The Earth & I Editorial Team
- Dec 22, 2021
COP26 Financing Pledges Made as World Watches
There is no time for “blah, blah, blah” says Mark Carney, the UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance, when referring to...
The Earth & I Editorial Team
- Dec 22, 2021
Burning Coal Releases the Most CO2 per Unit of Energy of All Fossil Fuels
What are some other statistics on coal’s place in the world? Five countries contain about 75% of the world's proven coal reserves: the US...
The Earth & I Editorial Team
- Dec 22, 2021
Pathogen Pollution Plagues About 1/3 of Rivers in Latin America, Africa, and Asia
Latin American, African, and Asian rivers are threatened by an onslaught of pathogen pollution from poor household wastewater management...
The Earth & I Editorial Team
- Dec 22, 2021
The Right to a Healthy Environment Helps to Secure Other Rights
State signers of the Paris Agreement agreed to “respect, promote and consider their respective obligations on human rights” when taking...
The Earth & I Editorial Team
- Dec 22, 2021
There Are 400 Million Tons of Krill in Antarctica’s Southern Ocean
Krill are chill when it comes to feeding the world. These small crustaceans come in numbers big enough to do the job. “Krill” is a name...