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Rick Spence

Circular Economy/Fall 2024

New research suggests plastic bag bans are driving down debris

by Rick Spence

The findings from the Washington-based Ocean Conservancy offer a ray of hope as nations draft a plastics treaty to curtail the half

Climate/Fall 2024

How Big Oil has infiltrated universities and shaped climate research

by Rick Spence

In the first study of its kind, researchers expose the fossil fuel industry’s decades-long campaign to bury the truth by cozying up

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Olympics showcase how a trailblazing mayor turned Paris into a green capital

by Rick Spence

Anne Hidalgo has overseen the creation of more than 550 kilometres of bicycle lanes, the elimination of 50,000 parking spaces, and announced

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Climate/Summer 2024

Zeros: Insurers are passing climate crisis costs on to homeowners while financing new fossil fuel projects

by Rick Spence

Insure Our Future wants insurance companies to stop underwriting new fossil fuel projects – including LNG export terminals – and make polluters

Climate/Summer 2024

How a group of Swiss seniors won a landmark climate case in international court

by Rick Spence

Heat-related deaths have spiked by roughly 30% in Europe over the last two decades. A group of older Swiss women successfully argued

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2024 Best 50/Summer 2024

These 50 Canadian corporations are betting big on green

by Rick Spence

Best 50 companies are pouring seven times more into sustainable investments than the average Canadian corporation

Climate/Spring 2024

Hero: Meet the ‘sponge city’ guru who is climate-proofing China

by Rick Spence

Beijing-based landscape architect Kongjian Yu has pioneered the concept of “sponge cities” – urban landscapes designed to soak up stormwater, while creating

Climate/Spring 2024

Zero: Indonesian leaders are dealing with climate change in Jakarta by moving out

by Rick Spence

It’s billed as a “low-carbon super hub” but 2,500 hectares of rainforest have been cleared to make way for the new capital,

Buildings/Spring 2024

This is New York's first all-electric skyscraper

by Rick Spence

The super-efficient fossil-fuel-free tower has improved insulation, triple-glazed windows and offers parking spots for 200 bikes – and no cars

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