Concrete built the world for at least 2,000 years — now, it must adapt or c
For thousands of years, humanity has had a love affair with cement and concrete. But now, industry groups and researchers are seeking solutions to the huge amounts of carbon dioxide that cement-making generates.
We’re careening into ‘uncharted territory of destruction,’ WMO climate repo
It’s 2022, and the world is still lagging on climate change. Greenhouse gas emissions are rising above pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization.
Greenwashing Governments and Oil Companies Turned COP27 Into a Climate Disa
The international climate talks in Egypt — the 27th Conference of Parties to the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP27 — have become a
Analysis: Bolsonaro election loss could cut Brazilian Amazon deforestation by 89% - Carbon Brief
A loss for Jair Bolsonaro in the upcoming Brazilian presidential election could lead to Amazon deforestation in Brazil falling by 89% over the next decade.
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Integrated solar panels could help electric cars rival their fossil-fuel counterpart, according to Lightyear's lead solar engineer Emanuele Cornagliotti.
Fossil Fuel Industry Doesn't Create As Many Jobs As It Says It Does - Popul
For years now, any discussion about climate action or the need to move off fossil fuels has run headlong into a familiar quandary: The industries fueling the climate crisis create good jobs, often in areas of the country where finding work that can support a family is incredibly difficult. This leaves activists gesturing towards well-intentioned goals like a “just transition,” a promise that likely rings hollow for workers and many labor unions because it’s hard to see where this has actually happened — even though, by every measure, we need to create some real policies that turn this vision into reality. While there are encouraging examples of labor unions throwing their support behind robust climate plans, it has proven difficult for the climate movement to find its way out of the jobs versus environment framing.
War in Ukraine Shows Need for 'Rapid Move' to Renewables: European Advocate
"All parties must wake up," says EUROSOLAR, warning that the planet is "in the grips of an uncontrolled climate spiral that is virtually certain to render it uninhabitable within this generation."