Investment in Renewables Dropped 7 Percent Globally in 2017
Jul 20, 2018, 12:24 pm By Yale e360Global investment in renewable energy fell 7 percent last year to $318 billion and is expected to…Fossil Fuel Interests Have Outspent Environmental Advocates 10:1 on Climate Lobbying
Jul 19, 2018, 1:31 pm By Yale e360Lobbyists spent more than $2 billion trying to influence climate change legislation in the United…Why Nuclear Power Must Be Part of the Energy Solution
Jul 19, 2018, 5:00 am By Yale e360Many environmentalists have opposed nuclear power, citing its dangers and the difficulty of…How Rising Seas Could Threaten the Internet
Jul 17, 2018, 12:10 pm By Yale e360Climate change poses a serious threat to the United States’ internet infrastructure, with more…Just 84 Amur Leopards Remain in the Wild Globally
Jul 16, 2018, 1:37 pm By Yale e360A new study estimates that the number of Amur leopards surviving in the wild is somewhat larger than…After a 400-Year Absence, A Rare Ibis Returns to European Skies
Jul 16, 2018, 5:00 am By Yale e360The northern bald ibis is critically endangered, with fewer than 1,000 existing in the wild. But a…Renewables Have Been Germany’s Top Source of Electricity For the Last Six Months
Jul 12, 2018, 1:12 pm By Yale e360Renewable energy met more of Germany’s electricity needs than coal during the first six months of…Why This U.S. Climate Scientist Is Leaving Trump’s America for France
Jul 12, 2018, 5:00 am By Yale e360With the Trump administration spurning efforts to combat global warming, the French government has…Can A Tiny Fern Help Fight Climate Change and Cut Fertilizer Use?
Jul 11, 2018, 12:53 pm By Yale e360Scientists have sequenced the entire genome of the tiny fern species Azolla filiculoides, a…The Number of AC Units Installed Worldwide Could Quadruple by 2050
Jul 10, 2018, 12:27 pm By Yale e360As global temperatures rise due to climate change, the number of air conditioning units in use…Is the Global Era of Massive Infrastructure Projects Coming to an End?
Jul 10, 2018, 5:00 am By Yale e360The world’s wild places have been badly carved up by decades of roadbuilding, dam construction,…Starbucks Joins the Growing Movement to Ban Plastic Straws
Jul 9, 2018, 12:21 pm By Yale e360Global coffeehouse chain Starbucks announced it will phase out plastic straws at its 28,000…‘Historic’ Rainfall in Japan Forces Hundreds of Thousands to Flee Homes
Jul 6, 2018, 1:29 pm By Yale e360Some 210,000 people were ordered to evacuate their homes this week in western and central Japan as…As Pruitt Resigns, Former Coal Lobbyist Takes Leadership of EPA
Jul 6, 2018, 1:24 pm By Yale e360Scott Pruitt resigned as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency yesterday…Fossil Fuels Account for Lowest Share of U.S. Energy Consumption in More than a Century
Jul 5, 2018, 2:42 pm By Yale e360Fossil fuels supplied about 80 percent of the energy consumed in the United States in 2017, the…Climate Change Is Making Nighttime Clouds More Visible
Jul 3, 2018, 1:20 pm By Yale e360Those wispy, iridescent, high-altitude clouds sometimes seen at dawn and dusk are becoming more…Dutch Legislation Proposes Cutting Netherlands’ Emissions 95 Percent by 2050
Jul 2, 2018, 1:36 pm By Yale e360Dutch politicians have proposed a new climate law that would require the Netherlands to slash…How Eating Seaweed Can Help Cows to Belch Less Methane
Jul 2, 2018, 5:00 am By Yale e360Emissions from the nearly 1.5 billion cattle on earth are a major source of methane, a powerful…Solar and Wind Will Supply Nearly One-Third of Australia’s Electricity by 2030
Jun 29, 2018, 1:26 pm By Yale e360Renewable energy will provide one-third of Australia’s electricity in the country’s populous…At Last, the Shipping Industry Begins Cleaning up Its Dirty Fuels
Jun 28, 2018, 5:00 am By Yale e360By 2020, the global shipping fleet will be required to slash the noxious emissions from thick, black…
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