Big bets on speculative carbon capture tech ignore today’s solutions
Companies from Occidental Petroleum to Microsoft are among the investors throwing billions at carbon capture startups....
Category : ENVIRONMENT
In the remote Amazon, midwives care for women stranded by drought
Years of extreme droughts in the Amazon rainforest have made river journeys to and from remote communities perilous....
Japan’s youth climate activists still searching for a breakthrough
With Japan endorsing climate targets criticized as unambitious, activists are looking to education and more tailored strategies to make an impact....
BRICS’ climate leadership aims hang on healing deep divides
Diverging national interests among BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — may also prove sticking points....
Turning waste into wealth with insect-based biotech
Entomal has treated over 22.5 tons of food waste to date, preventing roughly 55 tons of carbon emissions....
Mitsubishi reviews Japanese offshore wind after economic changes
Soaring costs in recent years have upended the investment plans of offshore wind developers globally....
Dead Sea an ‘ecological disaster,’ but no one can agree how to fix it
Tackling cross-border environmental issues is no longer a priority for governments in the region....
Disaster-hardened Japan faces enormous costs from climate change
The total cost in climate damages for the country through 2050 could amount to ¥952 trillion if more ambitious action isn’t taken....
Great things can grow in small places
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Is Japan finally ready to tap its abundant geothermal energy potential?
Japan boasts the world’s third-largest potential supply of geothermal energy, but this renewable energy resource has mostly been untapped....