Tokyo residents and businesses have begun planting climbing plants to shade their buildings. The plants provide valuable shade and cooling from water evaporation, helping to lower temperatures and ...
John Sterman Addresses Ban Ki-Moon on the Need for Deeper Emissions Cuts
Dr. John Sterman of MIT Sloan and Climate Interactive had the honor of speaking to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon yesterday in New York on the occasion of the entry into force of the Paris ...
College transforms football field to provide crops and jobs
Nine years ago, Paul Quinn College in Dallas transformed its football field into an organic farm. This historically black college was struggling with financial issues, extremely low graduation rates, ...
Drew Jones discusses climate, hurricanes, and steroids on talk radio
Climate Interactive Co-Director Drew Jones discusses climate, the U.S. presidential debate, and Hurricane Matthew on the talk radio station 880 The Revolution. Listen to the audio ...
Rainwater harvesting supplies water and income in Kenya
With guidance from the Africa Sand Dam Foundation, villages in Kenya's Makueni County are creating rain catchment systems to take action against drought. People in the Kikumbulyu village built rock ...
Clean Energy Education & Empowerment initiative boosts the role of women in clean energy
The Clean Energy Education & Empowerment initiative serves to increase the leadership and participation of women in the clean energy sector. Created by the Clean Energy Ministerial, the US ...
Car sharing Creates Connections while Fostering Disaster Recovery
The 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan swept away 60,000 cars in the city of Ishinomaki. Residents had a difficult time replacing their cars due to car shortages, lack of parking, and lack of money. ...
Rwanda Solar Installation Increases Electricity and Jobs
Helping Rwanda move toward its goal of delivering electricity to half the population by 2017, a new 8.5MW solar farm has increased power generation by 6% and added 350 local jobs. The project had an ...
Sustainable Landscapes Partnership serves livelihoods and forests in Indonesia
The Sustainable Landscapes Partnership in Indonesia works with local and national government, private industries, and communities to improve livelihood options and reduce deforestation in Indonesia. ...
Energy renovations provide residents comfort and higher home values
Energy upgrades are perhaps the most valuable home upgrade one can make. Money-wise, a recent home remodeling study found that in addition to lower utility bills, attic insulation projects recouped ...
Sri Lanka empowers women to protect mangroves
The government of Sri Lanka is helping support a new program to empower women in protecting the mangroves in their country. Mangroves protect against floods, provide important habitats, and can ...
Reducing population growth and climate stress through better education of girls
A proactive and cost effective way to address climate change is through girls' education. Better educated women have fewer children, as World Bank data shows the difference between women with 0 and 12 ...