Blackstone, one of the largest private equity firms in the world, officially changed the name of its dedicated energy investment fund to include the phrase “energy transition” in 2022, having already ceased investing in oil and gas production five years earlier.
Environment
Do “Eco” Settings on Appliances Do Much for the Planet?
Eco settings help households conserve water and electricity by adjusting appliance cycles, reducing everyday environmental impacts without sacrificing cleaning performance.
Eco settings help households conserve water and electricity by adjusting appliance cycles, reducing everyday environmental impacts without sacrificing cleaning performance.
NASA’s TEMPO Satellite Enables Better Monitoring of Bad Air Days
NASA’s TEMPO satellite tracks air pollution across North America, helping scientists monitor harmful gases and identify communities affected by poor air quality.
NASA’s TEMPO satellite tracks air pollution across North America, helping scientists monitor harmful gases and identify communities affected by poor air quality.
Six Beluga Deaths Cast a Shadow Over Rescue From Canada’s Marineland
Six rescued belugas have died after leaving Canada’s shuttered Marineland, raising concerns about animal welfare, captivity, and the rescue operation’s consequences.
Six rescued belugas have died after leaving Canada’s shuttered Marineland, raising concerns about animal welfare, captivity, and the rescue operation’s consequences.
‘Urban Greenlash’: Why Is Climate Action Facing Opposition Across Cities?
Growing opposition to urban climate policies highlights concerns over costs, fairness, political distrust and public involvement in environmental decisions.
Growing opposition to urban climate policies highlights concerns over costs, fairness, political distrust and public involvement in environmental decisions.
What a Reef Fish Taught Me About Life in the Rubble
The mandarinfish makes its home among broken coral. But surviving in the rubble is not the same as surviving without the reef.
The mandarinfish makes its home among broken coral. But surviving in the rubble is not the same as surviving without the reef.
How Should Builders Select Wall Linings for Laundries and Utility Rooms?
— Laundries and utility rooms require wall linings that can withstand everyday moisture exposure, occasional splashes and regular cleaning. Although these spaces may not experience the same water exposure as showers, their proximity to washing machines, laundry tubs, taps and plumbing connections makes material selection an important part of building design. Choosing suitable wall linings…
‘A Decision to Decide’: Greenland Moves to Suspend Seabed Mining Until 2029
Greenland’s parliament backs a proposed seabed mining pause until 2029, citing environmental uncertainty and risks to marine ecosystems and fishing livelihoods.
Greenland’s parliament backs a proposed seabed mining pause until 2029, citing environmental uncertainty and risks to marine ecosystems and fishing livelihoods.
Besides Giving the View and Letting in Light, Solar Windows Power Buildings
Transparent solar windows generate renewable electricity while preserving natural light, turning building facades into energy sources and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
Transparent solar windows generate renewable electricity while preserving natural light, turning building facades into energy sources and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
The Hidden Mining Cost of Meat and Seafood
Most life-cycle assessments of meat, dairy and fish leave out the minerals added to feed.
Most life-cycle assessments of meat, dairy and fish leave out the minerals added to feed.
In Nepal, AI Builds on Local Knowledge To Help Prevent Tiger Attacks
Researchers used the traditional practice of “listening to the forest” to train an AI model to signal the presence of tigers in community forests in Nepal, part of efforts to prevent human-tiger conflict in the country.
Researchers used the traditional practice of “listening to the forest” to train an AI model to signal the presence of tigers in community forests in Nepal, part of efforts to prevent human-tiger conflict in the country.
Protest as a Pillar of Democracy
Protest helps close the gap between the promise of democracy and the formal structures we actually have
Protest helps close the gap between the promise of democracy and the formal structures we actually have
Palestine Is Already Living Under the Big Tech Authoritarianism the World Is Being Sold
Emerging technologies have become central to systems of coercion and control.
Emerging technologies have become central to systems of coercion and control
‘Inner Degrowth’: An Engineer on Why the Energy Crisis and Our Inner Emptiness Are the Same Problem
An engineer who left green hydrogen explains why the energy crisis and our inner emptiness are the same problem.
An engineer who left green hydrogen explains why the energy crisis and our inner emptiness are the same problem.
Large Animals Are Living Carbon Stores. Does That Make Saving Them a Climate Solution?
A new Current Biology review says rewilding large animals like elephants and whales is critical for stemming species decline and extinction, but the authors caution that pitching it as a climate strategy is “high-risk.”
A new Current Biology review says rewilding large animals like elephants and whales is critical for stemming species decline and extinction, but the authors caution that pitching it as a climate strategy is “high-risk.”
Following the Journey of Sarawak Pepper From a Small Farm in Julau, Malaysia, to the Finished Peppercorn
Discover how Sarawak pepper travels from Malaysian farms to kitchens, revealing how harvesting and processing create distinct black and white peppercorns.
Discover how Sarawak pepper travels from Malaysian farms to kitchens, revealing how harvesting and processing create distinct black and white peppercorns.