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Asia’s reliance on air conditioning to beat the heat could backfire on climate adaptation: MSCI Institute

As demand for air-conditioning increases across Asia Pacific countries, a new report warns that running coolers on fossil fuel-based grids could worsen emissions, resulting...

Water Has a Financing Problem. Blue Bonds Can Fix It.

Guest post by: Emma Miller, Senior Director for Sustainability and Social Impact at Xylem As the U.S. water sector faces the challenges of aging infrastructure,...

After a civil rights complaint, Chicago built the nation’s largest air monitoring network

Serap Erdal stopped at a light pole in Chicago’s Grant Park, pulled out her phone, and began pinching at the screen. Behind her, towering...

This island in the Great Lakes wants to tap waves for energy

Beaver Island sits in the middle of the northernmost end of Lake Michigan, not far from the Canadian border. The forested island, just a...

Over the past ten years, Future Earth has grown from a newly-operational secretariat into a globally connected sustainability science organization. Today, our community includes...

Gap Appoints Levi Strauss CSO as New Chief Sustainability Officer

Apparel retail company Gap Inc. announced the appointment of Jeffrey Hogue as its new Chief Sustainability Officer. Hogue joins Gap from Levi Strauss, where he...

How to Prevent Bird Collisions, Help an Injured Bird and More

I was walking out of the grocery one day while checking my phone when I almost walked into a pair of glass doors. They...

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