Kansas City sets bold target to make government 100 percent carbon-free by 2020
Kansas City aka “The Heart of America” has voted unanimously to transition all its municipal electricity to carbon-free sources by the end of 2020. Kansas City was among the first US cities to declare its support for the goals of the Paris Agreement and has been putting that support into Read More...
This blind man finished the New York City Half Marathon using three guide dogs
If you need a little motivation to get you going today, look no further. In 2019, history was made at the New York City Half Marathon after a blind man by the name of Thomas Panek completed the race with the support of guide dogs. Visually impaired runners have finished marathons using human guides Read More...
1.4 million people took part in the school climate strike last Friday
Last Friday, the biggest climate protest the world has ever seen took place in 128 countries around the world. Just how big was the protest? According to environmental campaigners, the climate strike attracted more than 1.4 million young people around the world. With that many young people taking Read More...
Cut down on food waste with this useful app
Did you know that 40 percent of food sold in the United States for human consumption never gets eaten? This translates to $218 billion lost, which includes the cost of food wasted on the consumer and retail levels, wasted water, energy, fertilizers, cropland and production costs. It works out to a Read More...
Wales takes on challenge of delivering 100 percent renewable energy by 2035
Policy experts in Wales have set out a new ambitious energy plan that could put the country on the track of achieving 100 percent electricity from renewable sources by 2035. The transition process is expected to create over 20,000 new jobs and deliver a $10 billion economic boost for the Read More...
Barcelona fines landlords with empty properties to tackle housing crisis
The scarcity of affordable social housing is a major problem for some of the world’s biggest cities. What makes this issue extremely frustrating is that there's a decent number of empty properties in these cities that could help solve the problem. Drawing from this frustration, Barcelona – Read More...
World Bank has pledged $22.5 billion to help Africa prepare for climate change
Africa is the continent most vulnerable to the threats brought on by climate change, which means that, in order to survive, most of its countries need to prepare themselves for the inevitable changes that will occur. In Malawi we're already seeing the consequences that come about when countries Read More...
Subsidies for biofuel from palm oil have been banned in the EU
Palm oil and other biofuels from agricultural crops were initially heralded as the main tool by which the EU could decarbonize road transport and were given generous subsidies over a decade ago. Now we look at palm oil very differently as increasing evidence shows that biofuels from agricultural Read More...
Everything you need to know about the upcoming spring equinox
On Wednesday, March 20, both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres will experience an equal amount of daylight. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, it marks the beginning of spring, with daylight hours continuing to lengthen until the summer solstice in June. For those south of the Read More...
Trade schools in America are losing the stigma and attracting more students
There’s an immense amount of social pressure on graduating high school students to enroll in expensive four-year universities, which creates a glut of people all applying to the same white-collar jobs. No wonder university graduates are struggling to find jobs. Meanwhile, graduates of trade Read More...