Covering ClimateHere & Now's continued coverage of climate change and environmental news.Gas utility company to launch geothermal energy project to reduce reliance on fossil fuelsEversource is the first utility company to build a so-called "networked geothermal system" to deliver climate-friendly heating and cooling for residential and commercial buildings.Resume05:50Mar 14, 2024What is ecocide?Last week, the EU passed a new law that criminalizes certain cases of environmental damage known as ecocide. Resume05:21Mar 7, 2024Arizona tribe first to span canals with solar panelsThe Gila River Indian Community broke ground on an ambitious new project to save water and create renewable power.Resume06:15Feb 19, 2024United CEO Scott Kirby explains the airline's plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050The plan includes replacing fossil fuels with "sustainable aviation fuels" made from things like cooking oil, farm waste and even carbon pulled right out of the air.Resume08:12Feb 14, 2024Biden administration pauses new liquified natural gas exportsThe decision has been celebrated by climate activists and criticized by others, including 23 Republican-led states that are threatening to take legal action.Resume05:36Feb 14, 2024AdvertisementHow one poor Colombian community is tackling climate change effectsIn Colombia’s second-largest city, rainy-season floods — and dry-season fires —are now a fact of life.Resume03:37Feb 5, 2024Great Plains conservationists try to remove water-thirsty eastern redcedar treesEastern redcedar trees are native to the U.S., but they've become invasive. The trees drink lots of water and are changing landscapes.Resume04:13Jan 23, 2024What climate change means for coastal fog in CaliforniaThe Bay Area in California is known for its fog. But as climate change alters weather patterns, scientists are looking about what may happen to the region's ecology.Resume05:13Jan 22, 2024Why the National Park Service demolished two homes in North Carolina's Outer BanksCoastal communities in many parts of the U.S. are trying to adapt as climate change and sea level rise increasingly threaten oceanfront homes.Resume04:37Jan 22, 2024Shipping container buildings seem sustainable — but pose environmental concernsShipping container buildings are widely seen as sustainable alternatives because of their reuse of a strong and plentiful resource that might otherwise go to waste. But they're not always as...Resume05:38Jan 17, 2024Ice levels on the Great Lakes reach record lowsThe ice cover on the lakes is at a 50-year low due to unusually warm winter weather.Resume05:41Jan 11, 20242023 marked the hottest year on record. One expert calls for a 'fundamental rethink’A troubling new report from the European Union that finds 2023 was the warmest year on record.Resume06:38Jan 9, 2024The energy trends and stories that will drive 2024Energy and energy transition received a lot of attention throughout 2023. However, the progress on that will be slow and oil and gas production continued to climb throughout the year.Resume08:03Jan 4, 2024How young people are navigating climate changeYoung people are among the most concerned about climate change, seeing as they're the ones going to inherit the world.Resume09:23Dec 13, 2023The promise — and limitations — of carbon removal technologyAs part of the Reverse Course series, Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd and Chris Bentley traveled the country to see how scientists and business leaders are trying to lock away...Resume10:33Dec 8, 2023A 'concrete' solution to climate changeWhat if a machine could suck planet-warming carbon dioxide out of the air and store the gas forever inside concrete bridges and buildings?Resume10:17Dec 7, 2023These machines suck planet-warming carbon right out of the airA new report out Wednesday from the group Global Carbon Project says carbon dioxide emissions were up 1.1% in 2023 despite explosive growth in renewables and electric vehicles.Resume06:43Dec 6, 2023Climate change is ravaging the oceans. Some startups see a solution in marine carbon captureAs money pours into companies promising to take greenhouse gasses out of the atmosphere, there’s a small but fast-growing sector of startups that want to leverage one of the world’s...Resume10:42Dec 5, 2023How spreading rock dust on farms could be a climate solutionSome companies are building businesses on a plan to "enhance" rock weathering, one natural pathway that moves carbon from the atmosphere into deep pockets of the Earth.Resume10:24Dec 4, 2023After deadly wildfires, West Maui residents work to protect water rightsOne of Maui’s biggest developers stands to greatly benefit from the recovery effort — and local residents are worried that this will threaten Maui’s water supply even more.Resume05:42Nov 29, 2023Next Page
