Countries will establish a fund to pay for “loss and damage” from climate disasters by the end of this year, a leading climate diplomat says. Nations agreed to create such a fund at November’s UN climate negotiations in Egypt, aiming to resolve a long-simmering dispute around who should pay for the fallout from increasingly costly weather disasters. The wealthiest countries, […]
Earth Action: Visit a Farmers Market
Earth911 is honoring the 52 years of Earth Day with 52 Actions for the Earth. Each week through Earth Day 2023, we will share an action you can take to invest in the Earth and make your own life more sustainable. Markets that sell fresh locally grown and produced food make it easy to shop your values across both environmental […]
Earth911 Podcast: eBliss CEO Bill Klehm’s Vision for the Electrification of Local Transportation
If we intend to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, the future of local transportation must look a lot different than today’s car- and heavy vehicle-dominated traffic. The U.S. Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy reports that 64% of trips, across all types of transportation, involve traveling fewer than 5 miles. Only 2% of trips reach more than […]
Earth911 Inspiration: The Poetry of the Earth
Today’s quote is from English poet John Keats, who wrote, “The poetry of the earth is never dead.” Earth911 inspirations. Post them, share your desire to help people think of the planet first, every day. Click the poster to get a larger image. This poster was originally published on April 23, 2021.<!– You Might Also Like… –> Join Our Telegram […]
The European Commission targets underground carbon capture and storage
climate change Photo credit: European Commission (EC). By Anders Lorenzen Capturing and storing carbon has by some experts been cited as a necessity if we are to stick to global climate targets. In a recent proposal, the European Commission (EC) listed carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a key green transition technology and proposed an EU wide-target to capture CO2, […]
For Your Phone and EV, a Cobalt Supply Chain to a Hell on Earth
As countries around the world look to pivot quickly to clean energy, demand for the lithium-ion batteries used to charge our smartphones, laptops, and electric vehicles is booming. But as author and contemporary-slavery expert Siddharth Kara says in an interview with Yale Environment 360, those rechargeable batteries require cobalt to function, and 75 percent of the world’s supply of that […]
What Can You Do With Your Old Electrical Wires and Cables?
Do you have a box of old electrical wires and cables lying in a corner of your house? You’re not alone. Around the globe, human beings throw away around 40 million tons of electrical waste per year. Electrical construction material, including the types of wires and cables used in your home wiring, make up a huge part of the waste […]
How To Save Energy in Your Home With Smart Plugs
Want to save time, money, and energy all while adding convenience to your life? Something as simple as using smart plugs throughout your home can help achieve these goals. We often hear about smart homes where everything is connected and residents use an app to control when appliances, lights, and other equipment go on and off whether they are home […]
Unheralded Environmentalist: Jimmy Carter’s Green Legacy
RETROSPECTIVE With the former president now in hospice care, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Kai Bird looks back on Jimmy Carter’s environmental record in the White House — from his sweeping protection of Alaska’s wild lands to his efforts to push the nation toward renewable energy. By Kai Bird • March 29, 2023 The angry Alaskans gathered in Fairbanks to burn the president’s effigy. It […]
Best of Earth911 Podcast: Emergent’s Allan Traicoff on the LEAF Coalition and Business’ Role in Nature Protection
Staying within the Paris Climate Accord’s 1.5 degrees Celsius limit, at which potentially devastating climate changes will occur, requires ending deforestation before 2030. But as of 2020, the world was still losing about 38,600 square miles of forest annually. Meet Allan Traicoff, chief commercial officer at Emergent, a nonprofit that creates incentives for and connects businesses to natural climate solutions […]