Green Growth: Data Show Freeing Economies Doesn’t Harm the Environment
For many, economic growth and environmental protection exist in direct tension. People with this belief generate policy proposals…
Climate change and interprovincial trade move grain production and environmental burdens northwards in China
Halpern, B. S. et al. The environmental footprint of global food production. Nat. Sustain. 5, 1027–1039 (2022). Article …
Food Waste Becomes a Powerful Carbon Trap in Climate Breakthrough
Still life featuring protein beads loaded with potassium hydroxide. The porous material acts as a sponge for CO2.…
Masterton’s clean air goal will take decades
Wood burning causes elevated levels of small air pollutants. Photo: Piers Fuller It could take 20 years for…
Methane is the climate menace we’re ignoring
Comment: The thing about methane is that it offers a way to slow global heating. Making substantial emissions…
New Coral Study Identifies Areas Where Reefs Are Hanging On
As spiking ocean temperatures are devastating reefs around the world, a handful of scientists have found a reason…
Spanish households save €10 a month thanks to renewables expansion, report finds | Spain
Spanish households save €10 a month on electricity bills because of wind turbines and solar panels installed in…
Power-washing is now the noisy soundtrack to an Irish summer – The Irish Times
Sir, – There was a time when the soundtrack of an Irish summer’s day was birdsong and the…
Microplastics are everywhere in Pennsylvania’s water – but the tide may be turning
Researchers have long known that plastic pollution reaches the ocean. But how much plastic is trapped, and where,…
The world agreed to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030 – but marine protection can’t be judged by area alone
The ocean is home to some of the richest biodiversity on Earth. From coral reefs and mangrove forests…
Waimana Marine fined $24,000 for moving Bluff oysters from parasite-controlled area
Bluff oysters. (File photo) Photo: Supplied/ Southland New Zealand A shellfish company has been fined $24,000 for moving…
Steering open-source AI to accelerate the sustainable development goals
The 2025 AI Action Summit revealed that there are even more challenges in this area than initially anticipated…