Oil giants blocked a treaty to curb plastic pollution, but countries will try again
Global plastic production doubled from 2000 to 2019, reaching 460 million metric tons.
A watchdog for corporate climate commitments is cracking down on carbon credits
Greenwashing alert: "carbon accounting often doesn’t add up in the real world"
This is how much hotter urban sprawl makes US cities feel
Dark, paved surfaces and lack of greenery contribute to the urban heat island effect, exacerbating heatwaves in certain neighborhoods.
The Washington Post made an AI chatbot for questions about climate
"..Climate Answers won’t produce a response for questions it doesn’t have an answer for"
Google’s carbon footprint balloons in its Gemini AI era
Google's AI carbon lift "roughly equivalent to the amount of CO2 that 38 gas-fired power plants might release annually"
What is ‘nature-based carbon removal’ and is it any better than carbon offsets?
Carbon offsetting doesn't work unless there's significantly more actual carbon removal. Eliminate fossil fuels.
SEC says companies must disclose their greenhouse gas emissions — but not all of them
Only direct emissions. Excluded: pollution from supply chain.
Rivian aims to slash carbon footprint of its next-generation EVs
Rivian vehicles weigh too much: The R1T's gross vehicle weight exceeds 8,500 lbs -- 4K lbs more than a Tesla Model Y and 2K lbs more than an AWD Cybertruck.
How crowded are the oceans? New maps show what flew under the radar until now
The clearest picture yet of human activity at sea.
How to build a bike lane in America
Millions of Americans bike to get around, but the US still has a long way to go in terms of cycling infrastructure.
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