Ikea is quickly shifting to a zero-emissions delivery fleet

The furniture company would like you to walk or bike to its stores and then have your furniture delivered by a clean Ikea vehicle.

Starbucks is making its stores more sustainable–and wants to help others do the same

In a new six-part framework, the coffee retailer spells out a new, open-source set of sustainability standards for its retail stores.

People are really, really into plant-based meat these days

These jackets are made from wool that fights climate change

The North Face is expanding its line of “climate beneficial wool” to include jackets and scarves.

Google Street View cars are now mapping pollution around the world

Pollution can vary block to block–and now Google is helping track that info in cities like Houston and Mexico City.

U.S. cities, states, and businesses can nearly hit the Paris Climate goals–without Trump

America’s Pledge calculates that, even without the federal government, pledges from others will reduce a big chunk of carbon emissions. But there’s still a lot of work to do.

The airplane of the future might have synthetic spider silk inside it

It sounds crazy, but the innovative material is lightweight, strong, and sustainable–exactly what the aviation industry should be looking for.

Apeel-coated produce is poised to take over grocery store shelves

As Apeel–a startup that creates a coating for fruit and vegetables that dramatically extends shelf life–expands its retail partnerships, it’s proving a viable player in the fight to reduce food waste.

Autonomous cars need to think more like humans, less like machines

Perceptive Automata is trying to create an AI that reflects human intuition about pedestrian behavior.

Your UPS deliveries may soon arrive in electric trucks

Through its multiple partnerships with EV startups, the company is precipitating a sustainable transformation in the delivery industry.

A new use for Google Maps: calculating a city’s carbon footprint

The Environmental Insights Explorer calculates emissions from buildings, car trips, and public transport to illustrate how a city’s sustainability efforts are faring.

A 6-point plan for building a new carbon economy

We must build a new carbon economy that sequesters more carbon than it emits. And we must do it fast.

Can the anti-gun-violence movement outraise–and outspend–the NRA?

While most Americans support many gun regulations, they’ve so far been less likely to donate to gun control organizations. That’s starting to change.

This startup is trying to beam cheap internet into low-income communities

Starry, a new service provider that uses innovative antenna technology to deliver internet, hopes to bridge the digital divide for people in public housing.

DeRay Mckesson wants white people to confront the reality of police violence

In his new book, the activist and Black Lives Matter cofounder wants everyone to examine what role they can play in limiting the power of the police.

This tool shows exactly how to reduce a state’s prison population

The Prison Population Forecaster shows how adjusting what crimes we put people in jail for (and for how long) can lower the incarceration rate in each state.

Fighting climate change could boost the global economy by $26 trillion

Concerted efforts to stop climate change by 2030 would also create 65 million new jobs and–this part is important–stop 700,000 premature deaths.

California just voted to use 100% clean electricity by 2045

The landmark bill still needs to be signed by the governor, but would put the state on a path toward unprecedented use of renewables.

At “forest school,” humans teach orphaned orangutans how to be apes

As orangutans’ habitat and population shrinks, sanctuaries have to help young apes, who are often left without any adult role models, learn about wild life.