Category Archives: 13. Climate Action

A 21st-century reinvention of the electric grid is crucial for solving the climate change crisis

Date: 13 Jan 2022 Author: Charles F. Kutscher, Jeffrey Logan In the summer of 1988, scientist James Hansen testified to Congress that carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels was dangerously warming the planet. Scientific meetings were held, voluminous reports were written, and national pledges were made, but because fossil fuels were comparatively cheap, little concrete action was takenContinue reading “A 21st-century reinvention of the electric grid is crucial for solving the climate change crisis”

Smallholder farming is a proven path out of poverty, but climate change is changing the rules

October 29, 2021 By Enock Chikava In the 1990s, Zimbabwe had one dry year every five years. Now it is once every two years, and sometimes the dry years are back-to-back. I have been involved with smallholder agriculture my entire life. Along with my 10 siblings, I grew up on a small farm in Zimbabwe, whereContinue reading “Smallholder farming is a proven path out of poverty, but climate change is changing the rules”

Technology can help track choices to balance nutrition and climate impact

“We see food as the first step in somebody’s climate action journey. With this tool, we aim to make it easier for people to join the climate movement.” An app called Evocco aims to give consumers information about their shopping habits to help cut their carbon footprint by estimating the climate impact of their choices.