Archive for 2018
Study: wind turbines could actually cause some warming
Wind turbines are a great way to generate low-carbon electricity. But there might be a catch.
Saving primary forests is vital for biodiversity and carbon storage
Simply replanting trees, to create secondary forests, is no substitute for keeping primary forests intact in the first place.
A Nobel way to save the planet?
Though innovative and forward-looking, William Nordhaus's ideas on a global carbon tax aren't widely shared among many policymakers.
Steep prices are keeping EVs from going mainstream
Tax cuts and subsidies mean that taxpayers need to pick up some of the tab on EV purchases.
A new roadmap points the way for making Paris targets achievable
A new report shows how all sectors of the economy can halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
UN: to ward off cataclysmic climate change, we must act
Unless we enact drastic changes and fast, climate change will become unmanageable, the UN says.