Companies are buying up cheap carbon offsets − data suggest it may be more about greenwashing than helping the climate
Carbon offsets fund projects that are meant to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as planting trees.
Tag: greenhouse gas emissions
UN biodiversity summit speaker: Renewables ‘offer an opportunity for a more peaceful energy system’
Alex Rafalowicz of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative is speaking at the UN biodiversity summit known as COP16.
Power-hungry AI is driving a surge in tech giant carbon emissions. Nobody knows what to do about it
A query to an AI-powered chatbot can use up to 10 times as much energy as a Google search.
Green buildings are a climate solution in need of financial support
As hurricanes become even more intense and powerful, Florida’s buildings must be more resilient and efficient.
Florida’s untapped gold mine: carbon farming and the missing green jobs
Carbon farming builds organic matter back in the soil, reducing runoff and greenhouse gas emissions.
Trump and Harris have clashing records on clean energy, but the clean power shift is too broad for any president to control
Markets worldwide are rapidly transitioning to renewable energy and electric cars.
Climate change is a pollution problem, and countries know how to deal with pollution threats – think DDT and acid rain
History provides lessons in overcoming seemingly insurmountable hazards.
Why home insurance rates are rising so fast across the US – climate change plays a big role
Not only are homeowners insurance premiums going up, coverage is shrinking.
A clarion call on rising seas
The UN General Assembly should set an upper limit on sea level rise compatible with the Paris Agreement's goals.
Methane emissions are at new highs. It could put us on a dangerous climate path
Cutting methane emissions is one of the best and only short-term levers we can pull to slow the rate of ...