Environmental Protection
Study: we must cease adding to our fossil fuel infrastructure
Existing infrastructure will emit about 658 gigatons of CO2, depending on assumed lifetimes and utilization rates.
Banning single-use plastics helps. Not using them voluntarily helps too
A global initiative called Plastic Free July challenges people not to use disposable plastic items for a month.
Canada leads the way in banning all shark fins
Tens of millions of sharks, large and small, are slaughtered each year for their fins.
Extreme heat is gripping Europe in a foretaste of climate change
"The south of France is going to become tropical," says Freddy Cerda, mayor of Gallargues-le-Montueux.
Study: We’ll need to assess short-term climate effects better
We need more research on near-term impacts of climate change, a new paper in WIRE’s Climate Change suggests.
Arctic port development raises questions of sustainability
The Arctic has been largely inaccessible for commercial shipping and resource exploitation, but with the ice-shelf slowly receding, not only countries are preparing to benefit economically from the region’s hidden treasures – but international firms too. One of the world’s