Mobility
What the auto workers' win might mean for cleaner cars and climate action
The settlement ending the United Auto Workers' strike against Detroit's Big Three automakers has important implications for the shift to electric vehicles.
Innovation
Floating solar panels can supply clean power to spots where land is limited
Land prices and space issues can get in the way of clean energy projects, but some companies have found a water-based workaround.
Sustainability
Razan Al Mubarak thinks a key climate solution is in front of us—nature
The head of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature says nature-based solutions must be a bigger part of climate strategy.
Sustainability
Scientists say climate extremes of 2023 point to need to end fossil fuels
The report's lead author said it provides evidence that "catastrophic" climate change has arrived, but that does not mean that climate action is futile.
Planet Heroes
Richard Tumushime's love of solar lights the way from Pittsburgh to Rwanda
Tumushime's work building solar arrays in a Rust Belt city and illuminating a rural village in Africa shows the transformative power of renewable energy.
Sustainability
Why the Rockefellers are spending their oil fortune to end fossil fuels
"The oldest oil fortune on Earth has decided that oil is not the future in any way; we're getting somewhere," a leader of one environmental group told Newsweek.
Innovation
NBA champ Rick Fox sees a climate win in "green" concrete
The former Laker now leads a company making concrete without CO2 emissions, and he says it could be a climate win for the island where he grew up.
News
Joe Biden announces "clean" hydrogen hubs, but just how clean will they be?
The president announced $7 billion to boost hydrogen production and cut climate pollution. But some researchers question whether it is a true climate solution.
Innovation
Google's expanded "Flood Hub" uses AI to help us adapt to extreme weather
On Tuesday, Google announced that it's expanding an AI-driven tool that predicts river floods to assist 800 communities in the U.S. and Canada.
Planet Heroes
Forester John Ouko is helping to bring back Kenya's "music tree"
The director of the Nairobi Arboretum, Ouko is leading an effort to grow thousands of seedlings of the Mpingo tree, which provides wood for many instruments.
News
Some mass tree-planting efforts could be doing more harm than good: study
New studies cast doubt on the usefulness of carbon-offset tree plantations and warn that some of those projects could reduce biodiversity.
Sustainability
Dr. Vanessa Kerry prescribes climate solutions to save lives and cut carbon
As the WHO's first Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health, Dr. Kerry is working to raise awareness about how the climate crisis impacts public health.
Sustainability
This miner's son went solar. Can his coal-mining home state see the light?
His West Virginia family mined coal. Now he's building a solar farm on his father's old mine in hopes that coal country can make a power switch to solar.
Mobility
Biden's top clean energy adviser on how the UAW strike affects EV goals
As President Biden heads to a UAW picket line, John Podesta tells us how the strike affects plans to speed up electric vehicle sales.
Planet Heroes
Climate poet Jordan Sanchez uses verse to reckon with a warming world
"I kind of always saw poetry as an avenue for social change," the 21-year-old junior at Harvard told Newsweek recently.
News
These young people are turning eco-anxiety into eco-action
Surveys suggest that climate change is becoming a bigger drain on the mental wellbeing of younger generations
News
California climate bill will make company carbon footprints more visible
Senate Bill 253 calls for companies with more than $1 billion in sales doing business in California to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions
News
At Climate Week 2023, it's optimism versus cataclysm
"We have to believe that we can overcome, right? And that optimism drives action," Angela Barranco, an executive director for Climate Group, told Newsweek.
Sustainability
This ship's maiden voyage marks a sea change for greener global shipping
Maersk, the world's second-largest shipping company, has a new vessel powered by green fuel in order to cut climate pollution from the cargo industry
Innovation
How edible bugs can make food more climate-friendly
The insect industry faces skeptical consumers and regulatory hurdles, but proponents think insects could play a helpful role in sustainable agriculture