Worst Practices
Can Poland be weaned off its addiction to coal?
Coal has been both a boon to Poland and a bane on the country.
Irish households are the EU’s ‘worst CO2 polluters’
Ireland. That emerald isle of rolling green fields, flocks of frolicking sheep... and plenty of household pollution.
Global tourism leaves a giant carbon footprint
The rapid increase in tourism demand is effectively outstripping the decarbonization of tourism-related technology, researchers say.
Engulfed in plastic: life is at risk in the planet’s oceans
Just five countries dump more plastic waste into the seas than the rest of the world combined.
Common farming practices are a risk to global food supplies
Even as more land is being used for agriculture, crop diversity has been on the decline.
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.