Fertilizer prices are soaring – and that's an opportunity to promote more sustainable ways of growing crops

Farmers are contending with huge spikes in fertilizer prices. The Biden administration is paying US companies to boost synthetic fertilizer production, but there are other, more sustainable options.

Kathleen Merrigan, Executive Director, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University • conversation
June 14, 2022 ~10 min

Gas prices: as cooking fuels become more expensive, people are turning to dirtier alternatives

Cooking with wood and charcoal can raise indoor air pollution to dangerous levels.

Matthew Shupler, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Environmental Public Health, University of Liverpool • conversation
May 31, 2022 ~5 min


If plastic comes from oil and gas, which come originally from plants, why isn’t it biodegradable?

Plastic is made from oil and natural gas, which started out as fossilized plant and animal material. But buried deep underground for millions of years, those materials changed in important ways.

Yael Vodovotz, Professor of Food Science & Technology, The Ohio State University • conversation
May 30, 2022 ~5 min

The 'carbon footprint' was co-opted by fossil fuel companies to shift climate blame – here's how it can serve us again

The concept of the carbon footprint can do more than just make us feel guilty about the climate cost of our everyday lives.

Marcelle McManus, Professor of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Bath • conversation
May 27, 2022 ~7 min

Who really owns the oil industry’s future stranded assets? If you own investment funds or expect a pension, it might be you

A study found $1.4 trillion in oil and gas industry assets would be at risk if governments follow through on their pledges to deal with climate change.

Philip Holden, Senior Lecturer in Earth System Science, The Open University • conversation
May 26, 2022 ~8 min

Europe is determined to cut fossil fuel ties with Russia, even though getting Hungary on board won't be easy

Former Soviet bloc nations have reason to worry about an embargo on Russian oil, but Europeans are finally recognizing the true costs of their longstanding energy dependence on Russia.

Margarita Balmaceda, Professor of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University • conversation
May 20, 2022 ~8 min

6 months after the climate summit, where to find progress on climate change in a more dangerous and divided world

Six months after countries set new commitments on global warming, war, famine and an energy crunch are affecting the world’s response to climate change.

Rachel Kyte, Dean of the Fletcher School, Tufts University • conversation
May 10, 2022 ~8 min

The future of nuclear waste: what’s the plan and can it be safe?

Scientists have been working on a solution for decades.

Lewis Blackburn, EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellow in Materials Science, University of Sheffield • conversation
May 9, 2022 ~8 min


How treaties protecting fossil fuel investors could jeopardize global efforts to save the climate – and cost countries billions

A new study adds up the potential legal and financial risk countries could face from hundreds of agreements, like those under the Energy Charter Treaty.

Kyla Tienhaara, Canada Research Chair in Economy and Environment, Queen's University, Ontario • conversation
May 5, 2022 ~9 min

Relying on carbon capture to solve the climate crisis risks pushing our problems into the next generation's path

Research shows large-scale reliance on carbon capture risks postponing climate action too far into the future.

Neil Grant, PhD Candidate in Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London • conversation
May 4, 2022 ~8 min

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