Techno-utopianism is popular precisely because it doesn’t challenge the status quo, and lets polluters off the hook In seeking to prevent environmental breakdown, what counts above all is not the new things we do, but the old things we stop doing. Renewable power, for instance, is useful in preventing climate chaos only to the extent... Continue Reading →
Swedish furniture-giant IKEA wants to bring the power of the sun into U.S. homes. The company announced on May 12 that it was partnering with residential solar provider SunPower to make “home solar solutions” available to its U.S. customers. “At IKEA, we’re passionate about helping our customers live a more sustainable life at home,” IKEA... Continue Reading →
IKEA to Start Selling Solar Panels in California Stores
Much of the "excess heat" stored in the subtropical North Atlantic is in the deep ocean (below 700m), new research suggests. Oceans have absorbed about 90% of warming caused by humans. The study found that in the subtropical North Atlantic (25°N), 62% of the warming from 1850-2018 is held in the deep ocean. The researchers... Continue Reading →
Deep ocean warming as climate changes
The Rights of Nature: A Global Movement – Feature Documentary
Western views and the legal system tend to view nature as property, and as a resource from which wealth is extracted, a commodity whose only value is to provide for human needs. But for millennia indigenous communities have viewed themselves as part of nature. As pressures on ecosystems mount and as conventional laws seem increasingly... Continue Reading →
Communities across the world are taking power into their own hands. Analysis paralysis—being so overwhelmed by options you can’t pick a path—has new meaning thanks to climate change. Making the “right” choice has never been more complicated, but we’re here to help. This is Impact, a new sustainability series from PopSci. With constant news reports about the... Continue Reading →
Ever heard of a microgrid? Here’s why you should start one.
The science is clearer than ever that to prevent the most dangerous impacts of climate change, we not only have to reduce emissions, but also pull CO2 directly out of the air with carbon removal. The U.S. Long-Term Strategy indicates that in addition to reducing emissions by at least 85% around half a billion tons... Continue Reading →
Building Direct Air Capture Responsibly from the Ground Up
Not all deaths are created equal. In February 2020, the world began to panic about the novel coronavirus, which killed 2714 people that month. This made the news. In the same month, around 800,000 people died from the effects of air pollution. That didn’t. Novelty counts for a lot. At the start of the pandemic,... Continue Reading →
Ten Million a Year
‘Sustainable ocean management ’. ‘Natural capital ’. ‘Ecosystem services ’. What’s wrong with these terms? They seem innocent enough, but they could be helping to maintain the prevailing view of nature which has led us to the climate and ecological emergency in the first place. Language can mould our thoughts and influence the way we... Continue Reading →
Protecting Nature | Why the Words We Use Matter
The pandemic slowed fast fashion to a standstill. Now as the world opens up and we are socializing and going places, we want to dress up again. But after living a confined and simpler life during COVID, this is a good time to take stock of the implications of how we dress. Fashion, and especially... Continue Reading →
Why Fashion Needs to Be More Sustainable
AFR100, Africa’s locally led land restoration movement, is entering its second phase. Learn more about the key techniques people use to restore their land at https://www.africa.terramatch.org. YouTube Video Local Action For Land Restoration in Africa African leaders recognize that the degradation of 65% of the continent’s agricultural land threatens economic and environmental ruin for millions... Continue Reading →
How Are People In Africa Restoring Their Landscapes?
There are clear connections between the fossil fuel industries and the politicians who are both stalling action on climate change and diminishing democracy – and it’s a dangerous shift, argues an international studies professor in her new book. By Eve Darian-Smith, University of California, Irvine Around the world, many countries are becoming less democratic. This... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 