‘Our life support system is at risk’: Interview with ‘Her Deepness’ Sylvia Earle
ATHENS — At 88, Sylvia Earle is at an age when most people would be slowing down. But retirement doesn’t appear to be on the radar of the famous oceanographer…
Seismic shifts are underway to find finance for loss and damage
Comment: The new UN fund can channel taxes and other innovative ways of raising money to pay for climate loss and damage – we just have to decide to apply…
Loss and damage board speeds up work to allow countries direct access to funds
At its first meeting, the fund’s board decided to fast-track the selection of its host country so money can be disbursed as fast as possible to disaster-hit people The board…
Hopes fade for production curbs in new global pact on plastic pollution
Governments could not agree to keep talking formally about limiting plastic production up until the final round of treaty talks in November Hopes for a new global treaty to include…
Lawsuit targets feds for allegedly withholding public records on fossil fuel spending
Photo by Tim van der Kuip on Unsplash) Energy justice, consumer, and environmental groups have sued the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development for allegedly withholding public records…
The EPA is cracking down on power plant emissions. Will it stick? — This Week in Cleantech
This Week in Cleantech is a new, weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less. Produced by Renewable Energy World and Tigercomm, This Week in Cleantech will…
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Study Reveals Birds Boost Forest Carbon Storage by 38% in Tropical Regeneration Efforts
New research from the Crowther Lab at ETH Zurich showed that when wild tropical birds are allowed to move freely across forest landscape, they can increase the carbon storage of…