The pollution hand and effective management with netzero symbols – renewable energy, reduced CO2 emissions, green production, and waste recycling in business, net zero carbon. getty The climate economy is entering a $270 trillion transition that could reshape industries from data centers to fashion. Capital is out there, but investors are cautious. Policymakers are sending…
Picture a classroom where children struggle to concentrate as temperatures soar past 80 degrees, their aging school building’s broken air conditioning no match for another record-breaking heat wave. Down the hall, windows that haven’t opened in decades trap stale air while outside, a nature preserve sits unused—a missed opportunity for learning that could transform both…
Peconic, N.Y.: Al Krupski, a fourth generation farmer and owner of Krupski Farms in Peconic, New York, holds dry soil that he describes as “powder” in one of his pumpkin fields, on Nov. 19, 2024. Long Island has undergone a three-month drought since an August 21 deluge of rain. (Photo by Steve Pfost/Newsday RM via…
Panel on Corporate Criminal Liability in the European Union at the European Law Institute’s annual meeting at the University of Vienna. (L-R) Andreas Pollak, Justice Donal Gerard O’Donnell, Pietro Sirena, Fabio Nicolicchia Franz Pfluegl – European Law Institue In September, the European Law Institute held its annual meeting in Vienna, Austria. The meeting brings together…
Annual Meeting of the European Law Institute at the University of Vienna Franz Pfluegl – European Law Institute In September, the European Law Institute held its annual meeting in Vienna, Austria. The meeting brings together judges, attorneys, professors, and policy experts from throughout Europe to discuss issues facing the European Union. This year, the meetings…
2017 AP YEAR END PHOTOS – Rafael Reyes embraces his wife Xarelis Negron and his son Xariel as they stand in the remains of their home destroyed by Hurricane Maria, in the San Lorenzo neighborhood of Morovis, Puerto Rico, on Oct. 7, 2017. A federal judge dismissed a case last week in which 37 municipalities…
Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Renewable energy, led by solar and wind combined with battery storage, along with hydro and geothermal projects, is the fastest-growing source of new electricity generation in the U.S., helping to wean the grid…
Yet another reality of a warming planet is the increasing pace and scale of wildfires. Their deleterious impact creates conditions that favor further wildfires by dumping greenhouse gases (GHG) into the atmosphere which contributes to more warming. The now burned forest no longer contributes to the local hydrological cycle, nor does it shelter wildlife; the…
TURNBERRY, SCOTLAND – JULY 27: U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen as he announces a trade deal with the EU at Trump Turnberry golf club on July 27, 2025 in Turnberry, Scotland. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Getty Images In 2024, the European Union passed…
Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Traditionally, U.S. Presidents try to be circumspect and accurate when fielding press conference questions, relying on information from experts to avoid misstatements that confuse or misinform the public. Donald Trump is anything but…