The war on plastic has destroyed the reputation of the most mundane accessories to our daily lives. Carrier bags. Plastic straws. Drink bottles. It is a movement that has prompted...Read More
Australia will push for a million square kilometers of the Antarctic ocean to be protected as a marine sanctuary at an international forum in Hobart this week. Bids to preserve...Read More
A research group at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has developed an efficient process for breaking down any plastic waste to a molecular level. The resulting gases can then be...Read More
By David R. Montgomery Would it sound too good to be true if I was to say that there was a simple, profitable and underused agricultural method to help feed...Read More
Economies’ capacity to innovate will be key as the Fourth Industrial Revolution advances and the fight against climate change ramps up. These are the global leaders… 1. Germany For the...Read More
Montreal introduced a new plan on Thursday that calls for banning retailers in the city from sending unsold food and clothing to landfill. The effort is part of the city’s...Read More
Energy lies at the core of efforts to address climate change. Worldwide, the electricity, heat and fuel consumed by buildings and transportation systems account for 55 percent of the greenhouse...Read More
To limit climate change to manageable levels, the federal government — all of it — needs to be in the deep decarbonization business. Proposals such as the Green New Deal...Read More
October 16 marks World Food Day this year, a day celebrated every year by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). World Food Day is a call to make...Read More
A European tax on plastic waste is gaining momentum as a way to bring new sources of revenue to the EU budget as leaders prepare for a two-day summit in...Read More
Our planet is a water world, covered with 70 percent oceans. For centuries, it’s been widely known that the high seas can generate energy, if harnessed appropriately. With today’s renewables...Read More
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2019 (commonly known as the Nobel Prize for Economics) has been awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer...Read More
