Climate

Written by: Victoria Masterson Floating solar farms are being built in growing numbers around the world. They’re particularly popular in Asia, according to US space agency NASA, which has photographed one of the world’s biggest floating solar farms from space. The 320-megawatt Dezhou Dingzhuang...

Courtesy of Forests News Written by: Julie Mollins The characteristics of mangroves in a range of ecosystems – from undisturbed natural settings to areas where considerable land-use changes have occurred – should be evaluated to properly assess country-level blue carbon...

Written by: Kimberly White It is that time of year again- World Environment Day! Celebrated every year on June 5th, the United Nation’s biggest annual event to promote and advocate for positive environmental action takes the global stage again...

Written by: Sergio Henriques Is climate change making spiders more aggressive? A recent scientific study suggests so, as the researchers link aggressiveness to tropical cyclones, events that are expected to become more frequent and powerful with climate change. Unsurprisingly, the findings got...

Written by: YCC Team Pope Francis called upon the world to reduce global warming in a 2015 letter known as Laudato Si’. Now the Vatican has launched an online platform to help inspire and guide Catholics who are ready to act. Any...

https://youtu.be/P-V7wBxnaf8 A global challenge...with local solutions. The fight against climate change is not only fought on the international stage. It is in equal measure fought through the choices we and our local leaders make every day. A sustainable society is...

Courtesy of Yale Climate Connections Written by: Daniel Grossman Barry Sinervo and two dozen coauthors in 2010 published a scientific paper that dismayed wildlife experts. A biologist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Sinervo had developed a model for predicting...

In honor of International Women's Month, The Planetary Press is highlighting women around the globe who are driving positive change for our planet and global community. Today, we are thrilled to introduce you to Climate Behavioral Scientist and CEO...

Written by: Mark Maslin The food we consume has a massive impact on our planet. Agriculture takes up half the habitable land on Earth, destroys forests and other ecosystems and produces a quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Meat and dairy specifically...

Written by: Kieran Cooke One of the pillars of industrial society is tottering: global fossil fuel demand is buckling, with only renewable energy expected to show any growth this year. Oil prices are going through the floor. The market for coal...