice without credibility
There is a lot of rhetoric when it comes to the just transition. Beginning with the adjective chosen to describe this path from a fossil-based…
More Biomass with Irrigation from the Sea
Seawater cannot be used for irrigation due to its sodium (Na) content, which most plants don’t tolerate. Seawater’s various salts ordinarily total circa 3.5% by…
Direct Air Capture: Is it finally gaining momentum?
Climate change caused by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, mainly carbon dioxide (CO2), is progressing rapidly and has reached dangerous levels. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on…
Ahouli
Ahouli is an abandoned mining village in the remote Atlas mountain in Morocco. This lead mine is located in a valley along the Moulouya river….
Conditionality mechanisms and the green transition: the case of EU funding for Poland
The current EU budget for 2021 to 2027 is unique not only because it has been boosted by the NextGenerationEU facility, which aims to speed…
The rise of green hydrogen in Latin America
Franklin Chang-Díaz gets into his car, turns on the radio and hears the news about another increase in the price of gasoline. But he sets…
Greener Playgrounds Are an Overlooked Climate Solution
Across the country, cities are transforming asphalt schoolyards into spongy, shady community centers. The new schoolyard at PS 184M Shuang Wen, a grade school in…
Fresh-water scarcity prompts hunt for more from the air and sea
Carlos Garcia foresees a world in which many millions of homes will get water out of thin air – literally. Garcia is general manager of…
The surprising role of land use in alleviating the climate crisis
When people think of turning the tide on climate change, we often think of reforming energy use. But there’s another group of actions with big…
Energy communities bring renewable power to the people
Squeezed between the war in Ukraine, the pandemic and climate change, the European energy system is experiencing an unprecedented crisis. Bill payers are coping with…
How heat pumps of the 1800s are becoming the technology of the future
Innovative thinking has done away with problems that long dogged the electric devices — and both scientists and environmentalists are excited about the possibilities It…
Consumers shouldn’t have to pick up the bill for expensive hydrogen experiments
Opening the door to hybrid heat pumps and hydrogen boilers will impact consumers, and make it more difficult for them to transition to clean heating…
Look to cities, but past their mayors, for new climate solutions
A little over three months after the COP27 climate summit in Sharm-el-Sheikh drew to a close, the global community is no closer to finding a…
Now and then: how climate change messes with microbes
Climate change means more than warmer days, less rainfall and rising sea levels – it can have a big impact on tiny microbes. During the…
Tracing the Flow of Forever Chemicals Into Waterways and Wildlife
Martha Spiess, a retired veterinarian, began testing streams and ponds in Brunswick, Maine, after hearing that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFASs, had contaminated farms…