In retrospect, the most significant outcome of COP26—the UN Conference on Climate Change that convened in Glasgow on October 31, after a year-long postponement—may not have been the formal agreement hammered out by diplomats in the main plenary hall bu
Another reason why NCS deserve attention is that investments in nature can, if made well, produce an array of co-benefits in addition to emissions abatement. Analysis carried out by the Woodwell Climate Research Center shows that the three largest NCS, by emissi...
The Inflation Reduction Act is expected to cut roughly a billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions a year by 2030, save thousands of lives a year, and prompt a transformation of the U.S. energy and transportation landscape.
Footwear made with unsustainable, polluting materials has become a big sustainability issue in recent decades. We have all seen images of plastic flip-flops washing up on beaches and piles of unethically made trainers in landfill. It is now more important than ever to ensure that shoes and train...
"We've had several periods in recent years in which renewables have provided a big percentage of the total energy consumption. Basically, we are undergoing a huge energy transition in Greece." The thumping sound of the giant blades can be heard throughout Greece's hills, ...
This same report has a note at the top of the page showing coal reserves that says, “The methodology and timing of updating reserve numbers is under review.” The authors of the report seem to be saying, “Expect big revisions of these reserve numbers in the future.” [8] People of ...
As a typical mountainous area, Chongqing has an ecosystem that is sensitive, fragile and difficult to restore, as well as climate, water, vegetation and man-made factors to deal with. Large image For these reasons, a normal underground pipe network cannot guar...
Very accessible and full of interesting ideas, Origins is a worthy contender in the saturated market of big history and environmental history books. Depending on how much you have read on this topic, not everything here will be novel, but I do think that with its deep time and geology ...
As home offices go, the ISS is pretty darn big. At 357 feet (108.8 meters) in length, the aforementioned truss is almost as long as an American football field. The ISS also contains multiple sets of broad, rectangular solar panels with 240-foot (73-meter) wingspans. Weight-wise, the ...
Taleb’s theory became a fashionable way to classify all catastrophes. Then some observers began to note that not all big things that happen are out of the blue and completely improbable. Instead, some events are clearer and slightly easier to see coming, and not just in hindsight. ...