Scalia's Death May Have Saved the Planet
The United States’ commitment to combatting climate change will affect the entire world. Last week, the Supreme Court…
The Climate Talks Are Over, But Now It's Up to Us to Do the Real Work
Will we look back and remember this week as the week it all changed?
Photographs Capture What Life is Like in One of the World's Dirtiest Pits
In the wake of the Paris Climate Agreement, it is pretty shocking to see these photographs taken in the Shanxi province…
A Single Typo Nearly Killed the Paris Climate Accord
Hours before the historic Paris climate accord was to be ratified in a final vote, someone noticed that a word had been…
The Paris Climate Agreement Has Been Adopted
After two weeks of marathon negotiations, 195 countries approved an accord that would wean the world off fossil fuels…
Activists Turned a Busy Paris Roundabout into a Symbol of Hope for the Planet
The final climate agreement draft won’t come until this weekend but a group of activists have found a way to mark the…
The Paris Climate Negotiations Will Extend Into the Weekend
Despite pulling another all-nighter, world leaders have been unable to reach a firm consensus over their climate…
World Leaders Are Pulling an All-Nighter to Save the Planet
The historic Paris climate talks have reached their eleventh hour, and world leaders are scrambling to put the…
Ban Cars
In December of 2015, 195 countries announced that even a global effort to reduce emissions probably won’t prevent the…
What Would a Futuristic Low-Carbon Tech World Actually Look Like?
Let’s face it, if we’re going to save the planet from ourselves, we’re going to have to develop cleaner technologies.…
Why Cities Are Better at Fighting Climate Change Than Countries
As the second week of global climate negotiations gets underway, the world waits for national leaders to make…
This Is How We Can Secure Our Food Supply and Stabilize Our Climate
As the Paris climate summit draws to a close and world leaders scramble to find more ways to make a dent in humanity’s…
Global Emissions Might Have Started to Decrease in 2015
There might not be any better news as 196 countries head into a second week of climate negotiations in Paris. A…
The World's Food Supply Is In Jeopardy But Here's How We Can Save It
As the world warms, we lose arable land to grow the food we all need to survive. But although our changing climate is…
This is What Will Happen to Antarctica in 100 Years
In more temperate parts of the world, ice is just ice, but in Antarctica, ice is everything. It defines Antarctica:…
The Building Industry Could Cut Our Global Emissions By One Third–So Why Hasn't It?
The building and construction industry is a massive source of global CO2 emissions—but it could easily reduce its…
France Plans to Build an Electric Car for Under $7,500
At the climate talks in Paris, the French government has announced a global competition which aims to create a small…
We Need a 'Space Race' Approach to Saving the Planet
In the late 1960s a good chunk of the world’s brightest minds and fanciest labs were devoted to one thing: space…
Millions of Climate Refugees Have Already Lost Their Homes
When your town is continually threatened by floods or your village’s fields become too dry to grow crops, there are two…
How Three Countries Being Engulfed By The Ocean May Relocate To Survive
Right now, world leaders in Paris are trying to stop climate change from altering the world inexorably. But for…