The problem is dire, but the solution isn’t command and control.
The energy giant is shifting to gas as the industry adapts to climate change.
Today's existing buildings use 72% of our nation's electricity, much of which is wasted. We cannot transform our energy system and prevent runaway climate ch...
Long-term investments in clean energy would curb emissions and create millions of jobs around the globe.
If you want to take climate actions beyond changing light bulbs and recycling, get involved in your community. You could join existing initiatives or lead yo...
Researchers have developed a new battery technology that captures waste heat and converts it into electricity. The new Stanford-MIT system is based on the principle known as the thermogalvanic effect.
Up to 70% of a poor African household budget goes on food, water, energy and transport, which green tech solutions can reduce.
Climate spend increased but carbon tax still critical to longer term decarbonisation
Scientists say capturing greenhouse gas emissions at source or drawing them out of the air is vital, but must occur alongside shifts to renewable energy and making deep emissions cuts
Green approaches to transport, building infrastructure and industry could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 87% - and encourage investment.
Conserving forests, wetlands and watersheds, including those around cities, can help absorb rainfall, helping stem crop losses from flooding and drought.
The United States has set ambitious environmental targets. This technology can help meet them.
Nations have delayed curbing their fossil-fuel emissions for so long that they can no...
We launched Shopify’s Sustainability Fund to address a hard truth: there’s too much carbon in the air. Learn how we spent the fund’s first $5 million on the most promising and innovative solutions fighting climate change—and the visionary entrepreneurs behind them.
The government has downplayed the climate impacts of oil drilling, but a new study shows that keeping oil in the ground will help fight climate chang...
The use of the IoT and smart devices will enable energy networks and consumers to become more energy efficient in general, thereby reducing energy consumption at a time when the future of our environment depends on it.
Nuclear energy must be a serious option for anyone serious about climate change
From trading recyclable items for transportation passes to requiring all public buses be electric, countries are thinking of creative ways to reduce carbon emissions. Climate change continues to threaten...
Even if you don’t live in an area with mandatory conservation measures, cutting back on your use can save water, energy and money.
Assessing and tackling the risk of contamination will be essential to business success in the 21st-century economy
Perhaps the most unexpected place smart technology has cropped up in recent years is in climate control.