What conditions make some green startups float and others sink?
Challenging conventional wisdom, a new study finds that green businesses aren’t necessarily better off setting up shop in eco-conscious places
Nov 2021 30
Sarah DeWeerdt
Sarah DeWeerdt is a Seattle-based freelance science journalist specializing in biology, medicine, and the environment. In addition to Anthropocene, her work has appeared in Nature, Newsweek, Nautilus, Spectrum, and many other publications. Find her on Twitter at @DeWeerdt_Sarah.
Nov 2021 23
Here’s how major league sports can be climate role models: Stick with lockdown-era schedules
Research demonstrates how fewer games, more regional travel, and consecutive matchups can slash a team's carbon footprint
Nov 2021 16
The public prefers climate carrots to climate sticks
New research suggests that people’s preferences aren’t driven by self-interest or even politics; rather they’re driven by perceived effectiveness
Nov 2021 9
Aim low when designing the climate-friendly city of the future
In a life cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions, high-density, high-rise cityscapes were the worst-case scenario
Nov 2021 2
Climate action pays for itself a lot sooner than you think
Near-term benefits of decarbonization are mostly from improved air quality, not reduced heat -- but those benefits are substantial.
Oct 2021 26
The warm glow people get from recycling has a downside
Researchers designed three studies to suss out the psychological mechanisms at play as people decide what to do with their trash.
Oct 2021 19
Q: Why did gasoline cars come to dominate the road? A: Infrastructure
How understanding century-old automotive history could pave the way for wider adoption of electric cars today
Oct 2021 12
Why newer cars aren’t always better for the climate
Waiting longer to buy a new car and keeping existing cars on the road longer overall could substantially cut greenhouse gas emissions
Oct 2021 5
When one person uses a ride-hailing app, all of society pays
The traffic impact of swapping personal vehicle travel for an app-based trip is an order of magnitude greater than the emissions impact
Sep 2021 28
There’s enough wind to power the globe. But exactly how much do we need to catch to rein in carbon?
We need to expand wind energy by at least 10 times in the next few decades in order to limit global warming in 2100
