LOUSY FEEDBACK LOUPS
Scientists have identified 27 global warming accelerators (feedback loops like warming in the Arctic, leading to melting sea ice, which[…]
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CARBON ABSORBING WOOD
Using structural materials like steel or cement comes at a high cost in dollars and CO2 emissions, with building construction[…]
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INCREASED SEA ICE DECLINE
There’s currently less sea ice in the Antarctic than at any time in the forty years since the beginning of[…]
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BETTER BUILDINGS
Buildings consume 32% of our global energy supply. That’s expected to double by 2050. Designing facades like the skins of[…]
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THREAT FROM GLACIAL LAKES
Worldwide glaciers are melting rapidly, leaving massive glacial lakes in their wake. If a lake rises too high or the[…]
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INSPIRATION FROM SQUID AND KRILL
Over a quarter of a building’s energy is lost through today’s glass-pane windows. Inspired by the color-changing skins of squids[…]
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MORE ALARMING AMAZON NEWS
Human activity and extreme drought are causing far more damage to the Amazon rainforest than previously thought. Up to 38%[…]
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BREATHE EASIER
Electric vehicles will not only mitigate climate change, but they reduce air pollution and improve health. A study in California[…]
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UNACHIEVABLE CLIMATE CHANGE GOALS
Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is currently not plausible. Social change is essential to meeting the temperature goals[…]
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FAVORING THE FARMING OF SEAWEED
Expanding global seaweed farming could really help address the planet’s food security, biodiversity loss and climate change challenges, reducing demand[…]
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