Walking the tightrope to carbon neutrality
As the world awaits an outcome from the negotiations in Paris, few businesses will be unaware of the mounting pressure on them to clean up their act on carbon.
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How Dow educates future sustainability leaders
More than 2.5 billion people lack access to proper sanitation.
Japan whaling ships to set sail for Antarctic on 1 December
Japan has said that its Antarctic whaling fleet will sail on 1 December, despite a UN legal decision that its "research ships" are actually commercial hunts.
For storing electricity, Utilities are turning to pumped hydro
High-tech batteries may be garnering the headlines. But utilities from Spain to China are increasingly relying on pumped storage hydroelectricity ...
How innovative finance is powering environmental good
Birds migrating south from Alaska and Canada would have few suitable habitats to stop for a respite over drought-stricken California if it weren’t for an innovative mix of market-driven investment, non-profit mission and Big Data.
Genetically modified salmon cleared for human consumption
Federal regulators cleared the way for a genetically engineered salmon to be farmed for human consumption in the first-ever such approval for an animal whose DNA has been scientifically modified.
Texas and the next chapter for local climate action
As the world mourns the victims of the terrorist attacks that took place Friday in Paris, plans for the upcoming United Nations COP21 climate talks have shifted into crisis mode.
Concern for ‘world’s rarest penguin’
Conservationists in New Zealand say nest numbers for one of the world's most endangered penguins have plummeted to a 25-year low.
How the renewable energy market is evolving
Corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs) are being talked about everywhere ...
A tale of two northern European cities: Meeting the challenges of sea level rise
For centuries, Rotterdam and Hamburg have had to contend with the threat of storm surges and floods.
