More solar energy needed, but clearing forests for panels may not be way to do it

Harvard-led analysis suggests incentives to save carbon-absorbing trees, siting projects on rooftops, developed areas.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Oct. 13, 2023 ~6 min

Clearing forests to erect solar panels may not be clean-energy solution

Harvard-led analysis suggests incentives to save carbon-absorbing trees, siting projects on rooftops, developed areas.

Anne J. Manning • harvard
Oct. 13, 2023 ~6 min


The struggle to design green buildings amid shifting legal, tech landscape

GSD Associate Professor Holly Samuelson explains how climate change is catalyzing dramatic new city and state regulations as architects, designers, and developers are struggling to stay current.

Christina Pazzanese • harvard
May 10, 2023 ~11 min

Satellites detect no real climate benefit from 10 years of forest carbon offsets in California

Millions of dollars have gone into California’s forest carbon offset program – with little new carbon storage to show for it, a new study suggests.

James Randerson, Professor of Earth Science, University of California, Irvine • conversation
Dec. 1, 2022 ~9 min

Climate change: carbon offsetting isn't working – here's how to fix it

Carbon offsetting is often met with scepticism, but a new report suggests that if correctly designed it can be an important part of the net zero transition.

Piers Forster, Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds • conversation
Nov. 7, 2022 ~8 min

Financing the transition to net-zero – here's how the EU will advise investors where to put their money

The transition to net zero will require huge investments, but how do we make sure investment goes to the right place?

Ian Thomson, Director of the Centre for Responsible Business, University of Birmingham • conversation
Oct. 12, 2022 ~7 min

To reach net zero the world still needs mining. After 26 years, here’s what I’ve learned about this ‘evil’ industry

Our prospects of a better, fairer future are inextricably linked with the minerals and metals beneath our feet. Is it time to make peace with the industry that extracts them?

Bridget Storrie, Post-Doctoral Teaching Fellow, UCL • conversation
Sept. 23, 2022 ~22 min

Why parents shouldn't be saddled with environmental guilt for having children

Much of the debate regarding the environmental cost of childbearing is underpinned by one influential study. Given the global commitment to net zero, should this be revisited?

Felix Pinkert, Tenure-track Assistant Professor, Universität Wien • conversation
Sept. 22, 2022 ~7 min


What Liz Truss's government means for climate action

Liz Truss has appointed a loyal cabinet with varied environmental credentials. What will this mean for UK climate action?

Matthew Paterson, Professor of International Politics, University of Manchester • conversation
Sept. 9, 2022 ~6 min

NHS hospitals are publishing their plans to achieve net zero: here's what it will actually take to get there

For the NHS to achieve net zero, it needs to sort out its supply chains and prioritise community health.

Sally Fowler Davis, Associate Professor in Organisation in Health and Care, Sheffield Hallam University • conversation
April 22, 2022 ~7 min

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