This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. America’s foundations have poured billions of dollars into the fight against climate change. What do they have to show for their money? The Energy Foundation laid the groundwork for renewable-energy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When I left the Marine Corps, I had my future all laid out. I had big plans for returning to school, having a second child, and supporting my (then) husband’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than three dozen governments around the world have committed to restoring more than 150 million hectares of land by 2020. That’s an area bigger than South Africa. By 2030,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What about credit rating agencies as a market actor to inspire climate resilience? Already, the 11 recommendations by the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure — sorted into Governance, Strategy,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Amid improvements in public transit infrastructure, technology developments and changing urban demographics, cities across the continent are making efforts to curb car dependency. Take Columbus, Ohio, for example, where parking…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Cape Town has become the latest poster child of drought in the Southern African region. The dramatic declaration of Day Zero—the date on which the taps are turned off—has caught…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There’s a city wilting before our eyes. Cape Town, South Africa has experienced record droughts over the past four years and, as a result, officials are warning about a “Day…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 2017 will be remembered for extreme hurricanes, fires, and floods that pummeled communities coast-to-coast. These record-breaking events also made 2017 the costliest disaster year in U.S. history. Even places, both in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As agriculture intensified in the 20th century, summers in the Midwest became wetter and cooler. An MIT study published this month looked at whether vegetation from crop production, rather than greenhouse gas…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation shared its annual letter recently, thoughtfully responding to some “tough” questions the organization is often asked. One of those was on the topic of climate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Among a slew of spending and tax credits tucked into the budget bill signed by U.S. President Trump, one of them, known as 45Q, expands tax incentives for carbon capture, including from the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The biggest banks in Europe, North America and Asia are in a global race to provide the $12 trillion in financing needed by 2030 for the historic global transition to…