desert expansion

China's Tree-Planting Efforts to Halt Desert Expansion Face Great Difficulties

How China Wanted to Halt Desert Expansion and Why It Went Wrong

Figen Sekin December 30, 2024

China has made remarkable efforts to combat desertification or desert expansion by planting vast numbers of trees. At least that...

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A classroom lecture in session, the kind of setting DC's new AI model policy for schools directs staff how to use AI responsibly

Washington DC’s OSSE releases an AI model policy for school staff use

Figen Sekin September 4, 2026

Industrial refinery piping typical of the rural Alberta sites receiving carbon capture and hydrogen funding under the province's new technology investment - Alberta carbon capture hydrogen funding

Alberta invests $20 million in carbon capture, hydrogen and land reclamation projects

Figen Sekin September 4, 2026

Steam rising from vents in a geothermal landscape, the underground heat that enhanced geothermal projects such as Fervo's Cape Station tap for around-the-clock power

Fervo Energy signs a 396 MW enhanced geothermal power deal with Google for a Utah data centre

Figen Sekin September 3, 2026

An electric Tesla charging at an urban charging station, the shift to electric vehicles that Carbon Brief says cut China CO2 emissions in the second quarter of 2026

China’s CO2 emissions fell 1% in the second quarter of 2026 as oil use dropped 9%, Carbon Brief analysis finds

Figen Sekin September 3, 2026

A child using a digital tablet for a learning activity, the kind of educational technology the APA report asks schools to vet for independent evidence

APA expert report says educational technology engagement is not the same as learning

Figen Sekin September 3, 2026