Sustainability Magazine

Bupa data showing Gen Z is more anxious about climate and social issues than any other generation and seeks sustainable employers with ESG credential.

Forbes

The World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report 2022 highlights isks associated with climate change, such as “extreme weather,” and “climate action failure,” in the short, medium and longer term.

Sustainability Magazine

Retrofitting enabled New York City’s most famous structure to inspire future generations with a magnificent, modern and sustainable internal infrastructure

Brookings

There are obviously reasons to be worried: We are already seeing massive destruction from natural disasters and declines in biodiversity; and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) announced, last year, that global emissions kept rising to the point that meeting the 1.5 degrees Celsius target of the Paris climate agreement is a herculean task and almost impossible to meet? But I believe there is also plenty of ground to be hopeful that this year will be different.

The New York Times

The new law allocates $11.7 billion for wastewater and stormwater projects. Will it get to the impoverished communities who need it most?

The Sustainability Times

The Mekong Delta in Vietnam is a scenic region home to about 17 million people, but this economically vital area of the Southeast Asian nation is sinking fast. A primary reason: large swathes of land there have been poldered for agriculture and aquaculture.

The New York Times

The speed by which electric vehicles have taken over Norway has stunned even the cars’ enthusiasts.

Quartz

The dream of a carbon-free fuel is driving an investment boom in hydrogen and ammonia projects. Japan, for example, has pledged to reduce its emissions in line with the Paris Agreement by 2050, and plans to generate 10% of its energy needs using hydrogen and ammonia by then.

The New York Times

Where All-Time Temperature Records Were Set in 2021

The Verge

Too many adhesives impede disassembly today

The Grist

Advocates say the agency’s efforts to develop chemical recycling are a “waste of tax dollars.”

Yale Environment 360

From Minnesota to the Northwest Territories, researchers are studying dramatic changes in the vast northern forests: thawing permafrost, drowned trees, methane releases, increased wildfires, and the slow transformation of these forests from carbon sinks to carbon emitters.

Fast Company

It’s just one part of a shift to domestic battery production—and a way to mitigate the bad side effects from mining the minerals needed to electrify the economy.

Arch Daily

Much has been said about circularity in the construction industry. Inspired by nature, the circular economy works in a continuous process of production, resorption and recycling, self-managing and naturally regulating itself, where waste can turn into supplies for the production of new products.

Inside Climate News

“Smart cities” built from scratch have so far failed to live up to their much-hyped promise. Some critics argue that rather than grafting a new city onto the landscape, it is better to integrate high-tech for clean, efficient energy and transportation into existing cities.

The New York Times

Emissions rose 6 percent last year after a record 10 percent decline in 2020, fueled by a rise in coal power and truck traffic as the U.S. economy rebounded from the pandemic.

The New York Times

The finding, by European researchers, fits a clear warming trend: The seven hottest years on record have been the past seven.

Barrons

A California start-up that is getting carbon out of plastics has struck a deal with a Japanese chemical company, a sign that the traditional industry recognizes the growing importance of the environment to investors.

Fast Company

These concepts show how we could incorporate carbon removal into urban design.

Bloomberg

It’s not just about minimizing environmental harm, but finding ways to regenerate construction materials and restore natural habitats.

USA Today

Automotive tech has evolved into a significant story at the annual Consumer Electronics Show – and CES 2022 was no exception.

The Grist

A geothermal power plant is the latest battlefield for Biden’s green vision.

The New York Times

Politicians have called for a pause in new mining contracts for lithium, which is in high demand for electric car batteries but is at the heart of a debate in Chile over mines, water rights and inequality.

The Grist

How one small farming community in Indiana came to embrace a massive solar project.

Environment + Energy Leader

The supply chain crisis pushed sustainability efforts to the back burner for many businesses: a third of companies in both the US and the UK cited supply chain disruptions as a reason for their recent inaction on environmental progress.

The Guardian

Despite a recent wave of heavy rain and snow, a third of the state still struggles in extreme or exceptional drought conditions

The Atlantic

Plastic production just keeps expanding, and now is becoming a driving cause of climate change.