carbon emissions
Humans Have Used All the Earth’s Resources for the Year
By 2030, we'll need more than two Earths to support our natural resource needs.
Why Montreal Households Are the Greenest in Canada (And Edmonton Is Failing)
A new ranking of Canadian cities according to who's greenest.
We Can’t Count on Geoengineering to Save Us From Climate Change, Scientists Warn
What price would we pay to reduce our carbon emissions?
There's a New Plan to Stop Climate Change: Turn CO2 Emissions Into Stone
Under natural circumstance, carbon dioxide can take hundreds or thousands of years to turn into a mineral, but the scientists claim that 95 percent of the carbon dioxide they injected around 2,000 feet underground became harmless calcite in two years.
New Climate Study Paints Bleakest Picture of Our Future to Date
Canadian study models what will happen over the next few hundred years if we fuck this up in the worst possible way. Turns out warming won't "slow down" if we burn all our oil.
How Tinder Food Apps and Dumpster-Diving Restaurants Could Help End British Food Waste
Every year, Britain sends 13 million tonnes of food to landfill—something new initiatives like “zero waste” London restaurant Tiny Leaf and Olio, an app that lets you swap unwanted food with people nearby, hope to combat.
This Map Tracks Thousands of Cargo Ships to Highlight Their Carbon Emissions
UCL’s Energy Institute created the data visualization in order to raise more awareness on carbon footprint of the world’s global cargo fleet.
Meet the Clean-Energy Pioneers Who Could Help Solve Climate Change
Check out the trailer for our upcoming episode of 'VICE' on HBO, airing April 8 at 11 PM.
New Research Says Vegetarian Diets Could Actually Be Worse for the Planet
Now, scientists are saying that lettuce is actually three times worse for the planet than bacon. What the hell is going on?
How to Lead a Nation That Will Be Swallowed by the Sea
The president of low-lying Kiribati has spent nearly a decade trying to save his people from rising sea levels. There’s a good chance he will not succeed. This is how he leads a nation that will likely not exist in 100 years.
Paris Is a Snapshot of Our Hot, Violent, Militarized Future
How climate change, terrorism, and the “precrime” arrest of dozens of activists are all connected at the global climate conference in Paris.