Environmental Sciences
World leaders must find the courage to end the fossil-fuel age
The work of COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago and Brazilian Environment Minister Marina Silva is set to continue at ...
how to account for the ecological costs of our actions
About natural capital: the value of the world around us Partha Dasgupta Witness (2025) An economist may celebrate a country ...
Bill Gates’s climate comments are a dangerous distraction
Fifteen years ago my friend and mentor, climate scientist Stephen Schneidersaid something that stuck with me. When it comes to ...
Three research stars fighting to protect coastlines
Apple Chui (left), Hannah Eisler Burnett (center) and Taukii Kitara explore key issues in coastal communities.Photo: L: CPRO, Chinese University ...
What now for the global plastics treaty?
When United Nations talks on plastic pollution collapsed in Geneva, Switzerland, in August, observers said the outcome had been an ...
The race to uncover snow’s many mysteries before it disappears forever
Sno: and history Sverker Sörlin Doubleday (2025) As a child growing up in northern Sweden, environmental historian Sverker Sørlin fell ...
The world’s first plastics treaty is in crisis: can it be salvaged?
Global plastic consumption is growing, but only a small percentage of plastic waste is recycled. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Important conversations ...
