Working from home 1 day a week cuts carbon by 2%. 2-4 days up to 29%. Full-time 54%.
An unusually comprehensive study shows remote work is better for the climate, but mainly in large doses
Sep 2023 19
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.
Sep 2023 12
Green infrastructure can set off a virtuous cycle of climate action
A new study suggests that greener cities not only reduce carbon emissions, they also can absorb them.
Sep 2023 5
Conservation gardening is a new—and surprisingly effective—way to stem loss of rare plants
A new study in Germany suggests conservation gardening could halve the number of plant species under threat in some parts of the country.
Aug 2023 29
What if carbon taxes were based on income linked to emissions—rather than consumption?
A new study suggests that a shareholder-based carbon tax might be more effective than a consumer-based one.
Aug 2023 22
An understudied emotion packs a surprisingly large climate action punch
Of five emotions (anger, sadness, guilt, fear, and hope), researchers found that climate anger has the strongest links to climate activism
Aug 2023 1
Over-emphasizing recycling is a problem
A new study finds that the first two “Rs,” reduce and reuse, are getting the short shrift, undermining a more sustainable waste management system.
Jul 2023 25
Is a luxury carbon tax a fair and equitable way to tackle climate change?
Two new studies make a consistent case for targeting high-end energy use and energy inequality to reduce carbon emissions
Jul 2023 18
The fastest route to a climate turnaround is also less expensive
When researchers used a supercomputer to run 4,000 scenarios with 72,000 variables and 18 uncertainty factors for the planet’s climate future, the result was clear
Jul 2023 11
The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act is bigger and more far-reaching than you think
In the most extensive analysis to date, researchers ran nine different models to estimate the IRA’s impacts on the U.S. energy system and economy.
Jul 2023 4
The media covers only a narrow slice of climate research—one that inspires fear over action
Climate change research is much more diverse than what the public hear from in the media, new study finds.
