Why cheetahs will be especially vulnerable to climate change, according to new research Even the fastest animal in the world can’t outrun the effects of climate change, according to experts. Cheetah populations are especially vulnerable to rising temperatures because hotter days are forcing them to behave more nocturnally, putting […] Click here to view original […]

Construction cranes stand silhouetted by the sunset at the Golden Pass LNG Terminal in Sabine Pass, Texas, in April 2022. Golden Pass LNG, a joint venture between ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum, began as an import terminal and construction seen today will create export capability. Credit: The Washington Post via […] Click here to view original

Rush hour traffic on Interstate 35 in downtown Austin on Sept. 7, 2023. The Texas Department of Transportation has drafted a plan to reduce carbon emissions in the state’s transportation sector by trying to reduce congestion on Texas roads and highways. Sign up for The Brief , The Texas […] Click here to view original

A round ‘hurricane resistant’ house under construction in Mexico Beach, Florida – also built to more sustainable standards than usual. In Danish, the word for insulate – ‘isolere’ – is also the word for isolate. They’re close together in English too: the Latin etymology of insulate means ‘to make […] Click here to view original

A new multi-agency report coordinated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned that as the world warms at a faster rate than at any point in recorded history, climate change is threatening to reverse decades of progress towards better health and well-being, particularly in the most vulnerable communities. […] Click here to view original

US Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry speaks to UAE’s Minister of Energy and Industry Suhail al-Mazrouei, at the opening session of the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum, in the capital Abu Dhabi in January Credit – Karim Sahib—AFP/Getty Images ( To get this story in your inbox, subscribe […] Click here to view original