Employment in renewable energy and battery-related sectors was far more resilient to the shock of the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to an annual DOE report released Monday. Overall, one in 10 U.S. energy workers lost their jobs in 2020, with oil and gas workers hit hardest despite billions in bailouts and substantial payouts to executives. […]
By Kelly Heber Dunning As summer approaches, reports of the return of leisure travel are beginning to emerge following the unprecedented shutdown during the coronavirus pandemic. Many of the world’s most popular tourism destinations have begun to plan an eventual reopening, exploring what their “new normal” will look like. The COVID-19 pandemic caused most of […]
Every June 5, the UN celebrates World Environment Day, a chance to honor our shared home and bolster our commitment to protecting it. This year’s theme is “Ecosystem Restoration,” so it’s fitting that Pathway to Paris and 350.org are coming together with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) North America Region to kick off the […]
By Julia Conley A new short film featuring climate action leader Greta Thunberg highlights the connections between the climate crisis, ecological emergency, and the COVID-19 pandemic as well as other public health crises that are likely to arise from humans’ exploitation of animals — and explains how communities and policymakers can repair people’s relationship to […]
Coronavirus and the climate crisis are inspiring change at some of the most traditional venues in the world: opera houses. Iconic venues around the world have taken advantage of pandemic shutdowns to boost already-existing sustainability efforts and to create new environmental awareness. Their motivation, many observers say, is the planet and how everyone must do […]
By Reynard Loki One of the most distinguishable features of the COVID-19 era is the public, everyday use of personal protective equipment (PPE), mainly in the form of disposable face masks and latex gloves. And while these thin layers protect us and others from transmitting and contracting SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes the lower […]
One of the silver linings of the coronavirus pandemic was the record drop in greenhouse gas emissions following national lockdowns. But that drop is set to all but reverse as economies begin to recover, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned Tuesday. Overall energy demand is expected to rise 4.6 percent this year compared to 2020 […]
By David Shiffman As we enter what’s hopefully the home stretch of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s time to take stock of how it affected every aspect of our world, to consider what happened, what could be done different to avoid those problems in the future, and what’s next. That might mean confronting some of our […]
Amazon illegally fired two employees after they publicly criticized the company for its lack of action on climate change and its failure to protect warehouse workers from the novel coronavirus, the National Labor Relations Board determined. Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa were highly visible members of the small group of Amazon employees who in 2018 […]
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