Electric cars: the revolution is at hand
Electric cars are starting to challenge petrol-powered vehicles and could revolutionize our entire way of getting around while curbing climate change.
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Ambitious road maps for kicking the carbon habit
Although the U.S. is embracing fossil fuels under Donald Trump, environmentalists say industrial economies can be weaned off carbon by 2050. Here’s how.
Read moreTrump: Sobering thoughts on his policy agenda
Donald Trump elicits angst from four experts who reflect on his potentially destructive impact on human rights, the environment, the global economy and international relations.
Read moreBurning climate issues face Marrakesh negotiators
Last year in Paris, world leaders agreed to curb climate change. Now at a global meeting in Marrakesh, the challenge will be to put promises into practice.
Read more“The fate of the earth is in our hands.”
We have technology to avert climate disaster. But do we have the political will? A leading environmentalist is cautiously optimistic we can save the earth.
Read moreSpecter of climate change haunts Africa
Africa is facing its worst food shortage in three decades. And the driving force is not so much the usual culprit — armed conflict — as it is climate change.
Read moreBritain’s energy future is in the balance
Britain is at an energy crossroads. Will it approve a costly new nuclear power plant as a step towards a clean-energy future? Or will it rely on fossil fuels to cover power shortfalls?
Read moreCéline Rottier: Contributing to a better future
Céline Rottier speaks eight languages and has two master’s degrees. She wants to spur global economic development by contributing to a sustainable energy future.
Read moreCastonzo, Turinksy win News-Decoder contest
Danielle Castonzo of Indiana University and Ivy Turinsky of School Year Abroad France have won News-Decoder’s $1,000 contest highlighting big global issues.
Read moreHope in an age of mounting fear
Are you depressed by doomsday forecasts that see our planet and species hurtling irreversibly towards disaster? A French documentary film offers hope in an age of fear.
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