Boston City Council approved a hearing in its Feb. 1 weekly meeting that will examine initiatives to rejuvenate Boston’s taxi industry, which has suffered tremendously with the rise of ride-share apps like Uber and Lyft, according to city officials.
Large corporations with hefty fossil fuel emissions are often criticized for exacerbating climate change. But now, many businesses are joining the climate movement themselves by prioritizing environmental sustainability. Why the businesses are motivated to do so — and if their actions will be enough — is up for debate.
In a BU lecture Wednesday, presenter Meir Alkon discussed how China’s international energy investments relate to the country’s goal of carbon neutrality, and said the country’s polluting practices could prevent it from reaching its goal.
This year is projected to be the warmest or second-warmest year on record. Climate change is expected to affect all areas of the globe, and in some manners, it already has.
At the Wicked High Tides Forum hosted by the Museum of Science Tuesday, attendees had the opportunity to learn about a solution for climate change — climate resilience — and its potential in averting it.
Boston may not have white sand beaches or palm trees lining its coast, but that doesn’t mean the city is immune to rising sea levels and threats of global climate change brought on in large part by our...
State legislators and Massachusetts Institute of Technology professors discussed proposed carbon pricing legislation in a panel Thursday evening at the MIT Stata Center. Carbon pricing, which calls for...
