Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund It’s Wednesday night and we’re nearing the home stretch in talks in Kigali, Rwanda, over a freeze and phase-down of the super-potent climate pollutants called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Encouragingly, all countries are acting as if they expect to reach a deal on a Montreal Protocol amendment by the end […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Germany plans to slow down its renewable energy growth spurt – Leaked emails show that the country plans to halve its target for wind farm expansion in the north, because its grid can’t […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Fossil fuel production emits significantly more methane than previously thought – A new government study says methane emissions from natural gas, oil, and coal production are actually between 20 and 60 percent higher […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Park City, Utah, pledges to go 100 percent renewable – Announcing a plan to get all of its electricity from renewables by 2032, this week the city became the latest mountaintop community to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A lot of people seem confused about what happened at CITES regarding elephants. On social media and in news articles, whether it’s Facebook or the BBC, people are asking: are elephants better off than they were before CITES? Yes, here’s why: Win: Encouraging Countries to Close Domestic Ivory […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India is a buzz with their ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement and subsequent ratification by the EU and entry into force. At the World Sustainable Development Summit in New Delhi, delegates from around the world are celebrating the landmark achievement. Building on the momentum from the Paris […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today is Indigenous Peoples Day, and I’m celebrating the land defenders and water protectors on the front lines of the fight for a more just future. “I am my ancestors’ wildest dreams.” Dallas Goldtooth, IEN Since European colonizers first arrived on this continent in the 15th century, indigenous […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Cavalry officers who captured Edgar Howell, an infamous Yellowstone bison poacher, in 1894 pose with some of Howell’s victims. National Park Service “The immensity of man’s power to destroy imposes a responsibilityto preserve.” U.S. Congressman John F. Lacey, 1901 From 2007 to 2010, a six-person crew at […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A deadly infection from a satellite research tag killed a 20 year old male Southern Resident killer whale called L95 (or Nigel), NOAA admitted this week. The details of Nigel’s death tell a heartbreaking story about a family of whales that has been studied for years—in Nigel’s case, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Mercury is a powerful neurotoxin which, like lead, interferes with normal childhood development. The health concern it poses is well-known and severe. And yet a 2009 industry study estimated the number of mercury thermostats in California to be between 5.1 million and 10.5 million. At four grams of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today, Canada has formally joined the Paris Agreement on climate change. The countries which have joined this week have pushed the Agreement over the threshold required for full Entry Into Force by November 4, 2016. This is an unprecedented achievement, as most expert observers believed the Paris Agreement […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Willey painted a wave of bees at Estes Hills Elementary School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Matthew Wille For honeybees, community is everything (the term “hive mind” exists for a reason). But it took only one little bee to inspire artist Matthew Willey to act on the species’ […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Pixabay When politicians, policymakers, activists, and even environmental leaders talk about the problems caused by climate change, they often speak in silos—energy, pollution, extreme weather, flooding, and water and air quality. Solutions are presented in terms of energy efficiency, building resilient infrastructure, and “green” financial investment. These often […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Colin Huggins has been pushing his piano into New York City’s Washington Square Park since 2007. A. Strakey/Flickr If you’re ever looking for me on a Sunday afternoon, it’s a good bet you’ll find me with my wife and my daughters in Manhattan’s Washington Square Park—probably somewhere near […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund After decades of inaction, the international community has put in place carbon pollution constraints for international aviation. The U.N. body that oversees international aviation – the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) – has just adopted a resolution that will require the international aviation sector to offset its emissions […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund You’ll soon be able to savor that refreshing glass of wine even more, knowing that it’s chilled by a beverage cooler that sips, rather than gulps, energy. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) this week released a direct final rule establishing the first-ever federal efficiency standards for wine […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Paris Agreement enters into force, beached whales raise concern in Chile, Canada and Mexico cooperate on clean energy To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. September 29 – October 5, 2016 United Nations Climate Change After receiving confirmation from the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. The Paris Agreement is set to take effect next month – As of yesterday enough countries have signed on to the landmark deal to pass a key threshold. The treaty will officially go […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Countries are gathering later this week in Kigali, Rwanda, to seal an agreement to freeze and phase down the super climate pollutants called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), found in air conditioners, refrigerators, and other uses. A strong HFC phase-down agreement would be another feather in the cap of the Montreal […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Representatives from over 180 nations voted on Monday to extend much-needed international protection to silky sharks, three species of thresher shark, and nine species of mobula, or “devil,” ray. Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)—the international treaty that regulates trade in endangered species […]