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As clean energy surges, utilities that once urged restraint may sometimes need to reward households for using electricity—reshaping how virtue, value, and consumption collide. By Sarah DeWeerdt January 6, 2026 Anthropocene Saving electricity is environmentally responsible – a fact so banal that it hardly needs stating. But one of the paradoxes of a decarbonizing grid is…

Scientists say coral fisheries could sustainably provide thousands of additional meals per square kilometer. But it requires sacrifice from communities that already have little to spare. By Warren Cornwall January 7, 2026 Anthropocene Coral reefs are the breadbaskets of the ocean, home to an outsized amount of the fish that wind up on people’s plates. But…

A team of scientists have created a porous material that keeps windows almost 100 percent transparent while blocking 10 times as much heat as regular glass windows. By Anthropocene Team December 18, 2025 It’s nearly winter in the Northern hemisphere. For many that means drafty windows that waste energy and keep you from being cozy inside…

A first-of-its-kind national study finds that vehicle-to-home charging can turn electric cars into grid-smart assets, reducing both energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. By Sarah DeWeerdt in Anthropocene Tapping into electric vehicle (EV) batteries as a source of household power could save car owners thousands of dollars and slash carbon dioxide emissions, according to a new…

An analysis of diets worldwide reveals that lower-cost diets are often substantially less carbon-intensive than the meals people eat most often. By Emma Bryce in Anthropocene People can eat sustainably and protect their wallets at the same time: in fact a new study that drew on data from almost every country finds that diets which are…

from Mike Barry Co-Founder Planetary Alliance on LinkedIn Lots of good reflections on 2025 and predictions on what’s to come in 2026 but here’s my favourite must read from the incomparable John Elkington. His deep reflections on the big transformative changes we need in politics, markets and business are underpinned by a very rare, very…

The ‘border adjustment mechanism’ aims to create a level playing field while also encouraging decarbonisation Fiona Harvey Environment editor UK Guardian Thu 1 Jan 2026 The biggest shake-up of green trade rules for decades comes into force today, as companies selling steel, cement and other high-carbon goods into the EU will have to prove they comply…

Article Summary: Thorium reactors are a new kind of nuclear power that could be safer, cleaner, and better for the planet than today’s nuclear power, but they are still hard and expensive to build. Key Points For Thorium Reactors Key Points Against Thorium Reactors Simple Comparison Final Takeaway Thorium reactors could be a great clean energy solution for the…

Applications to build battery storage drive boom as offshore wind projects given go-ahead jump sevenfold year on year Jillian Ambrose  Guardian Energy correspondent Tue 30 Dec 2025 A record number of renewable energy projects were given the go-ahead in Great Britain in 2025, after planning approvals almost doubled year on year, according to an analysis.…

Authors: Paul Jepson and Cain Blythe Book review on LinkedIn: Mark Papain Just finished this fascinating read. Proponents of rewilding highlight that since humans spread across the globe they have contributed to mass extinctions of megafauna, which has had outsized negative impacts on ecological complexity. On this basis, they suggest an assessment of ecosystem health…

A series where rural and regional Australians share their experiences of living alongside renewable energy. From RE-Alliance VIDEO ‘Renewables done right’ – series trailer VIDEO Merinos under wind turbines VIDEO Wetlands and wind farms from RE-Alliance: Who we are The Renewable Energy Alliance, or RE-Alliance, is working to deliver a responsible shift to renewable energy…

From Project Drawdown As shown in the chart above, climate funding from many streams – philanthropy, venture capital, major legislation – is misaligned with the sources of emissions. Some sectors, specifically electricity and transportation, receive a significant portion of the funding pool, whereas others are starved for capital. And while it’s true that different challenges…

By Ingmar Rentzhog, Contributor. Ingmar Rentzhog is the CEO and founder of We Don’t Have Time. for We Don’t Have Time Dec 14, 2025 A Morgan Stanley survey of institutional investors managing tens of trillions of dollars shows capital is already behaving as if a Fossil Fuel Phase-Out is underway. Not through headlines or pledges, but through…

from Solar Citizens 13 December 2025JOIN THE INTERACTIVE ONLINE CONVERSATION Check out the ONLINE REPORT from the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) Solar Citizens welcomes the expansion of the Federal Government’s Cheaper Home Batteries program, which will see support grow to $7.2 billion over four years and enable more than two million Australian households to…

NGOs Submit First Formal Equator Principles Complaint Against   MUFG And Potential Financiers Of The Papua LNG Project  Latest News Climate Justice by Shona Hawkes.    Port Moresby/Melbourne/Tokyo/Paris/London.  Wednesday 10 December Today, six organisations have submitted the first formal complaint to the Equator Principles detailing urgent concerns about the potential climate, biodiversity and human rights impacts of the proposed Papua LNG project in Papua New Guinea, led by TotalEnergies…

from Project Drawdown Tropical forests matter a great deal for the climate. According to the Drawdown Explorer, protecting tropical forests has the potential to slash annual global greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 4%. Moreover, forest protection is an emergency brake climate solution, meaning it has a sizeable and immediate impact on emissions from the moment it’s implemented. …

If you listen closely in Kentucky, you can hear the rainforest in southern Mexico. A new analysis of billions of amateur bird sightings reveals the dependence of North America’s songbirds on a handful of Central American forests. By Warren Cornwall November 26, 2025 Anthropocene The hills of Kentucky might seem like a separate world from the…

The next-gen bioplastic invention surpassed the abilities of some conventional plastic packaging in repelling water and oxygen. By Emma Bryce November 28, 2025 Anthropocene A new film that can be made from widely-available food waste is as effective as conventional plastics at shielding food from moisture and oxygen, its inventors say.  The novel material was made by combining…