Imagine a giant balance scale. On one side of the scale, you have all the greenhouse gases (like carbon dioxide) that people release into the air by doing things like driving cars, making stuff in factories, and powering homes with fossil fuels.

Rick Steves believes that travel can make the world a better place, and make us better people – and I agree.

Travel has a way of grounding us in reality. It forces us to step outside our day-to-day routines and into the raw, unfiltered world.

California is leading the charge toward a greener future by planning to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. This policy, spearheaded by California’s Air Resources Board (CARB), aims to significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions and promote the…

Earth’s temperature is reaching levels that are critical, yet somehow that’s political. Climate change is not a partisan issue. It’s not about left or right, liberal or conservative. It’s about survival. It’s about every single one of us who call…

1.   Net Zero 101: What, Why and How Link: https://unccelearn.org/course/view.php?id=185&page=overview Description Have you ever heard about “net zero”? From governments to companies, net zero has often been mentioned as an important climate goal. But what does this concept really mean?…

This article provides a general overview of on-site versus offsite power and physical versus virtual power purchase agreements, also known as PPAs. On-Site Versus Offsite Power Put simply, on-site power and off-site power refer to where your energy comes from…

The carbon cycle, the greenhouse effect, the origin of fossil fuels, and how carbon affects nearly everything on Earth. The Carbon Cycle The carbon cycle is nature’s way of keeping carbon moving—cycling it from the atmosphere to the earth and…

For decades, our economy has functioned like a treadmill: we take resources from the Earth, turn them into products, use them, and then toss them aside without a second thought. This “take, make, dispose” system, known as the linear economy,…

It’s easy to point fingers and assume it’s all driven by greed. But what if I told you it’s not that simple?

Introduction You’ve decided to create a GHG inventory within your organization. Great! You’ve set your organizational and operational boundaries, selected your consolidation approach (equity share, financial control, or operational control), chosen a baseline year, and set up measures to mitigate…