Fossil Fuels Drive Increase in Atmospheric Helium
After decades of uncertainty, scientists have finally shown that fossil fuel extraction has flooded the atmosphere with 4He. The release of carbon dioxide (CO2) during…
Combining Old and New: Aquaponics Opens the Door to Indigenous Food Security
All across the United States, Indigenous peoples suffer higher rates of mortality than other ethnic groups, largely due to poorer diets and other colonial stressors…
Meet Zacua, Mexico’s first electric car brand
The nascent brand has sold its first 100 compact electric vehicles, and is helping to lay the groundwork for the EV industry in Mexico, says…
Protecting biodiversity – and making it accessible – has paid off for Costa Rica
After two years of pandemic lockdowns and border closures, global travel appears to be rebounding in much of the world in 2022. Wilderness is a…
I Helped Pen the UN Climate Report. Here’s Why It Gives Me Hope.
On April 4, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released the final installment of its Sixth Assessment Report, an epic synthesis of science…
Dam Accounting: Taking Stock of Methane Emissions From Reservoirs
Mounting studies highlight greenhouse gas emissions from reservoirs, and now a coalition of environmental groups has called for regulatory action. This month regulators greenlighted a…
How you can help create a greener city
Can embracing urban sustainability at a grassroots level help future-proof Perth against climate change? Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Stockholm … Perth? When you think of the world’s…
EU countries reach tentative deal on landmark energy savings law
The EU’s 27 energy ministers will aim to formalise a tentative deal on the bloc’s energy efficiency directive at their meeting on Monday (27 June),…
Grid operators’ ‘seam’ study paves way for renewable expansion
A joint study by two regional grid operators with territories that span a wide swath of the central U.S. reveals how strategically sited transmission projects…
Energy communities bring renewable power to the people
Traditional energy production in advanced economies involves the importation of large amounts of oil and gas from a small number of suppliers. Renewable energy systems…
Rethinking air conditioning amid climate change
Saugat Bolakhe ACs and refrigerators help keep people safe — but they also further warm the planet. Scientists are working on eco-friendlier solutions as global…
Tree loss in tropics casts doubt over climate goals
Tropical regions of the world lost 11.1 million hectares of forest cover in 2021, new data shows, calling into question global pledges to end deforestation…
Lessons from European renewable energy communities
Renewable energy experiences in Europe help pave ways to meet energy equity goals for under-served communities. Residents of Chamole (population about 200) in eastern France…