Natural Global Resources

Companies depend fundamentally on clean, timely and plentiful water. They use it to manufacture products, irrigate crops and cool industrial...

In 2020, the U.S. land sector absorbed the equivalent of about 13% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions, and most of this...

On a clear day, Soliyaga, a centuries-old Fijian village on Beqa Island, captivates with breathtaking beauty. The village’s 26 houses...

Decarbonizing the buildings sector is essential to cutting global greenhouse gas emissions. In Colombia, buildings account for 7% of national...

Global geospatial data can be fantastic for monitoring big-scale trends. But sometimes it can be challenging to fit global data...

New data on forest fires confirms what we’ve long feared: Forest fires are becoming more widespread, burning nearly twice as...

History shows that when disasters and crises strike, cities often bounce back stronger and more resilient than before. The great Chicago...

After more than a year of negotiations, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the most significant climate legislation the United States...

As millions of Americans suffered through record heatwaves and devastating floods this summer, Congress finally responded to the climate crisis with a major investment...

Urban building area is rapidly expanding. In fact, global building floor area could double by 2060. Building and maintaining urban infrastructure requires high amounts of energy...