Stuart Reigeluth
Founder of REVOLVE
What is the Cryosphere?
The frozen parts of Earth – the cryosphere – are melting at unprecedented rates causing irreversible changes to our planetary…
Noticing Nature Everywhere
The Vegetarian Han Kang Translated from the Korean by Deborah Smith New York: Hogarth, 2018. Reviewed by Stuart Reigeluth The 2024…
Celebrating the Magnificent Chinar Tree
In homage to the cultural heritage of these majestic centuries-old trees, today is chinar day in Jammu and Kashmir. In…
The City Forest of Chandigarh
Spotting sambar deer while strolling through nature next to a man-made urban lake in northern India. Unlike older cities in…
India’s Sustainable Cooling Frontier
With rising temperatures and growing cities, sustainable cooling solutions for new buildings will continue to expand exponentially. The sustainable cooling…
Seoul’s Trees, Forests, and Nature
Changdeokgung Palace appears in the foreground, with Seoul Tower in the background. Bee hives and a bear at the entrance...Of Sand, Bark, Wood, and Swirls
Artist: Brigitte de la Horie (18 June 1952) Exhibit: “40 ans d’expo”, Les Ecuries, Waterloo, Belgium, 23 January – 23…
The Greatest Current
There is something majestic and mesmerizing about the ocean and there is something dull and droning about a politician’s voice,…
Can We Really Adapt to Climate Change?
The Ministry for the Future Kim Stanley Robinson. New York: Orbit, 2021, 563 pages, $19.99 How does the Sun…
Making That Life Change
La Brute et le Divin Léonard Chemineau, Paris: Rue de Sevres, 2023, 141 pages. 22 euros. “This is a ‘page-turner’…
Recounting Landscapes and Reading Nature
Marginlands – Indian Landscapes on the Brink Arati Kumar-Rao, Picador India: New Delhi, 2023. 254 pages. $26.00 The most memorable…
Introducing the Sundarbans
Sundarbans – the largest mangrove forest on earth – reveals the real challenges of ecosystem restoration. Despite its resilience, the…
What Ever Happened to Atlantis?
The Sands of Sarasvati Risto Isomäki, Original title: Sarasvatin heikkaa, Translated by Owen F. Witesman, Helsinki: Into Publishing, 2013. 345…
There is No Energy Transition
Sans Transition, Une nouvelle histoire de l’energie Jean-Baptiste Fressoz, Paris: Editions du Seuil, 2024. 408 pages. 24.00 euros. Fressoz avoids the…
India Is Going to Get Really Cool!
Rising temperatures, growing populations, and expanding cities, India needs more circular systemic solutions for providing cooling. India functions around economies-of-scale,…
Contrails: The Forgotten Lines
What are contrails and how much do they contribute to global emissions? Once you start seeing contrails, you will not…
Nature Positive: Explained
Active protection and restoration can reverse biodiversity loss and make the planet nature positive by 2030. The term “Nature Positive”…
Time to Invest in Hydrogen
Hydrogen produced from renewables is better for the environment, super for society and great for business. International development bankers, sovereign…
Can Sultan Change the Climate?
Sultan Al Jaber’s forward vision inspires hope for a sustainable future. In June 2009, in the Egyptian resort town of…
Lampedusa: The Forsaken Island
Without any freshwater resources, Lampedusa needs renewables for sustainable water access. Lampedusa is Italy’s southern-most island, located off the eastern…
Finding Energy Independence Together
We can all become more energy independent – here’s how energy communities can make it happen. We know now that…
The Urban Circular Bioeconomy
Cities and regions are at the vanguard of circular bioeconomy systems. Largely as a result of exploitative capitalism, the linear…
It’s All About Ecosystem Restoration
This year marks the beginning of the new UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030), which follows on footsteps and efforts of the UN Decade on…
Walking: A Personal Journey
Mammals were born to move. The foal and deer stagger around within minutes on long shaky legs. The human squawks…
Sustainability: Know Your Limits
“No thanks, I’ve had enough” is what we say when asked if we wanted more to eat or drink. But…
On Coal and Water in Poland
Katowice/Brussels – In the south-eastern part of Poland, in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, there is a coal mine near…
Imagine the Transarabian Xpress
Imagine connecting Morocco to Oman with a high-speed train going across North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula transporting people and…
Rawabi: The New Palestinian City
There is a time to rejoice, and a time to resist – Rawabi is doing both in defying all odds…
The Hidden Life of Trees
“Trees can’t walk.” (p.186) Once seeds land and catch hold, or when saplings are planted and the trees begin their…
Investing in Water Around the Mena
There is a looming water crisis that is beginning to manifest itself in very serious ways across North Africa and…
Oceans in our Hands
The 2014 edition of the Niels Bugge Cartoon Award integrates perfectly with the theme of WATER that runs throughout this…
Redefining West Asia
The positive changes in the Arab world herald a new era for millions of people. At the start of this…
Towards 3 Degrees
Some call climate fluctuations “global weirding” rather than global warming because of mild winters and sudden summer hails. Call it…