The world’s oceans provide a livelihood for over 3 billion people and cover more than 70% of the earth’s surface. Yet somehow, humankind has taken these precious resources for granted, along with the associated rivers, lakes and other bodies of…
In 2023, solar energy accounted for three-quarters of renewable capacity additions worldwide. Most of this growth occurred in Asia, the EU, and the U.S., continuing a trend observed over the past decade. Read more in Visual Capitalist Who’s Building the…
There can be a tendency to believe that uranium deposits are scarce from the critical role it plays in generating nuclear energy, along with all the costs and consequences related to the field.But uranium is actually fairly plentiful: it’s more…
Slowing and reversing climate change and emissions requires trillions of dollars of financing.China, which plays such a pivotal role in the global economy, is already moving to fund the climate transition through a variety of innovative financing mechanisms. Read more…
For companies that depend on crops such as rice and wheat or minerals such as lithium and iron, climate change has become a real and present threat. Rising temperatures result in more heat stress and more drought. That puts pressure…
Reforestation is tricky business: it’s expensive, difficult to plan, and even harder to execute. And this is without all the associated environmental obstacles: weather, pests, and natural calamities.However, some countries have prioritized replanting their lost forests, especially in the last…
What benefits are there to growing meat from chicken cells rather than raising animals for slaughter? Industrial animal agriculture is responsible for an estimated 15 percent of total global greenhouse gas emissions, and with demand for meat projected to double…
Egypt has opened the door to $40 billion of investment in green hydrogen and renewable technology by signing seven memoranda of understanding with international developers in the fields.The projects located in the Suez Canal Economic Zone will see an investment…
Over the next two years, the greatest risks are disinformation, extreme weather events, societal polarization, cyber insecurity and armed conflict. Over the next 10 years, the top risks are extreme weather events, critical changes to Earth systems, biodiversity and ecosystem…
The EU has agreed in principle a non-binding 40 percent self-sufficiency benchmark for solar panels and other identified strategic technologies, to be approached or achieved by 2030. Read more in .bruegel.org Smarter European Union industrial policy for solar panels By Ben McWilliams Simone Tagliapietra Cecilia…
