What's causing sea level rise? It's now expected to add 10-12 inches by midcentury

A sea level scientist explains the two main ways climate change is threatening the coasts.

Jianjun Yin, Associate Professor of Geoscience, University of Arizona • conversation
Feb. 16, 2022 ~6 min

Toilet taboo: we need to stop being squeamish about recycling human waste

There are myriad benefits to recycling human waste but our reluctance seems to be based on distaste.

Natalie Boyd Williams, PhD candidate Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling • conversation
Feb. 10, 2022 ~7 min


Can low carbon jobs really level up post-industrial towns? We went to Bolsover to find out

We worked with the ex-mining town’s council to identify four next steps.

Ana Rita Domingues, Lecturer in Sustainability, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Jan. 21, 2022 ~7 min

Africa faces an uphill battle against western emissions to combat climate change

The African continent stands to lose the most from climate change - here’s what local governments can do to protect it.

Margaret Kadiri, Lecturer in Physical Geography, King's College London • conversation
Jan. 11, 2022 ~6 min

Long-lasting economic growth may start downward slide

Our period of global economic growth could begin a slide into stagnation. Scientists say the slowdown might persist for decades.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
Nov. 19, 2021 ~8 min

We can't afford to just build greener. We must build less

One-tenth of global emissions result from the production and supply of building materials – and the construction process itself.

Johannes Novy, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, School of Architecture and Cities, University of Westminster • conversation
Nov. 10, 2021 ~9 min

Shipping emissions must fall by a third by 2030 and reach zero before 2050 – new research

The global shipping sector delivers 90% of global trade and has a carbon footprint the size of Germany’s.

James Mason, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Physics, University of Manchester • conversation
Nov. 6, 2021 ~6 min

How to meet America’s climate goals: 5 policies for Biden’s next climate bill

President Joe Biden needed a Plan B, one that Congress could approve, to take to the UN climate conference. But his new strategy is unlikely to meet the country’s emissions reduction goals for 2030.

Kelly Sims Gallagher, Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy and Director, Center for International Environment and Resource Policy at The Fletcher School, Tufts University • conversation
Oct. 30, 2021 ~11 min


Climate change: how economists underestimated benefits of action for decades

How economic thinking on climate change has evolved since the 2006 Stern Review.

Dimtri Zenghelis, Special Advisor to the Bennett Institute, University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge • conversation
Oct. 29, 2021 ~6 min

How ‘managed retreat’ from climate change could revitalize rural America: Revisiting the Homestead Act

If rural communities plan carefully – and some already are – they can reinvent themselves as the perfect homes for people fleeing wildfire and hurricane zones.

Daniel R. Brooks, Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto • conversation
Oct. 18, 2021 ~8 min

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