Stories Tagged as
Climate change
French entrepreneurs look to agriculture and forestry for the future of aviation fuel
Dec 28, 2022
One company says it can make sustainable aviation fuel using beets, sugar cane and forestry waste.
After a holiday marked by power failures, what's being done to ensure the lights stay on?
by
Lily Jamali
Dec 27, 2022
Experts say the country needs more transmission lines to move power from where it’s being generated to where it’s needed.
To fund climate-friendly agriculture, farmers seek financial support from restaurants
by
Rae Solomon
Nov 28, 2022
Some restaurants have joined an effort to support regenerative farming with a 1% charge on sales.
In Ilulissat, Greenland, fast climate changes are altering a way of life — for better and worse
Nov 25, 2022
As icebergs melt, fishing with sled dogs on sturdy winter glaciers is no longer safe. But the retreating ice also means bigger catches of fish.
For some countries, blue bonds offer a way to refinance debt while fighting climate change
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
, Alex Schroeder
and Ariana Rosas
Nov 25, 2022
Blue bonds, or debt-for-nature-swaps, are helping developing nations refinance their debt while conserving their oceans.
Are current climate initiatives unfair to developing nations?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Richard Cunningham
Nov 17, 2022
Rahul Tongia of the Brookings Institution argues that a swift, large-scale energy transition is unrealistic for poor countries, and unnecessary.
Low Mississippi River water levels drive up shipping costs
by
Lily Jamali
Nov 15, 2022
The river is a critical pathway for all kinds of agricultural products, including grains and soy beans.
For public good, not for profit.
What's happened so far at the UN's COP27 climate summit?
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Jarrett Dang
Nov 15, 2022
The Economist's Vijay Vaitheeswaran says that delegates have discussed issues like reparations and other aid for developing countries.
A power plant that captures carbon is coming to Texas, thanks to federal incentives
by
Andy Uhler
Nov 8, 2022
The plant will generate almost no greenhouse gas emissions, Net Power says. But critics say there are better alternatives.
When prescribed burns spiral into devastating wildfires, who pays the price?
Oct 21, 2022
A prescribed burn that went awry in New Mexico has some questioning the value of the practice, but scientists say we need prescribed burns more than ever because of climate change.