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:…
Germany pushes joint effort to become climate-neutral aviation ‘pioneer’
The German government has launched a new push to make the country an international leader in sustainable aviation. “With a joint effort by industry, science,…
How cities can fight climate change
Deepa Padmanaban Urban activities — think construction, transportation, heating, cooling and more — are major sources of greenhouse-gas emissions. Today, a growing number of cities…
New report finds global offshore wind project pipeline doubles over last 12 months
RenewableUK’s latest EnergyPulse market intelligence data report shows that the global pipeline of offshore wind projects has almost doubled over the past twelve months, from…
Here comes one of the world’s first solar-powered vehicles
Electric vehicles are gaining ground worldwide as efforts are underway to reduce the vast carbon footprint of transportation. However, EVs are only as green as…
Stormwater Ponds Are Carbon Sources, Not Sinks
New research from Florida tracks carbon dioxide and methane emissions from human-created waterways. With sand and muck trickling out of her equipment and ferocious Floridian…
Virginia governor rolls back plastics phase-out, seeking to court recycling
At first whiff, Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order centered on curbing food waste and boosting recycling across Virginia might pass an environmentalist’s sniff test….