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Arctic tundra now emits planet-warming pollution, federal report finds
Arctic tundra, which has stored carbon for thousands of years, has now become a source of planet-warming pollution.
At Google’s new campus, ‘dragonscale’ solar panels capture sunlight from all different angles
The company’s Mountain View, California, offices feature curved roofs and textured solar panels that optimize the hours they can generate electricity. It’s just one sustainability feature of the more-than-a-million-square-foot campus.
Renewable power is set to break another global record in 2022 despite higher costs and supply chain bottlenecks
New capacity for generating electricity from solar, wind and other renewables increased to a record level worldwide in 2021
Innovative Project Is Growing Crops Beneath Solar Panels in Kenya
Scientists working in Kenya are trialing an innovative way to “harvest the sun twice.”
What Are Solar Trees, and Could They Replace Solar Panels?
At first glance, solar trees might seem impractical — more art than function when compared to the best solar panels. But solar trees offer a few surprising benefits over their ground-mounted counterparts.
These windows are see-through solar panels
What if solar panels weren’t just on the roof?
Solar Farms Could Boost Bumblebee Populations, Study Says
A new study finds that installing solar farms could become a two birds, one stone situation, as these areas can also double as thriving pollinator habitats if land owners allow meadows to grow around the solar panels.
Solar farms are now starting to replace golf courses
Golf courses could be turned into something much more useful and eco-friendly — and some places are doing just that
Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in ‘remarkable’ Scotland rewilding project
‘The sound of traffic and a uniform sea of barley have been replaced by the most beautiful meadows, full of wildflowers, young saplings and the buzz of bees’
Barbados Completes World’s First ‘Debt-for-Climate’ Swap
Barbados has secured the world’s first “debt-for-climate” swap to finance crucial water and sewage projects that will help the island cope with the destructive impacts of climate change.
Killer whales have found new homes in the Arctic Ocean, potentially reshaping marine ecology
The vast ice sheets that historically kept killer whales out of the Arctic Ocean are melting as the region rapidly warms.
Pollution in Delhi hits record high, cloaking city in smog
India’s capital, Delhi, imposes emergency measures including closing schools and offices and barring heavy vehicles.
Denmark will plant 1 billion trees and convert 10 per cent of farmland into forest
Danish lawmakers on Monday agreed on a deal to plant one billion trees and convert 10 per cent of farmland into forest and natural habitats over the next two decades in an effort to reduce fertilizer usage.