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Methane 101: Understanding the Second Most Important Greenhouse Gas

By Olivia Rosane and Cristen Hemingway Jaynes Quick Key Facts What Is Methane? What has no color or smell and is found in wetlands, cow burps and your basement furnace? The answer is methane — a powerful greenhouse gas that is the second most important contributor to the climate crisis after carbon dioxide (CO2). It […]

What Mountains Provide and Why They Need Protection

While mountains are formed by geologic forces deep underground, they create space for unique ecosystems to form high above the Earth. Mountains’ harsh conditions and relative isolation have encouraged and sheltered varied biodiversity.

Extreme Weather Is Now Normal Weather in the UK: Met Office Report

Extreme heat, excessive rainfall, ongoing droughts — these conditions are now considered the new normal, according to the latest State of the UK Climate report from the UK Met Office. The report highlights several alarming trends, including warming at the rate of 0.25°C per decade in the UK. The past three consecutive years have ranked […]

Facing Climate Anxiety With Visual Comedy: ‘World Without End’ Graphic Artist Christophe Blain

Jean-Marc Jancovici is a well-known lecturer in France, and on YouTube, on the topics of energy and climate change. He focuses on the deep history and interconnections of the Earth’s consumption apparatus – how things are made, what things are made of, how energy is created, distributed and burned, and how the energy needs of […]

EPA Employees Sign ‘Declaration of Dissent’ Over Trump Administration Policies

A group of more than 170 employees of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday published a Declaration of Dissent from policies under the Trump administration. The employees said the administration’s policies “undermine the EPA mission of protecting human health and the environment.” “Since the Agency’s founding in 1970, EPA has accomplished this […]

Renewables Join Fossil Fuels in Supplying Record Energy Demand: Report

The world’s demand for oil, gas, renewables, coal, nuclear and hydropower hit a record high in 2024, with all growing year-on-year for the first time in nearly two decades, according to a new report by the London-based Energy Institute (EI). The 74th edition of the Statistical Review of World Energy found that together wind and […]

China Solar and Wind Installations Break More World Records

China is leading the world in new solar and wind installations and doing so at a record-shattering pace. In May 2025 alone, the country added 93 gigawatts of solar capacity, or nearly 100 solar panels per second, and 26 gigawatts of wind capacity, or about 5,300 wind turbines. This breaks down to about one turbine […]

EV and Heat Pump Sales in the UK Are Higher Than Ever: CCC Report

According to a new assessment from the independent Climate Change Committee (CCC), the UK is making strong progress on reducing emissions, particularly with higher electric vehicle and heat pump sales. However, these trends will need to continue to ramp up for the UK to meet climate goals, and the government will need to work toward […]

‘This Is the End of Coal in Ireland’: Country Shuts Down Last Plant Ahead of Schedule

Ireland has become the sixth European country to end its use of coal with its scheduled shut-down of the Moneypoint coal-fired power plant six months earlier than originally planned. The 915 megawatt station will continue to operate in an oil-based backup capacity under emergency instruction until 2029, reported The Irish Examiner. “This is the end […]