Can We Build A Sun Screen To Combat Global Climate Change?
If emissions don’t go down, there’s still an option for combatting global warming. We just have to effectively dim the Sun. Global climate change is one…
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The Carbon Brief Profile: Turkey
In the second article of a new series on how key emitters are responding to climate change, Carbon Brief looks at Turkey’s rising emissions and its…
5 “Lazy” Ways to Reverse Global Warming
The year is 2050. World leaders convene to discuss methods to negate the rapidly rising global temperatures as another category 6 hurricane finishes ravaging the…
India’s third way
From death came life. Cremation, a traditional ceremony for the 8.5 million Hindus dying each year in India, is emotionally and environmentally fraught. An estimated…
Climate change to become ‘greatest pressure on biodiversity’ by 2070
The combined effects of global warming and land-use change could cause the world’s ecosystems to lose more than a third of their animal species by…
Waterloo study says insurance industry dangerously unprepared for extreme weather
As historic flooding caused by climate change devastates communities in New Brunswick and British Columbia, new research from the University of Waterloo reveals the insurance…
A ‘moon shot’ to protect Earth’s species
Biologist E.O. Wilson and former National Park Service director envision massive conservation effort to stem extinction The extinction of our swimming, trotting, slithering, and flying…
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?…
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…
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…
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…