Her high-tech murals envision a better future

Grist News

December 18, 2020

Linda Cheung is forging ahead with AR public art projects she hopes will inspire a greener society post-COVID.

Exxon’s “emission reduction plan” doesn’t call for reducing Exxon’s emissions

Grist News

December 15, 2020

The semantic trick that allows oil companies to "cut" emissions and grow them at the same time.

Should hospitals reuse medical supplies? A new study says yes.

Grist News

December 14, 2020

There’s a way to cut down on medical waste and emissions without compromising patient safety.

On the fifth anniversary of the TCFD, a call to action

GreenBiz Group

December 14, 2020

December marks the five-year anniversary of the Paris Agreement — a turning point for the movement to limit dangerous climate change and environmental destruction. But that is not the only pivotal milestone we should commemorate this month. In December 2015, as a response to increasingly frequent environmental disasters that disrupted ecosystems and human health — plus caused unforeseen

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Can we ‘restore’ the climate? These young activists want us to try.

Grist News

December 11, 2020

They’re ready to talk about carbon removal. Are you?

Most of America’s dirty power plants will be ready to retire by 2035

Grist News

December 9, 2020

Shutting down the nation’s fossil fuel–burning power plants in the next 15 years wouldn't be as economically risky as previously thought, a new study shows.

HSBC invests in world’s first ‘reef credit’ system

GreenBiz Group

December 7, 2020

HSBC invests in world’s first ‘reef credit’ system Jesse Klein Mon, 12/07/2020 - 01:45 Traditionally, offset markets have been focused on credits for atmospheric carbon sequestration or restoration projects. But there are many other ways industrial and agricultural operations harm the planet. Australian-based environmental project developer GreenCollar decided to

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CSIRO–GTI partnership to develop supercritical CO2 plant

Sustainability Matters

December 2, 2020

A Joint Industry Program to develop a supercritical CO2 (sCO2) power plant has been agreed by CSIRO and US-based GTI, a leader in the development and deployment of technology solutions to address energy and environmental challenges. The power plant could assist mining companies to reach large renewable energy targets. sCO2 turbines offer an autonomous, high-efficiency power cycle that doesn’t

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These oil and gas veterans are trying to clean up the industry’s mess, one well at a time

Grist News

December 1, 2020

The number of abandoned oil and gas wells is on the verge of exploding. These industry insiders want to be part of the solution.

A new policy platform is thinking big on forests and climate

GreenBiz Group

December 1, 2020

A new policy platform is thinking big on forests and climate Kylie Clay Tue, 12/01/2020 - 00:30 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has sent a clear message: to keep catastrophic climate change impacts at bay, we need to keep our warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, and the land sector must play a central role in achieving that. We need to stop emissions from deforestation and forest degradation

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