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Articles, Nature & Environment August 13, 2021

How nature can help carbon-intensive companies meet their net-zero commitments

This article is part of the Climate Breakthroughs: The Road to COP26 and Beyond For hard-to-abate sectors like transport, energy and aviation, tropical forests are…

Articles, Climate Change July 1, 2021

Climate scientists: concept of net zero is a dangerous trap

Sometimes realisation comes in a blinding flash. Blurred outlines snap into shape and suddenly it all makes sense. Underneath such revelations is typically a much…

Articles Nature & Environment

How nature can help carbon-intensive companies meet their net-zero commitments

This article is part of the Climate Breakthroughs: The Road to COP26 and Beyond For hard-to-abate sectors like transport, energy and aviation, tropical forests are a key tool for setting and following through on ambitious net-zero climate commitments. The new…

Articles Renewables

Cranberry farmers look to sweeten income by pairing crop with solar panels

Several projects are under development that would incorporate pole-mounted solar panels over active cranberry bogs as a way to boost revenue for farmers and create more space for solar development. The first solar panels installed over working cranberry bogs are…

Articles Renewables

Greens: Divided on ‘clean’ energy? Or closer than they appear?

Influential climate advocacy groups disagree on President Biden’s ambitious clean electricity standard, but the potential for compromise remains. Several media outlets over the past week or so have run stories about environmental groups setting up a “circular firing squad” because…

Articles Nature & Environment

Leaders make bold climate pledges, but is it ‘all just smoke and mirrors?’: Critics

Forty nations — producers of 80% of annual carbon emissions — made pledges of heightened climate ambition this week at U.S. President Joe Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate. But as each head of state took to the podium, climate activists…

Articles Policy & Strategy

6 Ways To Create Jobs and Solve Climate Change Through Nature-Based Infrastructure

President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan outlines a strategy for economic recovery that pairs good jobs with a commitment to bold climate action. The proposal ensures that every dollar spent on rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure will “prevent, reduce, and withstand the impacts of…

Articles Biomass

Five things to know about briquettes and sustainable bioenergy in Africa

Circular bioeconomy solution would benefit people and planet The majority of people in Africa depend on wood for cooking and heating energy due to its affordability, accessibility and versatility for meeting people’s needs. But while it offers a low cost…

Articles CCS Policy & Strategy

A hero for zero

In May, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released a report which made an unusually seismic impact across the energy sector and was even widely reported in the general media. Net Zero by 2050 – a roadmap for the global energy…

Articles Nature & Environment

Poor unfortunate soils

We know everything about CO2. We know so much it looks almost tangible. Carbon dioxide is so often paired with global warming and climate change that it has become an automatic association. The sight of smoke from a factory or…

Articles Sustainability

Particulate matters

Who wants to be afflicted with persistent anxiety or depression? Or neurological dysfunctions such as cognitive deficits, autism, and Alzheimer’s disease? Numerous studies link air pollution from motor vehicles with these disorders. This research is relatively new and has not…

Articles Innovation

The journey towards a low carbon energy future has just begun

ONE talks to Senior Advisor for Sustainability Strategy at Saipem Marco Stampa about the Italian company’s approach to the energy transition, including the AGNES and AFLOWT projects. ONE: The energy transition faces challenges ranging from decarbonisation to digitalisation. How does…

The Lost Bayou: Grand Bayou

Grand Bayou, LA. At one time, it was a lively community of close-knit families, until they were forced to leave. ©2020. Garde Voir Ci magazine. Nicholls State University Department of Mass Communication.

World Rainforest Day

Rainforests cover only 2 percent of the planet’s surface area but are responsible for more than 25% of all Western medicine and house more than 50% of the world’s plant and animal species.