After decades in which governments and industry groups have often assumed that the shift to renewable energy will be a financial burden, economists and analysts are increasingly making a case Continue Reading
By disrupting normal societal activities such as driving, COVID-19 lockdowns afforded a unique opportunity to study their impacts on the environment. Researchers now report in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology Continue Reading
Carbon dioxide emissions in China have fallen for the first time since last year’s lockdown, the latest signal the property sector downturn and energy shortages have hit industrial demand in Continue Reading
The benchmark European carbon contract hit a fresh record high of 73.18 euros a tonne on Wednesday after Germany’s incoming coalition government said it would prevent carbon prices in its Continue Reading
Climate policies unveiled by Germany’s new coalition government underscored the challenges ahead for the Greens, who won the most governing power ever with support from voters demanding more action to Continue Reading
The COP26 climate talks in Glasgow ended with some progress , though not enough to ensure the world avoids catastrophic climate impacts. If countries meet their pledges, greenhouse emissions in Continue Reading
Greenland has had a quite a year. For the first time in its history, rain fell at its summit. In August, it experienced one of the latest-occurring melt events in Continue Reading
n our crowded news cycle, it can be easy to miss key developments related to climate policy. So you would be forgiven for missing that the Supreme Court last month Continue Reading
Nations clinched the Paris Agreement six years ago but finished writing it only at COP26 in Glasgow this month. There, negotiators finally checked the box on something called “Article 6,” Continue Reading
Eric Clancy, an operations manager at Perimeter Solutions, sprays the company’s Fortify fire retardant along the roadside in Paso Robles, Calif. Perimeter Solutions has rolled up all the meaningful competition Continue Reading
