Renewables: Europe on track to reach its 20% target by 2020
How is Europe performing in renewable energy? Having achieved a share of 16% renewables in its final energy consumption in 2014 and an estimated share…
Costa Rica’s Supreme Court stops hydroelectric project for failing to consult indigenous people
On November 1, 2016, the Constitutional Chamber of Costa Rica’s Supreme Court provided some good news to a Terraba (Teribe) Indigenous territory when it stopped…
Costa Rica went 250 days in 2016 without burning any fossil fuels
Proof that 2016 wasn’t all bad. A round of applause for Costa Rica: the small Central American country ran solely on renewable energy for 250…
The real impact of palm oil and failed policies
The true negative impact of palm oil, the interests that the trade serves and the failure of policy to deal with deforestation and other consequences,…
Donald Trump sees the future in coal. China sees the future in renewables. Who’s making the safer bet?
Meanwhile the world’s other economic giant, China, which now uses more coal than any other country on Earth, is moving sharply in the opposite direction….
Yes, the Arctic’s freakishly warm winter is due to humans’ climate influence
For the Arctic, like the globe as a whole, 2016 has been exceptionally warm. For much of the year, Arctic temperatures have been much higher…
World is ‘backsliding’ on gasoline subsidies, finds study
Taxes on gasoline effectively reduce CO2 emissions, yet they are lower now than they were 13 years ago, finds a new study. By increasing taxes…
World Economic Forum, direct from Davos
Between 17 and 20 January, the Swiss mountains will be abuzz as the World Economic Forum once again descends on Davos. After a hugely tumultuous…
The rights of nature: indigenous philosophies reframing law
Indigenous battles to defend nature have taken to the streets, leading to powerful mobilizations like the gathering at Standing Rock. They have also taken to…
All the risks of climate change, in a single graph
There are a lot of them. The risks of climate change are not easy to communicate clearly. Since the atmosphere affects everything, everything will be…
UCI scientists identify a new approach to recycle greenhouse gas
Led by Yilin Hu, UCI assistant professor of molecular biology & biochemistry at the Ayala School of Biological Sciences, the researchers found that they could…
Look up! Your guide to some of the best meteor showers for 2017
After a disappointing 2016, when most of the annual major meteor showers were washed out by moonlight, 2017 looks far more promising. Of the big…
Now that Christmas is over, what are you going to do with your tree?
How time flies. But as the festive season draws to a close there is one thing left to sort out: what to do with the…