Sarah Deweerdt

High fossil fuel prices have flipped the math on renewable energy. New research shows that accelerating Europe's green transition by a decade could now pay for itself—and then some.

Urban planners have been asking the wrong question. It's not how dense a city is—it's how close. The sweet spot for shorter commutes and lower emissions, for many cities, forms a ring.

Researchers just built a multimodal AI system that scours spec sheets, iFixit teardowns, and YouTube videos to do carbon math that used to take human experts months.

Researchers show how consumer eco-consciousness can trigger discounts on inefficient products, canceling the gains shoppers thought they'd locked in.

As more households add solar panels, batteries and heat pumps, researchers at Purdue found that running them all on DC power—not the AC current from the wall—could cut energy use and emissions.

New research complicates the long-held belief that climate policy is a trade-off between cost and carbon, adding a third factor: it might make daily life better, too.

A study of more than 120 million trips finds that Americans' rush to save time on the road comes at an outsize environmental cost.

Small, everyday environmentally friendly behaviors don't distract people from taking more meaningful collective action or supporting policies to limit climate change, according to a new study.

A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, July 26, 2026 thru Sat, August 1, 2026.

An analysis of 20 years of polling data shows how age, education and income—in addition to political affiliation—shape views on climate policy