After enduring 12 typhoons this year, including two back-to-back storms in less than a month, communities across the Philippines are bracing for more extreme weather. Continue Reading
Countries gathered in Colombia to work on a treaty to end plastic pollution must strive for “an ambitious, credible and just” deal that responds to the needs of communities everywhere, including some 20 million waste-pickers, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday.Continue Reading
A growing portion of Americans who are struggling to pay for their household energy live in the South and Southwest, reflecting a climate-driven shift away from heating needs and toward air conditioning use, an MIT study finds. The newly published research also reveals that a major U.S. federal program thatContinue Reading
MIT researchers have some good environmental news: Mercury emissions from human activity have been declining over the past two decades, despite global emissions inventories that indicate otherwise. In a new study, the researchers analyzed measurements from all available monitoring stations in the Northern Hemisphere and found that atmospheric concentrations ofContinue Reading
Oil and gas giants are paying tens of thousands of dollars in order to sponsor events at this year’s flagship climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan. This year’s conference began on Monday (11 November). Over the course of the 11-day summit, known as COP29, negotiators and leaders across the globe willContinue Reading
The Biden administration issued a new fee on climate-warming methane pollution, but the EPA regulation faces an uncertain future under President-elect The Traitor (Image credit: Matthew Brown)Continue Reading
With less two months to go until the end of the year, the EU’s climate monitor, Copernicus, says that 2024 will, with “virtual certainty” be the hottest one on record. Solange Mougin has more…Continue Reading
Greenhouse gas emissions from Canadian fossil fuel exports ballooned to record levels in 2023, according to data uncovered by Ecojustice and Environmental Defence. Exported emissions are created when the fossil fuels that Canada produces and exports are burned in other countries. Between 2012 and 2023, export emissions increased by 58Continue Reading
In an interview for the Climate Consciousness Summit 2024, staged by the Pocket Project in partnership with DeSmog, Kosha Joubert, Pocket Project CEO, spoke with Immad Ahmed, founder of the Humanitarian Assistance Program about his work to support refugees and displaced people hit by the climate crisis. Ahmed has been working withContinue Reading
Coral larvae reduce their metabolism and increase nitrogen uptake to resist bleaching in high temperatures, according to a new study., Read MoreContinue Reading
Ever wonder how your favorite snack was sourced? Joshua Reed-Diawuoh thinks more people should. Reed-Diawuoh MBA ’20 is the founder and CEO of GRIA Food Company, which partners with companies that ethically source and process food in West Africa to support local food economies and help communities in the regionContinue Reading
One of MIT’s missions is helping to solve the world’s greatest problems — with a large focus on one of the most pressing topics facing the world today, climate change. The MIT Energy and Climate Club, (MITEC) formerly known as the MIT Energy Club, has been working since 2004 toContinue Reading
Widespread drought in the U.S. sets up the ideal conditions for fire to spread—and humans are making it worse, experts say. By Kiley Price After a soaking peak hurricane season, much of the United States is now parched. At the end of October, the U.S. Drought Monitor found that aroundContinue Reading