Was COP26 really a cop out? Here’s the good and not-so-good outcomes.

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We’ve been hearing some pretty scathing reviews of the most recent Conference Of the Parties meeting in Glasgow. But is this fair? There were some great outcomes – but yes, some which weren’t so great too. So

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Carbon Emissions and LCAs

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As with most global issues, climate change is complex. The science, the causes and consequences, and potential solutions all have a wide range of understanding. So, it’s no surprise that trying to make sense of how to transition to a more sustainable lifestyle is also very complex.

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Are We Running Out of Sand?

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Sand is the world’s most mined material with an estimated 50 billion tons extracted from lakes, riverbeds, coastlines, and deltas each year.

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Bicycle Paradise and the Rise of the E-bike

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Since the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw local governments redesigning roadways to make more room for bikes and pedestrians, and less for cars. People were pretty keen to avoid crowded public transit, and what started out as a novel way to be able to get outdoors during lockdowns has flicked the switch on something much bigger.

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The IPCC AR6 Report

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to-date physical understanding of the climate system and climate change to date. It brings together the latest advances in climate science and combines multiple lines of evidence from paleoclimate, observations, process understanding, and global/regional climate simulations.

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Climate Change is Making Tropical Storms More Intense

Climate Change is Making Tropical Storms More Intense

There might not be scientific consensus on the frequency of destructive storms increasing across the globe, but there is widespread agreement that the intensity of storms is increasing.

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