How about powering ocean cleanup ships with the plastic they collect
Converting plastic waste into ship fuel would eliminate new fossil emissions and cut down on cleanup time
German researchers press for unorthodox butterfly conservation: mining and grazing
As grasslands vanish in parts of Europe, butterflies are finding refuge in unusual places, including industrial wastelands.
Scientists solve two problems at once—turning methane pollution into sustainable fishmeal
A new analysis shows that it’s cheaper, more sustainable—and just as effective—to make aquaculture feed out of methane from industrial waste, than from forage fish extracted from the sea
The Tricky Business of Tipping Cows
Will “peak beef” happen fast enough to achieve net-zero emissions by mid-century?
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Are We Approaching Peak Stuff?
Almost imperceptibly, we are stepping off the consumption treadmill
Energy subsidies and the G20
Energy subsidies and the G20: Do as I say, not as I do.
Carbon-Negative Furniture
And other things made from greenhouse gases
In terms of carbon, is this glass of milk half full or half empty?
While the dairy industry's overall emissions have risen over time, the footprint of one liter of milk is now lower than ever before.
Sustainable aviation fuels could be even better than we thought
Jet fuels made from renewable and waste sources could eliminate contrail clouds, which are worse for the climate than an airplane's carbon dioxide emissions.
This Is Roquette Science
How computerized arugula (aka roquette) farms take over the world
The Global Financial Establishment Is Waking up to Climate Risk
Regulators are beginning to rewrite the economic rules
Sustainability science is changing the world
David Quammen
What if evolution isn’t linear, as Charles Darwin proposed when he first sketched the tree of life?
Emily Anthes
Amphibious architecture responds to floods like ships to a rising tide, floating on the water’s surface.
Oliver Morton
The godlike powers of geoengineering irrevocably change the human’s relationship with Planet Earth.
Frances Cairncross
What is the optimal rollout of carbon taxes and research subsidies to speed up the transition to a low-carbon economy?
David Biello
Welcome to the brave new world of artificial intelligence for conservation.
Veronique Greenwood
The rise of fast fashion and the technology that needs to change to keep your clothes out of the garbage.
Fred Pearce
Some economies may be quietly, and surprisingly approaching a phenomenon economists call “peak stuff.
Akshat Rathi
What if we could transform cement from a climate wrecker into a carbon sponge?
Ted Nordhaus
The climate change apocalypse problem
Andrew Revkin
The word “anthropocene” has become the closest thing there is to common shorthand for this turbulent, momentous, unpredictable, hopeless, hopeful time—duration and scope still unknown
Vandana Singh
How might science fiction constructively contribute to the Human Age?
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