World’s soils have lost 133bn tonnes of carbon since the dawn of agriculture
The world’s soils have lost a total of 133bn tonnes of carbon since humans first started farming the land around 12,000 years ago, new research…
Community Power Offers Fukushima a Brighter, Cleaner Future
In 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami ravaged the Fukushima prefecture, in the Tohoku region of Japan’s main island of Honshu. The natural…
National Grid vs The Beast from the East — are we really going to run out of gas?
As the UK battled a major snowstorm, it also started to run dangerously low on gas. So what happened? And what does it mean for…
Love And Loss In The Anthropocene
As a species, we have been unable to meet the challenges posed by our own misguided attachment to growth. What can we do? We are…
Scientists inject new sense of urgency into CCS
Europe – and the warming planet – has lost precious time in developing carbon capture and storage (CCS), a fledgling technology seen as crucial to…
18 Great New Books About Climate Change, Sustainability and Pioneering Women Environmentalists
This story was originally published by The Revelator Sustainability What do Rachel Carson, sea otters, toxic toads and the Gold King Mine disaster have in common?…
It’s time to change how Africa powers itself. 500 million people depend on it
For Africa to realize its full economic and social potential, the continent will require robust power infrastructure to deliver affordable, clean energy to all…
‘Beast from The East’ – the science behind Europe’s Siberian chill
The so-called “Beast from the East” has arrived in the UK, bringing unusually cold weather – about 7°C colder than the historical average for this…
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Indonesia
Key Points Climate adaptations can be made on both a small-scale, in local communities, and at the national level. Infrastructure robustness and resilience is imperative…
Meet the new ‘renewable superpowers’: nations that boss the materials used for wind and solar
Imagine a world where every country has not only complied with the Paris climate agreement but has moved away from fossil fuels entirely. How…
Here are 5 reasons why we need an ‘Internet of Energy’
Two technological revolutions are shaping the dawn of the 21st century: the development of the internet and the shift towards a carbon-free global energy system….
5 things I learned from Davos 2018
The mood at Davos was the most upbeat for over a decade. Synchronous global growth, surging markets, ultra loose monetary policy and some pro-business policies…
First US ski resort to operate on 100 percent renewable energy
The famous Lake Tahoe resorts in California will be the first ski facilities in the US to operate on 100 percent renewable energy, eliminating emissions…