Dozens of other fires broke out in Georgia and western North Carolina, which were both hard-hit by Hurricane Helene. In some areas, the fallen trees can act as fuel and promote fire spread in the short and long term, according to Virginia Iglesias, who studies the effects of climate variabilityContinue Reading
The humanitarian and economic consequences of the climate crisis are especially pronounced in Asia – a region highly vulnerable to climate change and simultaneously grappling with economic pressures, security concerns, and geopolitical tensions. Climate action in many Asian nations remains heavily leadership-driven, making it particularly susceptible to disruption during politicalContinue Reading
India’s National Policy on the Blue Economy has been in the making since 2021, when a draft policy was launched. Since then, the government has made periodic claims of nearing the promulgation of a final policy. A host of factors, including bureaucratic inertia, the lack of multi-stakeholder engagement, and climateContinue Reading
The house of Sino Sharipov (who asked not to use his real name) is located on top of a hill on the northeast side of Dushanbe, Tajikistan, overlooking the city’s coal-powered cement factory and coal-powered thermal power plant. From the vantage point of his home, Sharipov can clearly see theContinue Reading
I expected to meet a dreaded “man-eater,” but when I saw it, I realized that it was a defenseless animal, more afraid of me than I was of it. That moment aroused my curiosity, and I decided to learn more about sharks. I travelled to the island of Guadalupe offContinue Reading
PLEDGES FOR CLEAN AIR Efforts that tackle pollution’s effects, rather than its source, miss the point, said Ahmad Ali Gul at Lahore’s University of Management and Technology. “It’s like when you have a bathtub and it’s overflowing and it’s creating a huge mess, do you first grab a towel orContinue Reading
On March 11, 2025, we remember the profound loss and resilience of the people of Japan following the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Fourteen years later, an unprecedented cleanup effort continues – one of the most complex and ambitious undertakings in environmental and technological history. Continue Reading
Militaries, which are among the biggest consumers of fuel, account for 5.5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. If the world’s militaries were a country, they would have the fourth-highest carbon footprint after China, the United States, and India. With 750 bases worldwide, the U.S. military’s emissions are the largest,Continue Reading
On February 9, China’s National Development and Reform Commission and National Energy Agency jointly published a “Notice on Deepening Market-Based Reform of Renewable Energy On-Grid Tariffs to Promote High-Quality Renewable Energy Development.” Hereafter referred to as Document 136, this policy drastically changed the character of China’s power sector, advancing marketContinue Reading
Danielle Fugere, president and chief counsel for the shareholder advocacy nonprofit As You Sow, said disclosure is a prerequisite for holding banks to their climate goals. ”We want to understand what it is they’re doing,” she said. Laws like California’s bring to light the financial instability wrought by fossil-fuel-driven climate changeContinue Reading
