Cooler Planet News Today

Our selection of industry specific magazines cover a large range of topics.

Our selection of industry specific magazines cover a large range of topics.

A new study by Clark University reveals a hidden factor, the albedo effect, that could turn a well-intended tree-planting project into a climate misstep.

Helsinki Design Week, the largest design and architecture festival in the Nordics, kicked off today, running from September 8 to 17. This years theme is "Once Upon a Time," with events across the city narrating the stories of the Finnish capital and its creative minds. Program Director Anni Korkman shares six intriguing highlights from this years program. The 2023 Helsinki Design Week marks the start of a three-year journey leading up to its 20th anniversary.

Canadian wildfires, proposed North Slope projects draw heat at Climate Fair for a Cooler Planet

It is difficult to identify another policy tool that has been either more celebrated or dismissed in recent decades as carbon pricing.  Long heralded by advocates as a silver bullet to confront climate change, it has increasingly been panned by critics as a political non-starter that distracts from serious climate mitigation.  This paper reviews the last half-decade of global climate policy and carbon pricing experience.  It examines significant political challenges to pricing adoption in nat...

Rugged clay forms the walls of this pavilion in Helsinki by Maiju Suomi and Elina Koivisto, which aims to provide an urban habitat for pollinators.

Analysis from WWF and ScottishPower calculates that solar panels, heat pumps, and EV charge points significantly increase property values

Five giant concrete globes were clustered around a public space just south of the center of campus late last year. Each globe is 5 feet in diameter with a base that weighs over a ton, creating a silent, imposing presence. They have sat colorless for

Design and physics students at Finland's Aalto University have worked together to create Sun-Powered Textiles, clothing with concealed solar panels.