This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A lot happened last year. Record temperatures rolled through the Pacific Northwest. Hawaii was hit by a blizzard. The streets of New York City flooded and wildfires raged in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The world witnessed record-breaking climate and weather disasters in 2021, from destructive flash floods that swept through mountain towns in Europe and inundated subway systems in China and the U.S.,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Companies across Asia Pacific are racing to decarbonise as consumers and investors scrutinise the carbon footprint of the corporate world. Environmental non-profit organisation CDP noted that over 3,000 firms from 21 countries…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Picture a mature, broad-branched tree like an oak, maple or fig. How does it reproduce so that its offspring don’t grow up in its shadow, fighting for light? The answer…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The world witnessed record-breaking climate and weather disasters in 2021, from destructive flash floods that swept through mountain towns in Europe and inundated subway systems in China and the U.S.,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Predator species may buffer the negative impacts of climate change by mitigating against the loss of biodiversity, according to new research led by scientists in Trinity College Dublin and Hokkaido…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the course of the past year, Food Tank has released more than 70 episodes of our podcast, Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg. We’ve brought together folks from dozens of countries…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the summer of 1988, scientist James Hansen testified to Congress that carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels was dangerously warming the planet. Scientific meetings were held, voluminous reports were…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One of the greatest challenges for decarbonizing our economy is changing individual behaviors. Household consumption accounts for between a half to two-thirds of all carbon emissions. So changing the way…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For decades, Black, indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) in the United States have sought environmental justice as a civil right, but now, the grave disparities in environmental harms are…
Our species is in a race with climate change, and a lot of people want to know, “Can I really make a difference?” The question concerns what’s known as agency.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Along U.S. coastlines, from California to Florida, residents are getting increasingly accustomed to “king tides.” These extra-high tides cause flooding and wreak havoc on affected communities. As climate change raises…