Gas utility company to launch geothermal energy project to reduce reliance on fossil fuelsEversource is the first utility company to build a so-called "networked geothermal system" to deliver climate-friendly heating and cooling for residential and commercial buildings.Resume05:50Mar 14, 2024
What is ecocide?Last week, the EU passed a new law that criminalizes certain cases of environmental damage known as ecocide. Resume05:21Mar 7, 2024
Arizona tribe first to span canals with solar panelsThe Gila River Indian Community broke ground on an ambitious new project to save water and create renewable power.Resume06:15Feb 19, 2024
United CEO Scott Kirby explains the airline's plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050The plan includes replacing fossil fuels with "sustainable aviation fuels" made from things like cooking oil, farm waste and even carbon pulled right out of the air.Resume08:12Feb 14, 2024
Biden administration pauses new liquified natural gas exportsThe decision has been celebrated by climate activists and criticized by others, including 23 Republican-led states that are threatening to take legal action.Resume05:36Feb 14, 2024
How one poor Colombian community is tackling climate change effectsIn Colombia’s second-largest city, rainy-season floods — and dry-season fires —are now a fact of life.Resume03:37Feb 5, 2024
Great Plains conservationists try to remove water-thirsty eastern redcedar treesEastern redcedar trees are native to the U.S., but they've become invasive. The trees drink lots of water and are changing landscapes.Resume04:13Jan 23, 2024
What climate change means for coastal fog in CaliforniaThe Bay Area in California is known for its fog. But as climate change alters weather patterns, scientists are looking about what may happen to the region's ecology.Resume05:13Jan 22, 2024
Why the National Park Service demolished two homes in North Carolina's Outer BanksCoastal communities in many parts of the U.S. are trying to adapt as climate change and sea level rise increasingly threaten oceanfront homes.Resume04:37Jan 22, 2024
Shipping container buildings seem sustainable — but pose environmental concernsShipping container buildings are widely seen as sustainable alternatives because of their reuse of a strong and plentiful resource that might otherwise go to waste. But they're not always as...Resume05:38Jan 17, 2024
Ice levels on the Great Lakes reach record lowsThe ice cover on the lakes is at a 50-year low due to unusually warm winter weather.Resume05:41Jan 11, 2024
2023 marked the hottest year on record. One expert calls for a 'fundamental rethink’A troubling new report from the European Union that finds 2023 was the warmest year on record.Resume06:38Jan 9, 2024
The energy trends and stories that will drive 2024Energy and energy transition received a lot of attention throughout 2023. However, the progress on that will be slow and oil and gas production continued to climb throughout the year.Resume08:03Jan 4, 2024
How young people are navigating climate changeYoung people are among the most concerned about climate change, seeing as they're the ones going to inherit the world.Resume09:23Dec 13, 2023
The promise — and limitations — of carbon removal technologyAs part of the Reverse Course series, Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd and Chris Bentley traveled the country to see how scientists and business leaders are trying to lock away...Resume10:33Dec 8, 2023
A 'concrete' solution to climate changeWhat if a machine could suck planet-warming carbon dioxide out of the air and store the gas forever inside concrete bridges and buildings?Resume10:17Dec 7, 2023
These machines suck planet-warming carbon right out of the airA new report out Wednesday from the group Global Carbon Project says carbon dioxide emissions were up 1.1% in 2023 despite explosive growth in renewables and electric vehicles.Resume06:43Dec 6, 2023
Climate change is ravaging the oceans. Some startups see a solution in marine carbon captureAs money pours into companies promising to take greenhouse gasses out of the atmosphere, there’s a small but fast-growing sector of startups that want to leverage one of the world’s...Resume10:42Dec 5, 2023
How spreading rock dust on farms could be a climate solutionSome companies are building businesses on a plan to "enhance" rock weathering, one natural pathway that moves carbon from the atmosphere into deep pockets of the Earth.Resume10:24Dec 4, 2023
After deadly wildfires, West Maui residents work to protect water rightsOne of Maui’s biggest developers stands to greatly benefit from the recovery effort — and local residents are worried that this will threaten Maui’s water supply even more.Resume05:42Nov 29, 2023