
New Amazon Carbon Maps Could Slow Deforestation
Forest managers can use new observations to track tree cutting but also carbon sequestration

New Amazon Carbon Maps Could Slow Deforestation
Forest managers can use new observations to track tree cutting but also carbon sequestration

Mystery of Oil Field Fugitives Closer to Being Solved
Gas is leaking from vital oil and gas field equipment, which means those leaks can be fixed

Methane Emissions May Swell from behind Dams
Hydropower, which is increasing worldwide, may prove a huge source of the potent greenhouse gas

Renewables Are as Green as You'd Expect
Despite all the metals and raw materials that go into making solar cells and wind turbines, these sources of low-carbon renewable electrify will have a low climate and environmental impact through 2050

Coal Plants Will Emit 300 BIllion Tons of Future CO2
So many new plants have been built worldwide that emissions across their lifetimes will be enormous

Epic Drought in West Is Literally Moving Mountains
Water that used to hold down land masses in California is now being lost, so some parts of the state's mountains are being uplifted by a surprising amount

Is Bike Sharing Really Climate Friendly?
Estimating how bike sharing keeps CO2 out of the atmosphere is complicated because every bike-sharing program works differently and collects data differently

U.S. Gets Lackluster Energy-Efficiency Rating
We are among the least energy efficient of the world's largest economies

Wind Power Production Record Broken in Texas
The Lone Star State might have set a national record for a state's wind power production, too

"Sun Kinks" in Railways Join the List of Climate Change's Toll
Railroads could see more sun kinks if climate change-related heat waves become more severe and more frequent