The role of waste-to-energy plants is to turn non-recyclable waste into heat and electricity, thus reducing landfill usage and the need to burn fossil fuels. Simultaneously, waste-to-energy plants also help reduce the levels of methane generated...
Simply put, sustainability means that our society can continue without negatively impacting future generations’ quality of life. At its core, it’s about finding the right balance of development between society, the economy and the environment...
Recycling is one of the most beneficial waste management practices. It saves resources, energy and the environment while reducing landfill usage. Take plastics, for instance, the versatile yet problematic material at the center of the global waste...
Climate change impacts our lives in ways big and small. We usually think of the most extreme effects of global warming, such as harsher weather and rising sea levels. Yet, it can also cause damage in smaller and more subtle ways. Food production is...
Behavioral science can explain why climate change skepticism exists. A series of experiments revealed that those who feel optimistic about the projection of climate change spent less time focusing on arguments for climate change than non-optimists...
Climate change will expose our lives to serious threats in many ways, such as through social, cultural and natural resources. For example, population displacement due to sea-level rise is a potential crisis that looms over major coastal cities such...
Rapid climate change can lead to unusual life cycle events and disrupt animal food chains, both of which contribute to abrupt biodiversity losses. Arctic and mountain species are particularly vulnerable to warmer temperatures. For example, a decline...
Global warming often brings to mind its most extreme and dangerous effects. Many of us rightfully think of deadly heatwaves and rising seawater levels. Yet climate change also causes other problems that are more subtle but still damaging. Japanese...
The term climate change refers to a significant long-term variation in the regional or global average of weather conditions. These include temperature, humidity and rainfall patterns. It also refers to the effects of Earth’s warming, such as rising...
Climate change is a crisis that we are experiencing now, and it will only get worse in the future if action is not taken. We are already seeing a global increase in extreme weather such as heatwaves and severe storms. While not every instance of...