Climate change is altering the chemistry of wine
Warming, wildfires and unpredictable weather threaten to disrupt the delicate processes that underlie treasured wines. Researchers and producers are innovating to keep ahead. Soon after…
Just 20% of climate change studies ‘written by women’
[NAIROBI] Chioma Blaise Chikere is at the pinnacle of her career, as a professor of environmental microbiology and biotechnology at the University of Port Harcourt in Nigeria…
Mexican farmers and scientists share a mission: saving a wetland
On the southern edge of Mexico City, on a patch of land surrounded by water, a farmer and a scientist recently inspected rows of small…
Climate change amplifies the risk of conflict, study from Africa shows
In October 2021, the city of Guriel in Somalia’s Galguduud region became the epicenter of fierce fighting between the national army and a paramilitary group…
Net zero: Copenhagen’s failure to meet its 2025 target casts doubt on other major climate plans
The city of Copenhagen, often celebrated as one of the world’s greenest for its cycling culture and other initiatives, recently defaulted on its pledge to…
The risks and rewards of the minerals required for the energy transition
In order to limit global temperature rises, the world will have to undergo an urgent energy transition that will leave the fossil fuel era behind….
Climate change is global, the pain is private
Imagine that your community has been battered or even destroyed by a climate change-induced flood, tornado, hurricane, or drought. Some community members have perished, including…
CCUS has still a role in the energy transition
More than 120 countries have announced commitments to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, or 2060 in the case of China and 2070 in India….
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…