Written by: Kimberly White
On May 7th, WattTime announced a new project in collaboration with Carbon Tracker, Google, and the World Resources Institute (WRI).
The project will quantify carbon emissions from all of the world’s largest power plants by utilizing...
Written by: Kate Winter
As a scientist investigating climate change, I’m embarrassed by the high carbon footprint I have when I travel to, and work in, Antarctica. Researchers based in the UK regularly take four or five flights to reach...
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: Paul Brown
The amount of energy generated by tides and waves in the last decade has increased 10-fold. Now governments around the world are planning to scale up these ventures to tap into the oceans’ vast store of...
Written by: Kimberly White
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and adidas Runtastic have unveiled a new challenge to raise awareness of biodiversity loss and rally support for conservation.
UNEP and digital health and fitness giant adidas Runtastic have teamed up...
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...
Written by: Lenore Newman and Evan Fraser
Agriculture’s impact on the planet is massive and relentless. Roughly 40 per cent of the Earth’s suitable land surface is used for cropland and grazing. The number of domestic animals far outweighs remaining wild populations....
Written by: Kimberly White
The United Kingdom has moved up its ban on new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2035. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans will now be banned...
Written by: Jackie Rocheleau
For epidemiologists studying air pollution, there’s only so much to learn at ground level. So they’ve been taking advantage of aerosol data from NASA satellites to link health outcomes with local air pollution. But only recently...
Written by: Natalie Marchant
More than 35,500 species are threatened with extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List. Now a new smartphone game enables players to support conservation efforts from the comfort of their sofa.
Wildchain...
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How Biologists and Technologists are Teaming Up to Improve Wildlife Conservation
Written by: Jane Thoning Callesen
As the planet faces an unprecedented crisis in biodiversity loss, traditional methods of tracking and protecting endangered species are no...
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Written by: Charles Masquelier, Carolyn Petersen, and Matt Lobley
The Burren region of County Clare, Ireland, is famous for its distinctive limestone habitat, coastal landscape, rich...
‘Coding for Climate’ organizes students to develop climate solutions
Written by: YCC Team
Young people around the world love gaming and coding. And an initiative called Coding for Climate is helping them apply those passions to...