The Long and Winding Road of Decarbonization
The goal of climate neutrality by 2050 is still far, too far away. A brief reflection on the obstacle course we are facing today. The…
climate change
April-June 2025 (ONE)
To Stop Climate Change, We Need Context and Strategy Alongside the Science
Shortly after I left academia to take a scientist position with a nonprofit environmental organization, a colleague from the Environmental Protection Agency – a key…
Adaptations to an Older World Hinder Us From Saving This One
Awareness of the cognitive biases we all hold will help in the search for solutions to global environmental problems. Picture a New Yorker-style cartoon of…
January-March 2025 (ONE)
Six Lessons From the World’s Deadliest Environmental Disaster
The world’s deadliest environmental disaster got its start in 1958. Its effects are still being felt today, more than six decades later. It wasn’t an…
One Small Town Plans for Climate Change
Among rural communities, Grants Pass, Oregon, has notched an unlikely win. But limited resources threaten their sustainability plan’s success. One of the most iconic landmarks…
How we can create a global energy transition inclusive of the Global South
This year’s G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, focused predominantly on geopolitical challenges and a strong sense of urgency about climate change was also stressed. The Foreign…
Why resolving how land emissions are counted is critical for tracking climate progress
The importance of the land use, land-use change and forestry sector (which is often referred to as LULUCF) is reflected in 118 of 143 countries…
How could Australia actually get to net zero? Here’s how
Every bit of warming matters if we want to avoid the worst impacts for climate change, as the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on…
Soil, Fungi, Agriculture and Climate Change
What do ancient Sanskrit texts, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Franklin Roosevelt have in common? They recognized the importance of soil to humanity. Ancient…
July-September 2023 (ONE)
Nano inks could change how we use energy
Humans use a lot of energy to create and maintain comfortable environments – heating and cooling our buildings, homes, cars and even our bodies. According…