SEC approves first US climate disclosure rules: Why the requirements are much weaker than planned and what they mean for companies

Climate disclosure rules are meant to help investors understand their risks, but they come with costs for companies, as a finance scholar explains.

Sehoon Kim, Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Florida • conversation
March 6, 2024 ~8 min

SEC approves first US climate disclosure rules: Why the requirements are much weaker than planned and the implications

Climate disclosure rules are meant to help investors understand their risks, but they come with costs for companies, as a finance scholar explains.

Sehoon Kim, Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Florida • conversation
March 6, 2024 ~8 min


Real or artificial? A forestry scientist explains how to choose the most sustainable Christmas tree, no matter what it's made of

How many years you reuse a fake holiday tree matters. So does what happens to a live tree when you’ve packed up the ornaments.

Curtis VanderSchaaf, Assistant Professor of Forestry, Mississippi State University • conversation
Dec. 5, 2023 ~8 min

Electric arc furnaces: the technology poised to make British steelmaking more sustainable

Electric arc furnaces can use up to 100% scrap steel as its raw material, resulting in a significant reduction in emissions.

Becky Waldram, Materials Scientist and SUSTAIN Impact & Engagement Manager, Swansea University • conversation
Dec. 1, 2023 ~7 min

COP28: how bad is climate change already and what do we need to do next to tackle it?

Temperature records are tumbling – how much progress is really being made towards tackling climate change?

Piers Forster, Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds • conversation
Nov. 29, 2023 ~8 min

Why the world's first flight powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuel is a green mirage

A flight powered by sustainable aviation fuel is making a trip across the Atlantic. But is it really a greener way to fly?

Josh Moos, Lecturer in Economics and Politics, Leeds Beckett University • conversation
Nov. 28, 2023 ~9 min

Exxon, Apple and other corporate giants will have to disclose all their emissions under California's new climate laws – that will have a global impact

California is the world’s fifth-largest economy. Laws tested there often spread across the U.S. and around the world.

Lily Hsueh, Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Arizona State University • conversation
Oct. 10, 2023 ~8 min

'Zombie fires' in the Arctic: Canada's extreme wildfire season offers a glimpse of new risks in a warmer, drier future

Large stretches of the Arctic are carbon-rich peat bogs. As the region warms and dries, lightning strikes can spark underground fires that can burn for years.

Patrick Louchouarn, Professor of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University • conversation
July 18, 2023 ~9 min


Five ways to make your summer barbecue better for the environment

Everyone loves a barbecue – here’s how to enjoy it while being mindful of our planet.

Sarah Bridle, Professor of Food, Climate and Society, University of York • conversation
June 8, 2023 ~8 min

How cats and dogs affect the climate -- and what you can do about it

The environmental pawprint of pets is huge – and it’s mostly down to what we feed them.

Peter Alexander, Senior Lecturer in Global Food Security, The University of Edinburgh • conversation
June 5, 2023 ~8 min

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