climate change

October 24th marks United Nations (UN) Day. What does this mean? Seventy-six years ago, in 1945, fifty-one nations came together for the first time under the UN umbrella. Their goal was to collectively maintain world peace to prevent another tragic…Read More

Plastic pollution is a global issue with major environmental consequences. According to the UN Environment, researchers estimate that more than 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic have been produced since the early 1950s. About 60% of that plastic has ended up…Read More

Photo: Luxiders Climate change is for the first time a main topic driving a U.S. presidential agenda. The opportunities to get on track and reverse key rollbacks made by the Trump administration are many. Only time will tell how much…Read More

While we are in the midst of one of the most consequential elections of our time, at eco18 we wanted to gauge the state of a major, if not the biggest priority of our time: the climate crisis. From devastating…Read More

A decade ago, climate change was a somewhat abstract notion, but today it’s a reality for much of the West. For the past three weeks, California, Oregon, and Washington fires have burned insanely hot, destroyed millions of acres of land,…Read More

The Global Footprint Network determines an important date each year, but what exactly is Earth Overshoot Day? Based on 15,000 data points collected annually from each country by the United Nations, “Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand…Read More

Last year, history was being made while answering questions we didn’t think to ask. We’re used to Google having all the answers, but it’s easier to forget just how difficult some of these questions are. For instance, this question took…Read More

Having recognized early in their lives the global problem of plastic pollution, Dianna and Julia Cohen brought together their passions, as well as their individual and collective experiences, and teamed up in the creation of a broader coalition where members…Read More

Header Image: UAF/Martin Truffer via NASA; Alaska’s Mountain Glaciers in April 2019 A joint space-Earth mission to x-ray the planet’s poles over a decade. A team of scientists and pilots from multiple countries living in the extreme cold of the…Read More

Without our morning commutes, our headphones-in-world-out time has disappeared into the chaotic scheduling abyss of working from home. Beyond the positive side effects of having less road rage and waking up a little later, a little sadly, podcasts have also faded into the background of organizing one’s day. But there is so much information, especially environment-focused, out there to be heard! It can be so overwhelming to open the app where you listen to podcasts and have dozens of episode notifications. So to help with that, the eco18 team has curated a list of some podcasts and eco-focused episodes to squeeze into your commute to the coffee machine or your lunch break that falls somewhere between waking up and going to bed. Check them out and let us know what you think!Read More