Not All Forms of Carbon Removal Are Created Equal
The carbon market and offsetting system have created “carbon cowboys” and perpetuated forms of neo-colonialism and other inequities.
How Much Does It Cost to Reduce Carbon Emissions?
Analyses including both static and dynamic costs can help us make better decisions while developing technologies to address climate change.
Forests as Fuel: Is Bioenergy Carbon Neutral?
Can using forest harvests for biofuel be carbon neutral? A case study of the Northern Forest appears to say "no."
Will Graphene Deliver on Its Promise?
Strong, stable, and conductive at one atom thick, graphene has amazing potential in a variety of applications. But is hype all the material has?
How Much Carbon Will It Cost to Read This Story?
Just how significant is the internet’s carbon footprint?
Five Steps to Making Your Garden a Carbon Sink
If the 81 million U.S. households with yards adopt these practices, they could absorb more carbon and help combat climate change.
Editors’ Picks 2018: Sustainability and the Environment
Wildfires in California, floods in Venice, robot-bees, and cows that mitigate climate change.
Unveiling Nature’s Mysteries: Mutant Sea Stars, Junk Jellyfish, and Duck Sex
Confront nature's mysteries, scientists find mutant sea stars surviving in warming waters and that sexual competition forces ducks to grow longer penises.
A Dead Fish “Vitamin Pill,” Microbes that Put Dinner on the Table, and a Truck that Runs On Cow Manure
From microbial biochemistry to recycling dead fish to manure-to-energy converters, here’s this week’s most surprising sustainability news.
Antarctic Ice Reveals Temporary Side Effect of Carbon Pollution: Happy Plants
The rate of photosynthesis has increased dramatically over the past century. Plants have been shielding us from some of the effects of climate change.