Greta Thunberg Responds to Cost of Climate Action Critics: ‘If We Can Save the Banks, We Can Save the World’
by Jake JohnsonDuring an event in New York City Monday night with author and environmentalist Naomi Klein, 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg had a simple...
The Real Cost of Your Blue Jeans
The biggest fashion trend in recent years is "fast fashion"—the mass production of trendy, inexpensive clothing with lightning-quick turnaround. This is a hugely wasteful global,...
“There’s no doubt about it” — Researchers suggest increased fire activity, and cost, due to climate change in Alaska
Researchers in Alaska say climate change is shifting the way the state manages resources, including around wildfires. They predict a warmer climate will bring bigger...
Seawalls to protect US against rising oceans could cost $416bn by 2040
Seawalls could cost as much as the initial investment in the interstate highway system, with Florida facing $76bn, report finds Defending against rising seas could...
Climate Crisis Will Cost World’s Biggest Companies $1 Trillion
More than 200 of the world’s largest companies see over $1 trillion in costs related to the climate crisis, according to a new analysis of...
Companies See Climate Change Hitting Their Bottom Lines in the Next 5 Years
Some of the world’s largest companies estimate they face roughly $1 trillion in climate-related risks, with most of that looming in just the next five...
Pennsylvania has cost-effective opportunities to reduce carbon pollution – new report
By Rama Zakaria Six states could see significant opportunity and low costs if they put in place protections against carbon pollution from the electricity sector,...
Lobbying against key US climate regulation ‘cost society $60bn’, study finds
Political lobbying in the US that helped block the progress of proposed climate regulation a decade ago led to a social cost of $60bn, according...