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Such a bold transition would cut anthropogenic emissions by 68% by century-end, and get us more than halfway to achieving the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.
Researchers find two ways to redesign restaurant menus to reduce the climate impact of eating out.
Reusable or Disposable: Which coffee cup has a smaller footprint?
New breeds of poplar trees could produce enough fiber to replace a large share of cotton farming in Europe — freeing up that land for other uses.
The inventive, heat-regulating material is cheap and recyclable, and provides an energy-efficient and sustainable solution for food and beverage containers.
Laundry detergents were among the most toxic tested
New, mass-timber engineering could transform the twenty-first-century city from a carbon source into a carbon sink
Material efficiency in home construction could save up to 50 billion metric tons of carbon emissions by 2050; for cars, the savings is up to 26 billion metric tons
A new study finds that tumble dryers spew microfiber pollution. The near term fix: dryer sheets, fabric softeners, and better lint filters. The long term fix: condenser dryers