ENVIRONMENT

By Robert Brecha Russia’s war on Ukraine has cast a shadow over this year’s United Nations climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where officials from around the world are discussing the costs of climate change and how to cut emissions that remain near record highs. The war has dramatically disrupted energy markets the world over, leaving

A handheld smart meter on a kitchen hob showing the cost of a year-to-date’s worth of home energy usage in a home. Yui Mok / PA Images / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on

Coal-fired thermoelectric plants and oil pipelines in Punchuncavi, Chile, on June 14, 2022. Marcelo Hernandez / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. The 2022 Global Carbon Budget report is

Delegates arrive at the COP27 climate conference in Egypt on Nov. 7, 2022. MOHAMMED ABED / AFP via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. At last year’s COP26 UN

While you’re enjoying that pumpkin pie and thinking about what you’re grateful for this year, give the planet something to be thankful for, too! During Thanksgiving week alone, 200 million pounds of turkey are thrown away in the U.S., according to the NRDC. Among other wasted resources, the water from these tossed turkeys alone could

John Kerry, who has been mobilizing for a plan for private companies to fund the renewable energy transition, speaks at COP27. AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues,

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during the COP27 climate conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt on Nov. 7, 2022. Sean Gallup / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions.

Bloomberg Creative / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. Thirty fossil fuel companies contribute to nearly half of the energy sector’s methane emissions, according to a Global Energy Monitor

So, what makes a city “green”? Cities that have placed a high priority on sustainability, eco-friendly activities, fossil fuel-free transportation, and green spaces for their residents and visitors are transforming the world’s cities from concrete and steel wastelands separated from the natural world to combinations of unspoiled greenery and the amenities of modern life. In

KB Home launches first microgrid communities in California. Business Wire Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. About one-fifth of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. come from fossil fuel residential energy

Construction work on a flood defense project on the east side of Manhattan, New York City, on Dec. 12, 2021. ED JONES / AFP via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes,

A gardener plants a young hornbeam as part of an urban forestry project in Milan, Italy on May 21, 2021. Emanuele Cremaschi / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on oil company profits in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Oct. 31, 2022 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental

Greta Thunberg speaks during the launch of her latest book “The Climate Book” at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in central London on Oct. 30, 2022. JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing

Quick Key Facts Marine environments cover 70% of Earth. Over 50% of oxygen on the planet comes from oceans. Top threats to oceans include pollution, noise and climate change. Plastic pollution is expected to outweigh all fish in the oceans by 2050. Prescription drugs, agricultural runoff, industry discharge and even sunscreen chemicals can alter the

Highway traffic in Madrid, Spain, on Oct. 29, 2021. Ricardo Rubio / Europa Press via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. The European Union has come to an agreement