Today’s carbon emitted into the atmosphere adds to the future cost of living through the climate crisis, a concept referred to as the social cost of carbon. To help clarify this abstract idea, we have an idea that lets you help future generations cover the social cost of carbon for the gasoline you use. At some point, governments or private […]
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climate change A farmer walks past a cow that died from the drought in Argentina. Photo credit: Reuters / Agustin Marcarian By Anders Lorenzen Argentina is currently going through the worst drought in 60 years. Its hugely important agricultural sector, the grain industry in particular, is being hit hard by the long-running drought which started in May last year and […]
How we think and feel about the climate response, whether optimistic, pessimistic, cynical, or pragmatic, shapes our perceptions of possible solutions. Too often, we argue over emotional perceptions and not hard climate data. But hard data is sterile, it doesn’t necessarily engage the passions that move us to act. So, we tell stories, often focusing on what can go wrong. […]
Ski slopes in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina pictured in early January with barely any snow. Photo credit: Reuters / Kirsten Donovan. By Anders Lorenzen 2022 was dominated by extreme weather events, and if the start of 2023 is anything to go by, this trend is set to continue. As 2022 turned into 2023, record-high temperatures swept across the European […]
By Jeremy Williams Britain is working towards the long-term goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Japan and the EU have set the same date, and Russia and China have chosen 2060. While these dates still feel like a long way away, there are some countries that have already reached net zero. This small handful of countries is […]
Participants of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2023 are seen in a hall at Davos Congress Centre. Photo credit: Reuters / Arnd Wiegmann. By Anders Lorenzen A survey carried out ahead of the annual Davos gathering in the lucrative alpine resort in Switzerland, which aims to ‘focus on the state of the world and the challenges ahead’, concluded that […]
Wake Smith, author of Pandora’s Toolbox: The Hopes and Hazards of Climate Intervention, shares his assessment of the climate response and the strategies and technologies that can be used to end CO2 emissions and restore the planet to pre-industrial climate conditions. He is a lecturer on climate interventions at Yale and a Senior Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business […]
Captain Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, joins Earth911’s Mitch Ratcliffe to talk about his new book, Urgent: Save Our Ocean to Survive Climate Change. He calls on readers to take action to reduce their environmental impact and through protest. A controversial figure in the environmental movement because of his willingness to engage in direct action, Paul […]
Earth911 talks with a pioneer of living and working sustainably, Paul Hawken. His work spans ideas, generations, and industries — he is an environmentalist, author, entrepreneur, and globally recognized expert on sustainable living. His new book, Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation, continues the work he launched in 2017 with the book Drawdown, The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever […]