Corn Stover Can Make Sustainable Aviation Fuels
After every harvest season, U.S. corn fields lay strewn with husks, leaves and stalks — waste left behind after corn…
Food Sellers Use Behavioral Science to Push Plant-Based Foods
A growing body of evidence shows that eating more plants has lots of benefits — for both human and environmental…
Public Transit Is Struggling to Keep Pace with Aging Populations
As people live longer and more independently, many are finding that their city transportation systems are difficult to navigate: bus…
Rwanda’s Small Businesses Turn Food Waste into Value
Every year, nearly half of Rwanda’s food supply goes uneaten. Inadequate food storage and processing, spoiled harvests and household waste…
7 Ocean-Based Solutions to Fight Climate Change
The effects of climate change are becoming increasingly apparent. The last 11 years have been the hottest on record, negatively…
How Sustainable Ocean Plans Can Help the EU Ocean Act Succeed
Europe’s seas are under mounting pressure. From intense fishing and shipping traffic to expanding offshore renewable energy and the urgent…
What is the ‘Like-for-Like’ Approach in Carbon Dioxide Removal?
As companies and countries work toward net-zero targets, many will still face residual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions — those that…
Energy Leaders Tout the Benefits of Renewables
The world is facing its second energy crisis this decade. The Iran conflict is sending the cost of oil and…
Nature-Based Solutions Help African Cities Fight Floods
When torrential rains hit Kinshasa in April 2025, the city of 20 million came to a standstill. Floodwaters submerged more…
What Is the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)?
The world is losing 11 football (soccer) fields of tropical primary forest every minute , much of it is the…
How a Sustainable Ocean Economy Could Employ Millions of Blue Jobs
A healthy ocean is critical to modern society. More than 3 billion people depend on fish for at least one-fifth…
Ways to Build Safe, Sustainable Housing
There’s a growing housing crisis that’s impossible to ignore. Consider the stats: Nearly 3 billion people lack access to housing…
How Next-Generation Geothermal Can Advance in the US
Geothermal energy is a long-standing part of the U.S. power system. But it remains limited, supplying less than 1% of…
Preparing Health Systems for Climate Risks Saves Lives and Pays Off
Key Takeaways Without interventions, disruptions to health systems from climate-related disasters in low- and middle-income countries could drive $21 trillion…
Detroit Announces Winners of Global Sustainable Cities Challenge to Innovate in Clean Freight
April 30, 2026 — The Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF) and City of Detroit recently announced three winners of TMF’s Sustainable…
How Electric School Buses Benefit Students and Communities
Every day, millions of children ride to school in diesel buses that expose them to pollution linked to serious health…
Water Scopes 1-3: A Framework for Value Chain Water Risk
Water scarcity, pollution, floods, droughts and seasonal variability in rainfall and supply threaten supply chains worldwide, with ripple effects on…
How Science Is Helping Trace Illegal Timber
In late 2018, Indonesian authorities seized 384 shipping containers of merbau (Intsia spp.) timber from Papua, Indonesia — roughly 6,000…
Building Food and Energy Resilience After Iran War
The Iran conflict is entering its ninth week, but the damage it’s wrought may last years. First and foremost is…
Why SEEM Falls Short on Power Market Cost Savings
Across the United States, retail electricity prices are projected to rise, with utilities requesting a record $31 billion in rate…