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University sustainability programs are trying to make classrooms more diverse
A look at the sustainability programs at colleges and universities across North America raises the question: Do those classes include everyone who could or should be there?
The soul and science of forests
Renowned botanist Diana Beresford-Kroeger, the “Jane Goodall of trees,” says that to save the living planet and the human race, we have to save the trees
A clear and overdue path to accounting for natural assets in Canada
OPINION: In the face of wildfires and floods, more cities are measuring the financial value of natural assets like wetlands and forests. But there’s still a long way to go.
The crypto industry was supposed to decarbonize by 2025 – how’s that going?
There’s evidence the industry has started putting plans into action, but the energy consumption of Bitcoin networks is still higher than countries like Norway and Sweden
How climate change is hitting the iconic Serengeti and Maasai Mara
Mara-Serengeti is rapidly warming. Floods, droughts and temperature rises are having a profound effect on wildlife survival and biodiversity
Dutch supermarkets are trying to get shoppers to choose plant-based proteins over meat
Dutch grocer Jumbo turned heads this year when it stopped discounting fresh animal meat. Other European supermarkets are also trying to shift protein sales to improve diets and cut emissions.
Juliana v. United States: No ordinary climate lawsuit
How 21 young Americans have battled for almost a decade to have their landmark climate lawsuit against the U.S. government heard – and it’s not over yet
Where old-growth forests are clear-cut, there’s fire
Wet’suwet’en fight to protect dwindling ancient forests in British Columbia
Bureaucratic ‘white tape’ is hampering green energy projects on Indigenous reservations in U.S.
A new study suggests that if these barriers are not addressed, tribes will lose out on $19 billion of green energy revenue by 2050
U.S. voters are all in on climate policy – even if they don’t know it
The Inflation Reduction Act is the single biggest climate investment in U.S. history. Only 39% know about it, but when polled almost three-quarters support it.
There’s a new push to get net-zero targets to matter
A newly-launched “net-zero tracker” found national and corporate climate plans are plagued with insincerity, but there’s some hope in efforts by Costa Rica and Google
Canada’s new anti-greenwashing rules are not as bad as oil and gas industry says
OPINION | Ironically, opponents have made several misleading comments about the new greenwashing measure, itself aimed precisely at combating misinformation