Is vertical farming the future for agriculture or a distraction from other climate problems?
Vertical farming: eco-friend or foe? Well, the first thing to say — to invoke Jez from "Peep Show" — is that it is not pyramid selling.
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Reversing global warming requires nothing short of a ‘total reorientation’
Headlines are heated this week in response to Monday’s publication of a new report from the National Academy of Sciences of the United States, suggesting that we are perilously close to the tipping point for a "Hothouse Earth," in which natural feedback loops crank up the warming of the planet to disastrous levels.
What’s the value of a clean beach? Here’s how economists do the numbers
Millions of Americans head outdoors in the summer, whether for a day at a nearby lake or a monthlong road trip.
Earth at risk of becoming ‘hothouse’ if tipping point reached, report warns
Scientists are warning that a domino effect will kick if global temperatures rise more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels, leading to "hothouse" conditions and higher sea levels, making some areas on Earth uninhabitable.
Europe’s heat record could be broken in Spain and Portugal
As Europe bakes in another heatwave, forecasters say the all-time temperature record could be broken in the coming days.
China region set to become deadliest heat wave zone: report
China's north plain, one of the most densely populated regions on Earth, is set to become the world's deadliest heatwave zone by the end of the century, scientists say.
Can results-based climate finance prevent adversity?
It’s urgent to fund climate solutions in developing nations. The risk of climate-related adversities particularly affects the poor, who already suffer disproportionately from these impacts.
The biggest culprit behind climate change may surprise you
Food is the single largest direct and indirect driver of climate change. Climate change is driving the expansion of agriculture into regions and habitats that never have been farmed before.
A call to action to clean-economy entrepreneurs
In September, at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, thousands of people from corporations, nonprofits, investment groups, public agencies and others will convene to drive momentum around the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
Drought woes? This tech can literally make it rain
Don't call them the weather gods, but this company can actually make it rain.
