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The Climable Blog
What is resilience?
With climate threats on the horizon, resilience is more important than ever. This three-part blog series will dive into the meaning of resilience, the different types, and the inspiring climate resilience work that’s already happening!
Hug a Tree!
No, seriously, there are a lot of benefits! Trees are often undervalued in urban areas, but they are a priceless resource to cities. Trees create many benefits for our climate and neighborhoods, and even being in their presence makes us happier! What exactly are these benefits? Read on to find out!
Distilling the Inflation Reduction Act
We are taking a little break from our series on air conditioning and its environmental impacts to bring you some important intel on recent federal legislation. The Inflation Reduction Act passed in the Senate, the House, and President Biden just made it all official by signing it into law! What does it mean for the Planet? Read on to find out!
Air Conditioning: Part 1 - The Positive Feedback Loop
It’s getting hot in here! The hotter it gets, the more we need air conditioning, and the more air conditioning we use, the more greenhouse gases we emit, and the hotter our climate gets the more we need air conditioning… and so it goes. Read more to understand this never-ending feedback loop and what we can do about it.
When Cows Burp: Enteric Fermentation & Global Warming
The short story? We must change the way we consume meat. Cows produce A LOT of methane; over a quarter of human-induced methane emissions in the U.S. come from the agricultural industry. But in the meantime, a seaweed-supplemented diet for cows has been shown to dramatically reduce their methane production. Continue reading to learn more.
Boston’s BERDO 2.0
BERDO 2.0 is Boston’s new building ordinance that helps drive decarbonization in the building sector. Read on to learn about BERDO 2.0 and how our friends at Synapse Energy Economics played a huge role in making it happen.
