This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Hundreds of companies, including major emitters like United Airlines, BP and Shell, have pledged to reduce their impact on climate change and reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. These plans…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Communities of color and working class communities are facing devastating consequences from the effects of climate change and the inequitable policies that have created broader environmental injustice in the U.S.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The largest opinion poll on climate change found two-thirds of people around the world believe we are in a “global emergency.” Unfortunately, there is a disconnect between what people believe…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Green bonds are used by governments, banks, municipalities or corporations to raise cash for new or existing projects that are meant to have positive environmental and climate impacts. Bonds can cover energy, water management, building construction, water, land use and transport. Projects might be specifically aimed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With the help of technology, humans can traverse virtually every part of our planet’s surface. But animals and plants are less mobile. Most species can only live in zones where…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Young people from around the world are demanding action on the climate crisis; their clamor reached a fever pitch in early 2020. Yet, as fate and nature would have it,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past decade, an average of 21.5 million people annually have been forced to move due to the impacts of extreme weather. That’s three times as many people as have been affected by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For more than half a century, scientists have been calling on world leaders to mitigate climate change and protect the planet by stopping greenhouse gas emissions. But this guidance has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. River flow is an important indicator of water resources available to humans and the environment. The amount of available water also depends on other factors, such as direct interventions in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropy is in the business of preventing and alleviating disasters. And plenty of those need addressing right now. A global pandemic has killed more than 120,000 Americans. The accelerating climate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Companies around the world, from Sweden’s Inkga Group (the holding company for the IKEA retail chain) to Clif Bar (with operations in the Bay Area and Twin Falls, Idaho) are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The vaccines against COVID-19 exemplify the potential of human ingenuity. A globally collaborative research effort yielded an innovative solution to a pressing problem, developed with unprecedented speed but also remarkable…