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1 month ago | 
time.com | Joey Lautrup |Will Henshall |Alejandro de la Garza |Andrew Johnson
On the fringes of the United Nations General Assembly last year, the Potsdam Institute’s Johan Rockström unveiled the Planetary Health Check—a science-based global initiative which showed that six planetary boundaries are nearing dangerous tipping points, threatening our future. Until now, companies, nations, and organizations have each brought their own weight to bear on this challenge.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
time.com | Sarah Sax |Andrew Johnson |Joey Lautrup |Will Henshall
By Sarah Sax and Video by Andrew D. JohnsonDecember 10, 2024 12:40 PM ESTSolar growth has soared over the past few years. With new projects coming online this year, experts predict that U.S. solar power generation will grow 75% from 163 billion kilowatt hours in 2023 to 286 billion kWh in 2025. It has been an important part of the Biden Administration’s plan to eliminate fossil fuels as a form of energy generation by 2035.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
time.com | Victoria Malloy |Andrew Johnson |Joey Lautrup |Will Henshall
By Victoria Malloy and Video by Andrew D. JohnsonNovember 27, 2024 12:07 PM ESTIn the searing heat at the ACAMTC recycling cooperative south of São Paulo, in Três Corações, Brazil, a group of recycling waste workers known as Catadores prepared bales of discarded plastic for transport. As the group of mostly women worked, they spoke humbly of how important their work is to helping make the planet a cleaner place.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
time.com | Victoria Malloy |Andrew Johnson |Joey Lautrup |Will Henshall
By Victoria Malloy and Video by Andrew D. JohnsonOctober 15, 2024 10:55 AM EDTDespite miles of ground covered as we drove through the Everglades under the cover of darkness, it was impossible to ignore the fact that we hadn’t spotted a single mammal. The expansive wetlands in South Florida have long had a reputation for being rich in biodiversity and brimming with wildlife.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
time.com | Harry Booth |Andrew Johnson |Joey Lautrup |Will Henshall
By Harry Booth and Video by Andrew D. JohnsonSeptember 23, 2024 11:27 AM EDTA newcomer to the performance automotive scene has been setting speed records this summer with its 3D-printed hypercar. On Aug. 26, the 21C, made by Los Angeles-based company Czinger, set a lap record on California's Laguna Seca track for production cars—meaning those sold to customers and not just used on the track.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
time.com | Joey Lautrup |Will Henshall |Alejandro de la Garza |Andrew Johnson
By Joey LautrupSeptember 6, 2024 2:18 PM EDTAt the 2024 Chicago Street Race, NASCAR unveiled a new EV prototype as part of the organization's emissions reduction plan. The iconic racing company is working to strike a balance between its commitment to sustainability and the internal combustion engine.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
time.com | Astha Rajvanshi |Alejandro de la Garza |Andrew Johnson |Esha Chhabra
August 6, 2024 3:35 PM EDT A free lunch, coffee, or a glass of wine. These are just some of the rewards that tourists visiting Copenhagen can claim in exchange for taking part in climate-friendly initiatives under a recently launched scheme called CopenPay. Announced by Wonderful Copenhagen, the city’s tourism board, the pilot program is open to visitors and locals from July 15 until 11 August this year.
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
time.com | Sanya Mansoor |Joey Lautrup |Alejandro de la Garza |Andrew Johnson
As U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm was taking a tour of the Empire State Building to showcase a new energy efficiency initiative, she stopped for a photo op. Standing within clutching distance of King Kong’s giant fists in an exhibit, she called for help. Cameras flashed and she went on with her tour of the Empire State Building—where just minutes earlier, in the lobby, she spoke about the recent rollout of a federal blueprint to reduce the carbon footprint of America’s buildings.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
time.com | Sonia Aggarwal |Alejandro de la Garza |Andrew Johnson |Esha Chhabra
For the first time in 45 years, we may soon see bars of aluminum coming out of a brand new factory in America. A thousand skilled workers will wake up each morning to work there, doubling America’s total output of primary aluminum. The company behind this new factory, Century Aluminum, is currently scouting locations along the Ohio River Valley and Mississippi River Basin.
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May 29, 2024 | 
time.com | Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim |Alejandro de la Garza |Andrew Johnson |Esha Chhabra
Though we only comprise 6% of the world’s population, Indigenous Peoples speak over 95% percent of human languages, and we manage over one quarter of the global land surface. Our territories are not just massive in scale, they are also vibrant. Conservative estimates show that the territories of Indigenous Peoples contain about 40% of the large intact ecosystems scientists say we cannot lose if we want Earth and its natural systems to continue to support life as we know it.
