Forests can't handle all the net-zero emissions plans – companies and countries expect nature to offset too much carbon

Yes, trees and soils can absorb and store carbon, but the carbon doesn’t stay stored forever. That’s one of the problems with how net-zero plans for the climate are being designed.

Kate Dooley, Research Fellow, Climate & Energy College, The University of Melbourne • conversation
Nov. 5, 2021 ~8 min

Why the fate of our planet's environment depends on the state of its soil

If we want to reduce carbon emissions and preserve planetary ecosystems, we need to protect our soils.

Duncan Cameron, Professor of Plant and Soil Biology, University of Sheffield • conversation
Nov. 3, 2021 ~7 min


The science everyone needs to know about climate change, in 6 charts

Take a closer look at what’s driving climate change and how scientists know CO2 is involved, in a series of charts examining the evidence in different ways.

Betsy Weatherhead, Senior Scientist, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Nov. 1, 2021 ~9 min

What Big Oil knew about climate change, in its own words

Transcripts and internal documents show how the industry shifted from leading research into fossil fuels’ effect on the climate to sowing doubt about science. Now, CEOs are testifying before Congress.

Benjamin Franta, Ph.D. Candidate in History, Stanford University • conversation
Oct. 28, 2021 ~11 min

More companies pledge 'net-zero' emissions to fight climate change, but what does that really mean?

A growing number of countries and companies have pledged to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 or earlier. But there’s a catch – they still plan to keep emitting greenhouse gases.

Amrou Awaysheh, Assistant Professor of Operations Management and Executive Director, Business Sustainability Lab, Indiana University • conversation
Sept. 20, 2021 ~7 min

Earth's energy budget is out of balance – here's how that's warming the climate

When heat in doesn’t equal heat out, Earth sees changes.

Scott Denning, Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University • conversation
Aug. 4, 2021 ~6 min

Earth's energy budget is out of balance – here's how it's warming the climate

When heat in doesn’t equal heat out, Earth sees changes.

Scott Denning, Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University • conversation
Aug. 4, 2021 ~5 min

Scientists understood physics of climate change in the 1800s – thanks to a woman named Eunice Foote

The results of Foote's simple experiments were confirmed through hundreds of tests by scientists in the US and Europe. It happened more than a century ago.

Sylvia G. Dee, Assistant Professor of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Rice University • conversation
July 22, 2021 ~8 min


Energy pipelines are controversial now, but one of the first big ones helped win World War II

Proposals for new oil and gas pipelines can generate intense debate today, but during World War II the US built an oil pipeline more than 1,300 miles long in less than a year.

W. Bernard Carlson, Professor of Humanities and Chair of the Department of Engineering and Society, University of Virginia • conversation
July 20, 2021 ~9 min

A court ruling on Shell's climate impact and votes against Exxon and Chevron add pressure, but it's the market that will drive oil giants to change

When big investors like Blackrock get worried about their returns, they have the power and incentive to make fossil fuel companies take action.

Paul Griffin, Distinguished Professor of Management, University of California, Davis • conversation
June 16, 2021 ~9 min

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