The 16-year-old climate activist is crossing the Atlantic to attend a United Nations climate summit. She refuses to fly because aviation has such an enormous carbon footprint.
Tag: Environment
Earth’s Food Supply Is Under Threat. These Fixes Would Go a Long Way.
The food production system accounts for up to a third of greenhouse gas emissions. But if agriculture is done right, experts say, it can actually be a climate change solution.
Under Brazil’s Far Right Leader, Amazon Protections Slashed and Forests Fall
Cutting down trees at the current rate could lead to runaway deforestation, environmentalists say. But President Bolsonaro is sticking to his promise to curb enforcement.
A French Town’s Green Policies Aim to Win Over the Working Class
In a crumbling industrial area, a mayor turned his town into a vibrant laboratory of pragmatic green policies. After his election to the European Parliament, can they be expanded?
Greens Are the New Hope for Europe’s Center. For the Far Right, They’re Enemy No. 1.
As climate change emerges as the latest front in Europe’s culture wars, can Green parties show that environmental policy is compatible with social justice?
Fatal Accident With Metal Straw Highlights a Risk
The disturbing death of a woman in Britain renewed a debate that has followed bans on plastic straws around the world.
Judge Orders Madrid to Keep Fining Polluting Drivers
The ruling reversed the conservative mayor’s suspension of fines for older car models that enter the center of Madrid, saying the low-emissions zone was “essential” in order to improve the quality of air.
Protests Over Incinerator Rattle Officials in Chinese City
Riot police were deployed in the city of Wuhan after days of street protests. But officials are also promising that residents’ concerns will be heard.
Heat Wave Nudged the Planet to Its Hottest June, European Forecasters Say
A United States government analysis due this month is expected to reach similar conclusions, though the rankings of record months might differ slightly.
A Heat Wave Tests Europe’s Defenses. Expect More.
Across Europe in June, heat records shattered. In years to come, researchers say, many more heat waves are likely to batter the Continent.