How Wind Turbines Repay Their Carbon Footprint — Then the Viral Claims They Face
Wind turbines require steel, concrete, diesel and energy before operation. Here is how lifecycle carbon and energy payback work—and what viral claims miss.
7,767 Chainsaws and Homemade Guns: Inside the Cardamom Mountains Frontline Where Rangers Seize the Tools of Forest Destruction
Rangers in Cambodia's Cardamom Mountains seized 7,767 chainsaws and homemade guns used for poaching sun bears and macaques. We verify the scale and the drivers.
Google’s Finnish Forest Clearcut for Gemini AI: When “Green Energy” Powers Machine Learning at City Scale
Google's planned Finnish data center for Gemini AI may consume 2-3× Oulu's electricity. We verify the forest clearance, "green energy" claims, and the AI
London’s Carbon Colossus: 1.2m Tonnes A Year From One Datacentre
A proposed London datacentre could emit 1.2m tonnes of CO2 yearly—equal to 8,480 New York flights. Planners call the figure 'staggering'.
Apple’s Miami Store: Mass Timber Design Reduces Carbon Footprint
Apple’s newest store in Miami shows how wooden buildings can work in modern retail. The Miami Worldcenter store, which just opened, is built mainly with wood from nearby sources – a first
Rahul Somvanshi
Bhutan’s Gelephu Mindfulness City Targets Negative Carbon Footprint in Urban Sustainability Drive
On the 116th National Day of Bhutan, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk announced an inspiring city-wide design-led sustainability approach known as Gelephu Mindfulness City. This futuristic-sustainable city has been designed in collaboration
Karmactive Staff
Two Caltech Startups are Harnessing the Ocean’s Carbon Capture Potential: Calcarea & Captura
Calcarea and Captura, two Caltech-supported companies along with a handful of other start-ups, are taking on climate change by shifting their carbon capture and storage focus to the oceans. Originally, Carbon capture
Karmactive Team
‘Mr. Bean’ Actor Rowan Atkinson Regrets Opting for Electric Cars : The Great EV Debate
Recently, Rowan Atkinson, the British comedian popularly known as Mr. Bean, expressed feeling duped for buying an electric car in an opinion piece in the Guardian. Atkinson argues that keeping internal combustion
One of the World’s Largest Carbon Time Bombs: Unveiling the Massive Logjam Hidden in the Arctic
The Mackenzie River Delta in the N.W.T. is home to the world’s largest known cumulative logjam. Unfortunately, this logjam is storing a huge amount of carbon. Driftwood is abundant in the Arctic, providing
Elon Musk vs Bill Gates: The Clash of Titans Over Philanthropy and Climate Change
Bill Gates is facing sharp criticism from an infrastructure advocacy group for his persistent use of private jets despite his vocal claims for climate change mitigation efforts. Grow America’s Infrastructure Now posted
Can Genetically Modified Trees Help Fight Climate Change?
Barely a week ago, in a low-lying tract of southern Georgia’s pine belt, a half-dozen workers planted row upon row of twig-like poplar trees. These weren’t just any trees, though some of
Govind Tekale
Energy Emissions Will Fall By 2025, But Very Slowly
At the rate of emissions seen in 2022, the world will exceed the benchmark of 1.5* Celsius warming over pre-industrial levels in the next nine years, according to a report of the
California’s Climate Plan: Innovations, Opposition, and Implications
California is taking an ambitious new approach to climate change, with a plan to eliminate the state’s greenhouse gas footprint by 2045 and cut emissions beyond its borders. This goal will require
The Dark Side of Bitcoin: Climate Damages Shot Up 126 Times Since 2016
The Dark Side of Bitcoin: Highlights Through December 2021, BTC had a market value of over $960 billion (US$) and a global market share of nearly 41% among all crypto currencies. The
Sakshi Bafna