Norwegian Air introduces SkyBreathe app to help reduce annual CO2 emissions
True to its fame as Norway’s most sustainable airline and as the two-time International Council on Clean Transportation...
Eco-resort in Finland charges guests based on their carbon emissions
A Finnish hotel is changing the tourism industry by showing that sustainability can really pay off. When guests...
KLM Royal Dutch Airline’s Flying-V concept is an important step towards sustainable aviation
The environmental impacts of air travel has become a growing global concern. The aviation industry is focused on...
Airplanes’ contrail clouds are more harmful than their carbon emissions
The streaky clouds behind airplanes are the center of a new study that looks at these clouds' contribution to climate...
New sustainability plan for Washington State Ferries
Washington State Ferries (WSF), the state’s biggest consumer of diesel fuel, has released a two-year action plan...
Earliest human air pollution detected in glaciers
Researchers in Peru have discovered some of the earliest evidence of air pollution, and their report reveals new...
Your favorite playlist has a carbon footprint
You would think streaming music is more eco-friendly than CDs, tapes and records, right? Afterall, there’s no...
India will surpass Paris Agreement pledges with renewable energy investment
The Indian government has embarked on many large scale renewable energy projects that are predicted to enable the...
California restaurants add carbon emission surcharge
Sustainable restaurants in California are going a step further to stop climate change by adding a farm-to-table...
New credit card limits spending based on carbon emissions
This Spring, the Swedish financial tech company Doconomy launched the first ever banking service and credit card...
Ontario cancels plans to reduce its carbon footprint
Ontario just cut plans to reduce its carbon footprint as Doug Ford, the Premier of Ontario, Canada decided to cancel...
Washington becomes the first state to allow human composting
Washington is officially the first state to offer human composting as a substitute for cremation or burial. The...
New York City passes landmark bill to cut carbon emissions of big buildings by 80%
New York City just passed a landmark bill to cut carbon emissions. City council members overwhelming voted in favor...
Deforestation in tropical countries linked to European diets in new study
New research shows that European diets are linked to deforestation in tropical countries. Scientists from Sweden's...
Eco-friendly replacements for common bathroom products
Common bathroom products, like toilet paper, cotton swabs and baby wipes, are a convenience for people around the...
8 sustainable innovations in construction materials
The construction industry is responsible for a large percentage of carbon emissions. From sourcing to design to...
Lyft vows to help customers find electric vehicles with Green Mode
Lyft is making important strides to decrease carbon emissions in the ride-hailing industry. The company just announced...
Global warming will melt over 1/3 of the Himalayan ice cap by 2100
Asia’s Himalayan mountain range is about to undergo some major changes. New research predicts that global warming...
Australia will not reach its carbon reduction targets by 2030, claims new study
An international group called the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released a damaging...
Greenhouse gas emissions rose during 2018 after three year decline
After a solid decline for the past three years, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United States rose in 2018....
6 positive advancements against climate change to lead us into 2019
Global carbon emissions may be on the rise and poised to reach an all-time high this year, but that doesn’t mean...
Danish home champions wood over concrete for lower carbon emissions
Danish architecture firm Tegnestuen LOKAL recently completed TK-33, a modern and energy-efficient home that promotes...
This calculator tracks the carbon emissions of your travels
The global community has become increasingly smaller in recent decades thanks to affordable travel. But just because...
Spain launches plan for 100% renewable electricity by 2050
Spain’s social democratic government has launched an ambitious plan to change the country’s electricity system...
19 mayors, thousands of buildings, zero carbon emissions by 2030
A coalition formed by 19 mayors of major U.S. cities including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington...
Brazil meets a major emissions goal two years ahead of schedule
Brazil has just announced that it has cut 2017 greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation to levels far below...
Eating seaweed could reduce cows’ methane production
Researchers at the University of California, Davis have found a surprising food source that could help reduce cows'...
Mystery of banned CFCs resurgence may be solved
The world recently learned that chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), an ozone-damaging industrial gas banned under the 1997...
Washington coal plant to be converted into solar farm
Situated next to what was once the largest coal pit in Washington state, the TransAlta coal plant near the city...
The latest champion in the battle against climate change: fast food burgers
Swedish fast food chain Max Burgers (MAX) made headlines around a decade ago when it started labeling menu items...