What Is Geothermal Energy? Explore Its Many Advantages
Geothermal energy has a lot of applications today and can be a cost-effective way to generate heat. We can consider thermal energy as the energy…
Illicit trade endangers the environment, the law and the SDGs. We need a global response
A dark side to globalization has been the alarming emergence of illicit trade, which stands in direct contrast to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)….
Eco-friendly sex life: are condoms good for the environment?
Environmentalists are quick to condemn the condom. It is a product often made from non-biodegradable latex, or even worse, synthetic materials such as polyisoprene, and…
Biodiversity loss mars SDG success, report finds
An “unprecedented” loss of global biodiversity threatens the progress of more than 80 per cent of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and puts 1 million…
Analysis: How Trump’s rollback of vehicle fuel standards would increase US emissions
The Trump administration’s plans to rollback vehicle fuel-economy standards could increase emissions from the light vehicles sector by 13%, a Carbon Brief analysis shows. The…
Oil majors withhold support for ambitious EU climate target
BP and Shell declined to back a plan to reduce European greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 Oil giants BP and Shell have…
The cost of climate (in)action
In this election, will the the major parties’ climate policies get Australia on track to meet its Paris commitments and how do we compare to…
Four stories capture the impacts of climate change in the Andes
Travel with these journalists as they explore how people in Peru and Colombia are coping with rising temperatures. It’s not news that climate change is…
Implementing Germany’s coal exit proposal – the road ahead
Germany’s coal exit commission has agreed on a proposal on how the country can manage to phase out its single largest source of greenhouse gas…
The long road towards a more environmental energy system
Imagine that you want to heal the earth from the ravages caused by global climate change. You received diagnostic reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on…
If Ebola becomes the norm
Climate change interferes, directly and indirectly, with a wide variety of diseases by acting as a multiplying force for the diffusion of infectious diseases. Global…
Defying Dystopia: shaping the climate future we want
We live in an age of dystopias on demand. Whether it’s Black Mirror, The Hunger Games or The Handmaid’s Tale, there is no limit to…
How a Japanese system can help African cities adapt to climate change
Sub-Saharan Africa is already experiencing the realities of a changing climate – and the situation is only going to get worse. The reasons for this…