Drought can hit almost anywhere: How 5 cities that nearly ran dry got water use under control

Cities across the normally wet Northeast scrambled to reduce water use amid a 2024 drought. It was a reminder that drought isn’t a problem only in the West.

Michael Wilson, Professor of Policy Analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School • conversation
Feb. 3, 2025 • ~8 min

Tiny copper ‘flowers’ bloom on artificial leaves for clean fuel production

Tiny copper ‘nano-flowers’ have been attached to an artificial leaf to produce clean fuels and chemicals that are the backbone of modern energy and

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 3, 2025 • ~4 min

How satellites have become Earth’s new health and nature watchdogs

Satellite-derived Earth observation data helps researchers unlock new insights into monitoring both environmental and human health.

Dhritiraj Sengupta, Earth Observation Scientist, Plymouth Marine Laboratory • conversation
Jan. 31, 2025 • ~8 min

‘Sustainable’ aviation fuel and other myths about green airport expansion debunked

A third runway for Heathrow airport is not compatible with the UK’s climate targets.

Jack Marley, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition • conversation
Jan. 30, 2025 • ~8 min

Smart carbon dioxide removal yields economic and environmental benefits

MIT study finds a diversified portfolio of carbon dioxide removal options delivers the best return on investment.

Mark Dwortzan | Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy • mit
Jan. 29, 2025 • ~5 min

Suffocating seas: low oxygen levels emerging as third major threat to tropical coral reefs

‘The kind of hypoxic stress response we saw in our experiment could go under the radar.’

Maggie D. Johnson, Assistant Professor of Marine Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology • conversation
Jan. 28, 2025 • ~8 min

You don’t have to be a net zero hero – how focus on personal climate action can distract from systemic problems

Shifting the blame for the climate crisis onto individuals hides the larger issue. True progress demands systemic accountability from governments and corporations.

Sam Illingworth, Professor of Creative Pedagogies, Edinburgh Napier University • conversation
Jan. 28, 2025 • ~6 min

Trump voters are not the obstacle to climate action many think they are

Climate change is not just about facts. It is wrong to dismiss the disengaged on the grounds that they are out of touch with reality.

Karl Dudman, PhD Candidate in Anthropology, University of Oxford • conversation
Jan. 27, 2025 • ~8 min

Trump has rejected the Paris agreement again, but game theory shows how other countries can still lead by example

Game theory research suggests that environmental action is not all about summits.

Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University • conversation
Jan. 27, 2025 • ~6 min

Think your efforts to help the climate don’t matter? African philosophers disagree

None of us act in isolation – and our choices have more influence than we think.

Patrick Effiong Ben, Doctoral Researcher in Applied Ethics and African Philosophy, University of Manchester • conversation
Jan. 27, 2025 • ~6 min

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