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Climate worry meets gas-price anxiety. Can US really ditch fossil fuels?The long-mighty oil industry is under pressure due to climate change. Yet concerns about energy-price inflation reveal public ambivalence.
France’s textile capital tries eco-friendly fashion to get back in styleFashion-forward France wants to become a leader in eco-friendly clothing production. Part of that strategy is promoting items that are made locally.
First LookHow high schoolers in Mississippi are restoring oyster reefsStudents at a Mississippi high school are volunteering to help raise oysters. Their goal? Protect the local ecosystem. These oysters help restore depleted reefs, critical to coastal ecosystems, providing shelter for species and filtering water.
First LookPollution is starving Florida manatees. Can this plan feed them?Manatees in Florida are facing starvation due to man-made causes, which has prompted the government to think of innovative ways to feed the beloved animals. One limited proposal is to feed them using a conveyor belt along a specific route in Cape Canaveral.
First LookReefs are in serious trouble. Can lab-raised corals help?At the Coral Resilience Lab in Hawaii, researchers have figured out how to genetically breed corals that are more resistant to climate change. Despite concerns about over-meddling in nature, they plan to plant them in the ocean in a process known as “assisted evolution.”
Plastic as fuel? Why ‘advanced’ recycling gets mixed reviews.“Advanced recycling” is an industry label for turning old plastics to new uses. Critics say it does little to address problems of waste and emissions.
Wings and a prayer: Monarch surge brings hope for butterfly recoveryThousands of monarch butterflies have migrated to California, after a stark showing last year. Conservationists are thrilled but not yet relieved.
In Pictures: These women used to cut trees. Now they save them.Conserving Kenya’s Kirisia Forest is no easy task. Involving local communities – and women – is helping.
Climate change is expensive. How should the world pay to fight it?The whole world is heating up. So who should pay for that? That fundamental question of fairness lies at the heart of countries’ wrangling over justice and climate change.
Harnessing rainwater for later use: Ancient solution to modern extremesAs water extremes swing from flood to drought, sometimes in the same place, an ancient system of rainwater storage holds a promising solution to both.
Oxford prepares for electric car future. Britons may be cool to the cost.Voters in the United Kingdom support a net-zero future. But when it comes to paying for electric car zones, their green enthusiasm changes.
The tales trees tell – from history to climate changeAs COP26 made clear, action is needed to address climate change. But those actions must be well-informed, and tree rings can help with that.
When climate change stops being policy and starts getting personalFor many, climate change has remained a dry, policy-driven subject. But for Monitor correspondent Shafi Musaddique, it is a deeply personal matter.
COP26 scorecard: Summit leaves the heavy lifting for laterThe COP26 climate summit ended with less to show than organizers had hoped, but some governments and businesses launched their own green initiatives.
First LookCOP26 deal: Nations agree on phasing coal ‘down’ but not ‘out’Ahead of the COP26 talks in Glasgow, the United Nations set three criteria for success. None were achieved. But, said U.N. Sec.-Gen. Antonio Guterres, “we have some building blocks for progress.”
Russia changes its tune on climate change. What’s behind the shift?Russia seems to be getting serious about climate change. But the Kremlin’s shift in thought may need to go further to prepare for the future.
First LookIn Mexico, locals invest in mangroves to help cool the planetMangroves only grow on less than 1% of the Earth’s land, but experts agree they are critical to fighting climate change due to their ability to sequester large amounts of carbon. In places like Mexico, where mangroves continue to deteriorate, locals work to save them.
On climate, a fraught Plan B: Carbon capture helps, but not enoughAt COP26, “nature-based” and engineered ways of capturing carbon have generated interest. But do they distract from what must be done on emissions?
Why COP26 stakes are so high for India’s womenWomen in rural India, facing hardship due to recent floods, exemplify the challenge of how to help the world’s poorest people adapt to climate change.
First LookAs sea ice melts, will the Arctic become a different place?In the Arctic, ice sheets and glaciers are shrinking, wildfires have broken out, and even a region called the Last Ice Area shows unexpected melting. As the Arctic continues to warm, a summer without sea ice could spell out danger for countries around the world.
