Will global coal boom go bust as climate concerns increase?
The surge in global coal consumption, driven largely by China and India, has climate scientists deeply worried.
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The surge in global coal consumption, driven largely by China and India, has climate scientists deeply worried.
Our swelling cities consume enormous amounts of energy and generate over 80% of global carbon emissions. We need to make them more self-sufficient, but how?
Replacing all the streetlights in New York City is, undoubtedly, no small job.
A 2 million-year-old ancestor of man had a mixture of ape and human-like features that allowed it to hike vast distances on two legs with as much ease as it could scurry up trees ...
Puerto Rico has introduced a new law protecting a swathe of the island's coast that has become a major nesting site for the world's largest turtle, the leatherback.
The Danish capital is moving rapidly toward a zero-carbon future, as it erects wind farms, transforms its citywide heating systems, promotes energy efficiency, and lures more people out of their cars and onto public transportation and bikes.
In our work helping retailers and retail suppliers embed sustainability into their businesses to build competitive advantage, CEOs ask us a lot of questions.
New details have emerged about "self-cleaning" effects in the Gulf of Mexico witnessed in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
A consensus is emerging among scientists that the rate of global warming has slowed over the last decade. While they are still examining why, many researchers believe this phenomenon is linked to the heat being absorbed by the world’s oceans.
Flights across the North Atlantic could get a lot bumpier in the future if the climate changes as scientists expect.