Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. As the world races to meet net-zero targets, the role of ...

The algorithms behind generative AI tools like DallE, when combined with physics-based data, can be used to develop better ways to model the Earth's climate. Computer scientists in Seattle and San ...

The trucking industry is at a critical juncture, navigating the complex transition toward a low-carbon future. As regulatory bodies push for aggressive emissions reductions, the gap between climate ...

Climate scientists are confronting a hard truth: some of the most widely used models are struggling to keep up with the pace and texture of real‑world warming. The physics at their core remains sound, ...

As the Earth inches closer to 2°C of average warming above pre-industrial levels, some scientists aren’t just interested in how to cut emissions. They’re also interested in how to buy the planet more ...

Sustainability must evolve beyond mere conservation. It requires a regenerative approach where human-centered design transforms financial decisions, and economic strategies proactively address climate ...

Climate change is already fueling dangerous heat waves, raising sea levels and transforming the oceans. Even if countries meet their pledges to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are driving ...

Yuya Kawakami, a graduate student in computer science at UC Davis, demonstrates ClimateSOM, an AI-powered tool that enables climate scientists to compare outcomes from climate models comprising ...

Fifty years into the project of modeling Earth’s future climate, we still don’t really know what’s coming. Some places are warming with more ferocity than expected. Extreme events are taking ...

Tiny marine plankton that build calcium carbonate shells play an outsized role in regulating Earth’s climate, quietly pulling carbon from the atmosphere and helping lock it away in the deep ocean. New ...