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“Climate Change Loves This Guy”: This Grad Student Took 238 Flights From Los Angeles To San Francisco To Avoid Paying Rent: How To Lower Home Costs (Without Ruining Your Carbon Footprint)

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'Climate change loves this guy': This student took 238 flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco to avoid paying rent — how to cut housing costs (without ruining your carbon footprint)

A graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley has given a whole new meaning to the phrase super commute all in one big effort (or a flight, if you prefer) to avoid the Bay Area’s sky-high cost of living. The student, known as Bill, took 238 flights back and forth from Los Angeles to … Read more

Captura and Deep Sky team up to fight climate change by implementing ocean carbon removal in Canada

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Captura and Deep Sky team up to fight climate change by implementing ocean carbon removal in Canada

Companies teamed up to install a Direct Ocean Capture pilot plant in Quebec that removes 100 tons of carbon dioxide from the ocean each year Pilot Project Aims to Validate Technology for Commercial Launch in Canada and Lead to Implementation of Facilities That Remove Up to One Million Tonnes Per Year LOS ANGELES and MONTREAL, … Read more

How Western Droughts Increased Carbon Emissions

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An irrigation ditch carries water from the Colorado River to irrigate a farm growing leaf lettuce and broccoli near Yuma, Arizona.

In the early 20th century, as the United States developed the West, the federal government built hundreds of hydroelectric dams on major rivers in the region. These dams have destroyed riverine ecosystems and flooded indigenous land, but have also provided an affordable and abundant source of renewable energy for tens of millions of people. Hydroelectricity … Read more

The (carbon) price of progress on climate change

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The (carbon) price of progress on climate change

Receive free updates on corporate training Well, I’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding last Corporate training news every morning. Alberto Antonizzi A common view in the financial sector is that carbon prices are harmful: by reducing the profitability of companies, a higher price will lower stock prices. But, while this may be … Read more

These climate advocates don’t care about your carbon footprint. They care if you vote.

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Illustration of the ballot box

We’ve made it to the fifth and final piece in our self-action series! Over the past month, we’ve explored how people are pushing for a clean, green, and just future in their personal lives, in the courts, at work, and within their communities. Today’s story focuses on a vehicle for systemic change that may not … Read more

Carbon fiber conundrum: Physicist explains tragic implosion of OceanGates’ Titan submersible

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Illustration of carbon fiber breakage

The OceanGate Titan submersible, the first deep-sea vehicle with a hull composed primarily of carbon fibers, recently exploded in the Atlantic Ocean, killing five crew members. Experts, including Arun Bansil, a distinguished physics professor at Northeastern, are investigating the possibility that the vessel’s experimental carbon-fiber hull, built in just six weeks, may have been a … Read more