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: 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...
Written by: Jeff Masters with contribution from Bob Henson
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The reality of climate change is becoming more apparent every day as temperatures rise and extreme weather events plague communities across the globe. The last seven years are the warmest recorded. Global greenhouse gas emissions have soared to the...
Written by: Kimberly White
Connecticut schools will soon be required to teach students about climate change thanks to a new state law.
The new law requires every school district within the state to teach climate change education in line with the...
Written by: Amy White and Shannon Engstrom
Extreme weather events such as hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, and heat waves, are increasing in intensity, frequency and duration due to climate change. Recently, there has been a spate of devastating storms across the Caribbean...
Written by: Kimberly White
The Republic of Kenya will continue to chart its path toward 100 percent clean energy. Newly-elected President William Ruto has reaffirmed the nation's commitment to phasing out fossil fuels for electricity by 2030.
During his inauguration speech,...
Written by: Zafar Adeel
The monsoon flooding in Pakistan has been referred to as a “monsoon on steroids” and described as a “monster monsoon.” These names reflect the wide devastation it has caused.
This flooding has been fuelled by the hottest weather...
Written by: Joseph Winters
Minneapolis, Minnesota, became the third U.S. city to endorse a carbon neutrality goal for shipping in September, joining the California cities of Los Angeles and Long Beach in unanimously passing a so-called “Ship It Zero” resolution.
Minneapolis’ resolution takes aim...
Written by: Shaun M. Dougherty
When President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act in August 2022, he called it the “largest investment ever” to fight climate change. He also said it would lead to the creation of well-paying union jobs to...
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