Sustainability Archives

solar stove Kenya's Rift Valley province

Environment

Global Energy Use Indicates We’re Heading Toward Climate Emergency Faster Than We Thought

Without conversion to clean energy, rising energy demand worldwide will accelerate global warming. Here's what that means for the developing world—and for the rest of us too.

Ben DeJarnette

Environment

Las Raíces Profundas del Comportamiento Ecológico

Una investigación reciente halla el mejor predictor de la vida consciente con el medio ambiente es objetivos de vida fundamentales de una persona.

Tom Jacobs

Environment

The Future of Biomass After Paris

Amid conflicting assessments of the Paris Agreement, two things are clear: World governments still love carbon markets, and COP21 went a long way toward simply giving slash-and-burn agriculture a makeover.

Ian Graber-Stiehl

Environment

What Happens When a Tiny Island Becomes a Tourist Destination

In 2011, 1,000 times more tourists visited Roatán than in 1969.

Francie Diep

Environment

The Deep Roots of ‘Green’ Behavior

New research finds the best predictor of environmentally conscious living is a person's fundamental life goals.

Tom Jacobs

Environment

Made in Vietnam

Can the country become the next major player in the global apparel industry without sacrificing its environment? Near Ho Chi Minh City, one factory owner is assembling a greener model ... out of blue jeans.

George Black

News in Brief

These Mayors Are Stealing Good Ideas, One City At a Time

At the C40 awards gala in Paris, mayors from every continent converged on la Gaîté Lyrique to share, steal, and honor each other's green initiatives. They also cut loose a little bit.

Lucia Graves

Environment

The Pork in the Road

Two paths are before us—but only one leads to a sustainable future of healthful, humane food production. Which one to take? (Hint: Follow the pig with the spring in its step.)

Barry Estabrook