Artificial leaves can now directly make liquid fuels
The latest evolution of the artificial leaf converts carbon dioxide and water into high-energy ethanol that can be directly used in car engines
Paying people a guaranteed income could protect biodiversity. For a very high price.
New research suggests that a conservation basic income could be fair and effective. It could also cost as much as $6 trillion per year.
By century-end, farm numbers will halve and farm size will double. How will biodiversity fare?
“This world in which significantly fewer large farms replace numerous smaller ones carries major rewards and risks for the human species and the food systems that support it,” the new study says.
We’ve reached a fork in the fertilizer road: Which path keeps food cheap and the world cool?
More (but greener) fertilizer or less fertilizer (and less meat)
It's time to upgrade not just our technology, but also our collective imagination.
Discover Anthropocene’s newest and most forward-looking project: Climate reporting from the future
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It’s time to talk about the carbon footprint of artificial intelligence
“Deep learning” algorithms are usually evaluated in terms of accuracy—but some researchers say they should also be judged on their environmental impact.
What if the conventional wisdom about the high cost of decarbonization is wrong?
There’s a glaring blind spot in climate-economy models. When they corrected it, researchers discovered a path to a green energy system that’s cheaper than the fossil fuel system it replaces
Get Ready for Sticker Shock Carbon Therapy
Carbon labeling shifts consumer behavior. But does that actually translate to fewer emissions?
Now it’s time to invest in climate solutions journalism
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Anthropocene Magazine takes a different tact. We don’t barrage people with evermore crises; instead, we shine a light on feasible, science-based solutions.
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This is how much an urban forest is worth
Trees within the city limits of Austin, Texas contribute nearly $34 million in ecosystem services to the community annually, according to a new report by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).
The race is on to build an AC unit that doesn’t cook the planet
There's a $1 million prize for anyone that can design a room air conditioner that costs no more than twice what a standard one costs and produces five times less greenhouse gas
Imagine There’s No Drivers
And no traffic lights. And no parking lots. It isn’t hard to do.
A hot ocean is a hungry ocean
Ecosystems, fisheries managers and people who rely on fishing could be in for a wild ride, as scientists find that warmer oceans make for hungrier fish.
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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