More than 2.4 billion workers — or 70% of the global workforce — are
Biologists on a trail in the Ecuadoran Amazon hold their breath as they distribute a foul-smelling delicacy to lure butterflies, critical pollinators increasingly threatened by climate change.
Behind a chain-link fence in a corner of San Joaquin County sits one of California's — and perhaps the world's — best hopes for combating climate change. Here at the nation's first commercial direct air capture facility, towering trays of limestone mineral powder are working round-the-clock to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Robots skitter and whir around the 40-foot-tall columns, which are part of a multi-step process that will ultimately convert the CO2 to concrete, rendering the...
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has declared that removing carbon from the atmosphere is now essential to fighting climate change and limiting global temperature rise. To support these efforts, Salk Institute scientists are harnessing plants' natural ability to draw carbon dioxide out of the air by optimizing their root systems to store more carbon for a longer period of time.
Climate change has taken up a permanent presence in our global discourse. The broad issue is complex, riddled with an assortment of challenges.Yet in the mainstream, the idea of climate change is regularly oversimplified, and the conversation around this multifaceted topic invariably circles back to one element: carbon.As the primary contributor to the greenhouse effect and our changing climate, it’s understandable why carbon – and its capture and removal – has become the central character in...
To the editor: The Times' editorial board issues yet another dire warning about the health of our planet. Record-breaking heat due to fossil fuel emissions shows we are headed in the wrong direction. These grim facts might leave readers discouraged and hopeless. While there is damage that we may not be able to fix, it's not too late to heal our Earth. Indeed, we have seen other seemingly hopeless situations change. My grandmothers couldn't vote when they came of age. There were racial covenants...
After locating “Amazon HQ2” as a second headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, Amazon struck a $750 million tax break with state and local officials in exchange for generating jobs in the region, but instead of seeing growth, the Arlington location lost 200 positions in 2023. Loss in job growth comes as the company promised to generate […]
EUGENE, Ore., April 22, 2024--In a groundbreaking move, Oregon’s independent, family-owned Market of Choice is partnering with the Dry Farming Institute to advocate for the expansion of dry farming acreage. As part of this collaboration, Market of Choice is the first major organization to donate to Dry Farming Institute’s efforts to empower growers to thrive with less water. This work includes seed-to-table collaborative market development for dry farmers. This strategic alliance reflects...
World donors pledged more than $2.1 billion in humanitarian aid for Sudan after a yearlong war that has pushed its population to the brink of famine, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday. Macron spoke at the end of an international conference in Paris aimed at drumming up support for Sudan’s
Venture capital investment in India doubled sequentially in the March quarter, touching $3.2 billion across 354 deals, outperforming a subdued global market, according to a new report.A total of 313 deals worth $1.6 billion were closed in the December quarter, according to KPMG Private Enterprise Venture Pulse report.Fintech continued to attract investor attention in India though marked by smaller deal sizes with key transactions such as KreditBee ($209 million), SK Finance ($160 million), and...
Governor Gavin Newsom and Norway's Minister of Trade and Industry Jan Christian Vestre were in the Bay Area and pledged to combat climate change.
Environmental Studies Professor Sikina Jinnah recently wrapped up almost three years of work co-chairing Harvard University’s SCoPEX Advisory Committee, one of the world’s first efforts to design and implement a governance framework for an outdoor solar geoengineering experiment.