Smart cities need to be more human, so we’re creating Sims-style virtual worlds
Huge quantities of networked sensors have appeared in cities across the world in recent years. These include cameras and sensors that count the number of…
How droughts have scarred Syria forever
What is the good, bad, and the ugly regarding climate change and Syria? The good is that the Syrian government has finally signed the 2016…
The stark link between climate and forced migration
The Global Climate Index for 2018 was published in early November and – like the ones before it – the index makes grim reading. The…
Coal may be Jurassic but technology is not
Coal’s unfortunate image as the dinosaur of power generation is not helped by the fact that the basic principles of a coal power plant have…
Father and (Grand)son
Let the record play. The sound of an old vinyl is music to my ears. it comes from an ancient record player. “It’s not time to…
The Bitcoin never ending rise: a model of unsustainability?
A currency that keeps growing and democratizes the digital economy but looks far from being ecological. Maybe it is the right time to ask questions…
The desperate but effective attempts to silence climate scientists
People play dirty when they can’t win by playing fair. This is, more or less, the story of climate change denial in the United States….
The Death of “Alternative Energy”
Fifteen years ago, when I joined the early ranks of clean energy entrepreneurs, we were nearly dead in the water on climate. Oil was $15…
How much fuel does it take to power the world?
It’s currently billions of tonnes of fossil fuels every year. With new (or existing!) technologies, we could literally change the world. “In terms of weapons, the…
How some african farmers are responding to climate change — and what we can learn from them
As sub-Saharan Africa’s climate changes, small-scale farmers are increasingly looking to innovative ways of dealing with agricultural challenges. And in some instances, the techniques they adopt…
Why China Is No Climate Leader
When President Donald Trump yanked America’s support for the Paris Climate Accords, pundits were quick to hail China as the world’s new environmental leader. Two…
Displaced Coal Miners Turn to Beekeeping
Appalachians reconnect with nature to support their families. Mark Lilly, 59, grew up and still lives in West Virginia. He spent three decades as an…
Americans Red and Blue Unite Against Trump’s Plan to Drill the Atlantic
Not even the Republican governors who supported him are willing to get behind it. President Trump, to put it mildly, hasn’t worked too hard to…