How China’s big overseas initiative threatens global climate progress
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched by President Xi Jinping in 2013, has been described as the most ambitious infrastructure project in history.
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China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched by President Xi Jinping in 2013, has been described as the most ambitious infrastructure project in history.
By far the largest mining endeavor globally is digging up sand, mainly for the concrete that goes into buildings.
The world is in the middle of what is likely to be the warmest 10 years since records began in 1850, says the Met Office.
Over the past few days, nearly everyone within arm’s reach of a keyboard seems to have weighed in on the Green New Deal, an ambitious framework for future congressional legislation.
I wonder how often the L-bomb gets dropped in corporate sales meetings. I’ll guess that the answer is rarely.
Low-cost, high-energy batteries are beginning to do some really cool things such as replace gas peaker plants, power mainstream vehicles and kick-start electric aviation. Here’s another application to add to the list: slash electric vehicle (EV) demand charges.
317 days: That’s how long we have until 2020 — the year by which scientists say we need to hit peak emissions in order to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century.
By emphasizing recyclability and recycling over reduction and elimination of plastic waste, major companies are still ducking their responsibility to tackle plastic pollution.
At the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Sir David Attenborough warned "the Garden of Eden is no more" and urged political and business leaders to make a renewed effort to tackle climate change before the damage is irreparable.
Daniela Fernandez wants to know: How can we cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset in the next generation?