“If we are finally going to start taking the IPCC’s findings seriously, it follows that we must begin advancing far more aggressive climate stabilization solutions than...
net-zero by 2050 was a joke, but nobody’s laughing Attitude matters. Imagine that in the run-up to the 20xx Olympics your country declared: we will strive...
Reducing fossil fuel use is important, but it’s more important to increase zero carbon energy production Increasing sustainable energy production is possibly the most important goal...
Six months ago, negotiators at the United Nations’ Glasgow climate summit celebrated a series of new commitments to lower global greenhouse gas emissions and build resilience...
“The 1.5°C figure is not some random statistic,” said the head of the World Meteorological Organization. “It is rather an indicator of the point at which...
The award-winning documentary titled YOUTH v GOV premiered globally on the streaming platform Netflix Friday as the youth plaintiffs featured in the film await a decision that could...
In the global effort to transition from fossil fuels to clean energy, achieving a “100% renewables” electricity system is considered ideal. Some Australian states have committed...
“Despite half of U.S. and U.K. adults getting their news from social media, social media companies have not taken the steps necessary to fight industry-backed deception,”...
For 50 years warnings have been ignored: now it will be actions and solutions that matter As a child I was fascinated with the Geodesic Dome...
Stacy Morford, The Conversation To most people, a solar farm or a geothermal plant is an important source of clean energy. Scientists and engineers see that...
Richard B. (Ricky) Rood, University of Michigan Global warming doesn’t stop on a dime. If people everywhere stopped burning fossil fuels tomorrow, stored heat would still...
Peter Watson, Carleton University Almost 400 years ago, in The Assayer, Galileo wrote: “Philosophy is written in this grand book, the universe … [But the book]...
Cannabis has been used by humans for thousands of years and is one of the most popular drugs today. With effects such as feelings of joy...
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Why...
Without more regulation, this will continue,” said one critic. “We need governments and regulatory bodies to step up and put an end to this greenwashing trend.”...
Governments increasingly use algorithms to do everything from assign benefits to dole out punishment—but attempts to regulate them have been unsuccessful In 2018, the New York...
“It makes you want to cherish the Earth and protect it, the more you see it from space,” says a French astronaut calling for global cooperation...
1. What changed in the CDC guidelines? The CDC currently recommends that you “wear the most protective mask you can that fits well and that you will wear...
There’s a Neal Stephenson Renaissance Going on Due to one Single Word Metaverse. In case you’ve not heard of it, metaverse is the term that was...
If we continue not acting against the real cause of the climate crisis—the capitalist mode of production and the capitalist worldview—they will take it as a...
From the urban sprawl of Houston to the riverways of Virginia, air pollution from industrial plants is elevating the cancer risk of an estimated quarter of...
Meet the researchers making science more sustainable. The lab is quietly bustling with scientists intent on their work. One gestures to an item on her bench...