Ranking the Countries Driving the Ocean Plastic Crisis
In the past decade, plastic pollution has become one of the most visible environmental issues worldwide. Every year,…
Nature is good for you — if you concentrate
We know intuitively that spending time in nature is good for us. Perhaps what is not so obvious…
Why people displaced by conflict are particularly vulnerable to climate risks
After heavy rains, a landslide “completely levelled” a remote village in western Sudan in early September. It was…
The negligible role of carbon offsetting in corporate climate strategies
Quantitative data Our main data source for numerical sustainability data is the CDP (formerly known as Carbon Disclosure…
China’s 235-Square-Mile Solar Farm Creates Unexpected Ecosystem Supporting 5 Million Households and Thousands of Sheep
IN A NUTSHELL 🔋 The vast solar farm in northwestern China is transforming both the landscape and the…
Environmental pressures need not always spark conflict – lessons from history show how crisis can be avoided
The expectation that competition for dwindling resources drives societies towards conflict has shaped much of the discourse around…
Solar trees preserve 99% of forests, mimic nature to generate energy
A recent study indicates that vertically designed “solar trees” can generate electricity on par with conventional solar farms…
Scientists trace heat waves back to individual fossil fuel companies, with potentially sweeping courtroom implications
Extreme temperatures Oil & gas Climate change Pollution See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link For the first…
Natural disasters forecast to cost Australia’s young people $100bn by 2060 | Australian education
Kangaroo Valley was hit by raging fires and floods three times in three years. In 2019, the black…
Frozen for millions of years — Germany reveals Antarctic discovery that rewrites history
There is a continent on Earth that has no permanent human residents. It is one of the most…
Smoke from Canada’s wildfires killed nine-year-old Carter Vigh – and 82,000 others around the world | Air pollution
Amber Vigh had taken the usual precautions when bringing her nine-year-old son, Carter, to summer camp in July…
EUDR implementation comes laden with potential unintended consequences
The European Union’s regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR) is set to enter into force at the end…