This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the first two weeks of November, all eyes will be on Glasgow as the much-anticipated COP26—the 26th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Convention on Climate Change—unfolds. While…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Headlining the climate finance discussions next week at COP26 may be the shortfall in advanced economies’ $100 billion annual pledge to help low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) adapt and further…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Human-caused emissions of air pollutants fell during last year’s COVID-19 economic slowdowns, improving air quality in some parts of the world, while wildfires and sand and dust storms in 2020…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic showed us that human existence is fragile and perilous. However, if we do not take action now against climate change, the damage could be even greater and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Slowing the pace of climate change, increasing access to health care and comprehensively covering the news are very different but worthy goals with some things in common. One is gridlock.…
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in 2015 created a special division responsible for migration-related issues involving the environment and climate change. The division just got a new leader and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After three consecutive years of lower-than-expected rainfall, Cape Town, South Africa, found itself in a water crisis in 2017 and 2018. Amid dire warnings of reaching “Day Zero,” when the water supply…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A writeup in National Geographic’s Earth Day 2020 magazine by Daniel Stone lists seven “charismatic foods” that we can expect to “morph in appearance, nutritional value, availability, and price as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Across the nation, severe weather fueled by climate change is pushing aging electrical systems past their limits, often with deadly results. Last year, the average American home endured more than…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Climate Change and environmental sustainability are top of mind at the moment for many small and large businesses around the world. Innovations in technology have allowed businesses to understand and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Indonesia, climate change is already a pernicious threat. More than 30 million people across northern Java suffer from coastal flooding and erosion related to more severe storms and sea level rise.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report highlighted that we need to end carbon emissions by 2050 to keep global average temperature rise below 1.5°C. Even before the United Nations…