WRI & Cargill Partner On Tools & Best Practices To Advance Sustainable Agriculture
Partnership will focus on water management and land use, and also support work to reduce food loss and greenhouse gas emissions.
Research
Cities At The Frontlines Of COVID-19 Impact & Recovery
On April 29, more than 600 participants tuned in to a high-level panel hosted by WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities that brought together key urban experts to discuss what national governments and cities should invest in now to respond to pressing needs and become more resilient in the future, and how urban investments can reach where they are needed most.
Rising CO2 Levels Could Be Contributing To Grasshopper Apocalypse
Grasshoppers may be experiencing their own type of famine due to rising levels of carbon dioxide. AAAS reports that over the past five years, many studies have been documenting dwindling insect populations to the point that the phrase “insect apocalypse” has been coined.
We Need Cleaner Cars To Avoid Dangerous Climate Change
The Trump administration seems not to care that we are headed toward climate catastrophe with carbon dioxide pollution driving global average temperatures up some 6 degrees Fahrenheit (°F) and rendering places that hundreds of millions of people call home virtually unlivable. This monumental disregard for human health and well-being underpins the administration’s senseless rollback of clean car and fuel economy standards, being published today in the Federal Register.
In The Wake Of COVID-19, Congress Must Support Pre-Disaster Mitigation Programs
The COVID-19 crisis is compounding risks for U.S. communities still contending with past extreme weather and climate-related disasters and bracing for future disasters. The recovery could likely be compounded by a string of extreme weather events starting this spring, continuing towards the end of summer when wildfire season peaks along with extreme heat and drought conditions, lasting well into the fall through the end of hurricane season.
What I Wish I Had Said On CNN Regarding Science, Crisis, & The Government’s Role
As an occasional contributor to broadcast news on topics such as climate change and the role of science in policy, I rarely find myself commenting on the hot-off-the-press issue of the day. Experts like me are brought on when the news cycle slows, an intelligent sideshow to add gravitas while the real pundits get frothy about the latest political snub or personality gaffe.
The Ocean Genome Helps Fight Disease: Here’s How We Save It
The ocean plays a surprising role in fighting COVID-19. With death and infection numbers escalating daily, the World Health Organization has made it clear that countries need to do three things to successfully fight this pandemic: test, test and test.
Tesla Model 3 Reaches #1 In Europe As Europe Reaches 10% EV Market Share —…
The European passenger plug-in vehicle market had 84,000 registrations in March (+41% year over year/YoY), a great performance considering the effect that several lockdowns across the continent have had. Furthermore, this is while the overall auto market was crashing (-52% YoY), inflating last month’s plug-in vehicle share to an amazing 9.9% (6% fully electric vehicles/BEVs). That pulls the 2020 plug-in vehicle (PEV) share to 7.5% (4.3% for BEVs alone), well above the 3.6% result of 2019.
Massive, Unseasonable Heatwave to Hit the Southern US Next Week — How to Keep Safe
A massive, unseasonable heatwave is forecast to hit much of the Southern United States this week. Many of the states that are forecast to be hit are also places whose economies are either already partially reopening or whose orders are set to expire on April 30.
China × Cleantech — March 2020
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