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COP28 and the Limits of Eco Modernism

Source: COP28 and the Limits of Eco Modernism

by Amy Westervelt….

Lately I’ve been looking through old emails from when I reported a lot on cleantech. It’s disorienting to see press releases from summer 2023 echo the same promises people made about markets and tech back in 2006. Bigger story on this coming soon, but […]

Children’s voices must be heard on climate crisis, says UN rights body | Climate crisis | The Guardian

Source: Children’s voices must be heard on climate crisis, says UN rights body | Climate crisis | The Guardian

‘Fighting a huge monster’: mine battle in Guatemala became a playbook for polluters | Environmental activism | The Guardian

Source: ‘Fighting a huge monster’: mine battle in Guatemala became a playbook for polluters | Environmental activism | The Guardian

How 19th-century pineapple plantations turned Maui into a tinderbox | Hawaii fires | The Guardian

Source: How 19th-century pineapple plantations turned Maui into a tinderbox | Hawaii fires | The Guardian

How UN-procured pesticides took a toxic toll on Kenyan farmers | Grist

Source: How UN-procured pesticides took a toxic toll on Kenyan farmers | Grist

“Braiding Sweetgrass,” and a Lesson in Extreme Heat | The New Yorker

Source: “Braiding Sweetgrass,” and a Lesson in Extreme Heat | The New Yorker

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Robin Wall Kimmerer is an unlikely literary star—a botanist by training, specializing in moss. But she set out to bridge the gap between Western science […]

How the Refrigerator Became an Agent of Climate Catastrophe | The New Yorker

Source: How the Refrigerator Became an Agent of Climate Catastrophe | The New Yorker

Emperor Penguin Breeding Failure Linked With Antarctic Sea Ice Decline – Inside Climate News

Source: Emperor Penguin Breeding Failure Linked With Antarctic Sea Ice Decline – Inside Climate News

Carbon Offsets to Reduce Deforestation Are Significantly Overestimating Their Impact, a New Study Finds – Inside Climate News

Source: Carbon Offsets to Reduce Deforestation Are Significantly Overestimating Their Impact, a New Study Finds – Inside Climate News

Offshore wind could create tens of thousands of U.S. jobs » Yale Climate Connections

Source: Offshore wind could create tens of thousands of U.S. jobs » Yale Climate Connections