Chile aims to become a green hydrogen powerhouse
New energy strategy is based on the Chile’s great wind and solar power potential, which would enable it to produce low-cost hydrogen fuel Chile has…
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What is the climate impact of eating meat and dairy?
Food production accounts for one-quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions and takes up half of the planet’s habitable surface. A taste for meat has had a…
Nordics bet on advanced biofuels to suit carbon neutrality ambitions
Scandinavian governments have raised the bar in their commitment to becoming carbon neutral and several companies have responded by developing new technologies to harness forest…
Oil Companies Must Cut Production by 35% to Meet Paris Climate Accord Numbers by 2040: Report
“As oil and gas majors keep one foot a decarbonizing world and one foot in business as usual, this report shows how that position is…
If Carbon Offsets Require Forests to Stay Standing, What Happens When the Amazon Is on Fire?
The emergency threatening part of the world’s largest rainforest is proof that offsets are too risky to count on to cancel out corporate pollution, and…
We can’t expand airports after declaring a climate emergency – let’s shift to low-carbon transport instead
Jefim Vogel, University of Leeds; Joel Millward-Hopkins, University of Leeds, and Yannick Oswald, University of Leeds The world may finally be waking to the reality…
Scientists around the world are working to turn agricultural waste into food, packaging and more
By upcycling biomass, innovators aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve the economic viability of farming May 14, 2019 — When we pick up…
The Green New Deal’s contradiction – new infrastructure and redistribution may boost carbon emissions
The Green New Deal has broadened imaginations worldwide on the subject of climate change, encouraging people to consider what action to tackle it could do…
Plastic is a global problem. It’s also a global opportunity
Plastic: a most versatile and ubiquitous material, it is difficult to imagine life without it. Despite the growth it has enjoyed for decades, the detriment…
The race is on to decarbonize the 50,000-plus ships that carry our stuff around the world
International shipping produces as much CO2 as aircraft. Here’s what we can do about that. May 3, 2018 — Watch out for the return of…