- Rob Hopkins By
A walk into the future, in a British city where housing is sustainable, energy is locally owned, food is abundant, and the work week is just three days long.
- Alexis Blue By
Materialism may influence us to choose “green buying” rather than not buying anything at all, research finds.
Countries across the globe are trying to wind down coal production. While this will help in the battle against climate change, those communities that have specialised in coal mining may see their local job market decline or be eliminated entirely.
As the world grapples with climate change, we urgently need to find ways of reducing our CO₂ emissions. Sectors which rely heavily on fossil fuels, such as energy and aviation, are commonly held to be the worst offenders.

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Not all carbon is created equal. Writer Jackson Carpenter argues that the power to stop climate change rests on recognizing different kinds of carbon – a shift in perspective that allows us to change
Rooftops covered with grass, vegetable gardens and lush foliage are now a common sight in many cities around the world.
- Anupam Nanda By
The idea of a four-day working week is gaining traction. Recently, several high-profile companies have trialled reduced hours. And in the UK, the Labour Party has pledged a 32-hour four day work week within ten years should it come to power.
- Jade McClain By
Cities are at the forefront fighting against climate change in a range of ways, according to a new article.
Electric cars, trains, trams and boats already exist. That logically leads to the question: why are we not seeing large electric aircraft? And will we see them any time soon?
- David Korten By
Humanity’s existential crisis can be resolved only when we the people stand united behind a vision of the world we truly want.
Researchers working in the field of climate change communications have, for many years, been confronted with the same puzzle
- Todd Miller By
Building a new world will require first reexamining—and dismantling—the cultural ethos of productivity that creeps into our lives every day.
Seaweed is a lot more than marine debris you find on the beach. It may play a big role in the effort to mitigate climate change, researchers say.
The main solution to climate change is well known – stop burning fossil fuels.
- Kelly Reed By
About a quarter of all the greenhouse gas emissions that humans generate each year come from how we feed the world.
The IPCC special report, Climate Change and Land, released last night, has found a third of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions come from the “land”: largely farming, food production, land clearing and deforestation.
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Challenge prizes – which offer a cash incentive to those working to solve a particular problem – are becoming a force for change by allowing entrepreneurs and innovators, often overlooked by existing grant and procurement systems, to develop solutions to the world’s greatest problems.
Wicked problems are issues so complex and dependent on so many factors that it is hard to grasp what exactly the problem is, or how to tackle it.
Restoring the world’s forests on an unprecedented scale is “the best climate change solution available”, according to a new study.
Shared dockless electric scooters, or e-scooters, transport riders over short distances in cities. Ride share companies promote them as an environmentally friendly choice that reduces dependence on cars.
- Kasim Rafiq By
Animal populations have declined on average by 60% since 1970, and it’s predicted that around a million species are at risk of extinction.
- Hugh Hunt By
The Paris climate talks hoped to set out how we can reduce the amount of carbon we’re pumping into the atmosphere.