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What the Industry of Automakers Needs to do to Keep Moving Forward
Every few years, the Union of Concerned Scientists takes a look at the auto industry's emission reduction progress as part of our Automaker Rankings series of reports.
This year's analysis, based on model...
IKEA to Phase Out Single-Use Plastics by 2020
Swedish furniture giant IKEA announced a slew of commitments to encourage sustainable living, including a pledge to remove all single-use plastics from its product range globally and from its restaurants by 2020.The...
Greenpeace Finds Microplastics and Hazardous Chemicals in Remote Antarctic Waters
Another day, another sign of the reach of the global ocean plastics crisis. A Greenpeace expedition to Antarctica turned up microplastics in more than half of ocean water samples taken in the...
Climate Change May Be Slowing Hurricanes, Leading to More Flood-Heavy Storms
Two studies published within two months of each other show that typhoons and hurricanes are getting slower, and are expected to slow even more as the planet warms, suggesting that climate change...
‘Impossible-to-Cheat’ Emissions Tests Show Almost All New Diesels Still Dirty
Emissions tests that are impossible for carmakers to cheat show that almost all diesel car models launched in Europe since the “dieselgate” scandal remain highly polluting.
The test uses a beam of light...
Spending Time Alone in Nature for Mental and Emotional Health
Today people live in a world that thrives on being busy, productive and overscheduled. Further, they have developed the technological means to be constantly connected to others and to vast options for...
‘Carbon Bubble’ Could Spark Global Financial Crisis, Study Warns
Plunging prices for renewable energy and rapidly increasing investment in low-carbon technologies could leave fossil fuel companies with trillions in stranded assets and spark a global financial crisis, a new study has...
A Fishing Town in India Is Building a Road to a Plastic-Free Ocean
A fishing town on the southwest tip of India is showing what a community can achieve when it decides to face an environmental problem and turn it into a solution, using ocean...
2017 Was a Record Breaking Year for Renewables, But More Needs to Be Done
2017 broke the record for increased renewable energy capacity, Reuters reported Sunday. But it still isn't enough to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in line with the goals of the Paris agreement.These are...
Asheville Declares First Ever ‘City-Proclaimed’ Vegan Challenge in U.S.
The famously artsy and progressive city of Asheville, North Carolina declared the week of June 4-10 as the nation's first "city-proclaimed" seven-day vegan challenge.
The initiative—organized by the City of Asheville, regional hospital...
Bloomberg Announces Multimillion-Dollar City Climate Challenge
One year after President Trump pulled out of the landmark Paris climate agreement, his administration shows no signs of progress, choosing instead to ignore climate science and boost the fossil fuel industry....
Avoiding Meat and Dairy Is ‘Single Biggest Way’ to Reduce Your Impact on Earth
Avoiding meat and dairy products is the single biggest way to reduce your environmental impact on the planet, according to the scientists behind the most comprehensive analysis to date of the damage...
Mars Bars to Go Carbon Neutral in Australia after Renewable Energy Deal
Mars bars are taking a step towards being carbon neutral after the company that makes them signed a 20-year deal in Australia to generate 100 per cent of its electricity from renewable...
Hamburg Bans Diesel Cars on Two of Its Roads
Hamburg has banned older diesel vehicles on two of its roads in a bid to reduce pollution.
The move makes it the first German city to introduce such a ruling – the measure...
Electric Vehicle Sales More Than Doubled in 2017
A record number of electric vehicles (EVs) were sold in 2017, more than doubling the number of EVs on the road, a report released Wednesday by the International Energy Agency (IEA) found.The...
China Isn’t Taking Our Recycling: Here’s What We Could Do With It Instead
Last year, China announced that it is officially done accepting “foreign garbage.” That is: plastic and paper recycling scraps from the U.S. and Europe. Since March 1, the country has barred 24...
