This is the third part of our series, “Agriculture’s sustainable future: Feeding more while using less.” The second article focused on the ongoing challenge of measuring the cost and benefits ...

What is the value of a tree? It can provide a cool place to rest in the shade, a snack in the form of fruit, lumber to build a home, and cleaner air. But trees are increasingly being prized for one ...

When the value of nature is accounted for on corporate balance sheets, it transforms from an abstract concept into a ...

The side effects of large-scale forestation initiatives could reduce the CO2 removal benefits by up to a third, a pioneering study has found. The side effects of large-scale forestation initiatives ...

All major recent climate reports say nature plays a crucial role in the effort to stop global warming, and many countries are relying on forests and other ecosystems to help fulfill their commitments ...

Building reuse represents a significant opportunity to avoid carbon emissions in the critical near term, but until recently, quantifying the carbon “savings” in a retrofit or reuse versus new ...

The role of individual states in the fight against climate change and emissions reduction has become crucial after the Supreme Court ruling that hobbled the ability of the Environmental Protection ...

Over a billion dollars have been spent on forest and land use carbon credits to “offset” emissions. These offsets have been heralded as a means of protecting and growing the world’s remaining forests, ...

Microsoft has signed a carbon removal deal with low-carbon fuel firm Beaver Lake Renewable Energy for 3.6 million tons of ...

A perennial battle in Congress over the environmental effects of burning wood for energy has tipped again toward the biomass industry. The $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill declares forest bioenergy ...