Executive Summary Are climate finance contributor countries, multilateral aid agencies and specialized funds using widely accepted best practices in foreign assistance? How is it possible to measure and compare international climate finance contributions when there are as yet no established metrics or agreed definitions of the quality of climate finance? As a subjective metric, quality…

What we know depends on what we measure. Traditional income-based metrics, such as GDP and poverty headcounts, tell a story of unprecedented economic development, as seen by improvements in longevity, health, and literacy. Yet, well-being metrics, which are based on large-scale surveys of individuals around the world and assess their daily moods, satisfaction with life,…

The past century is full of progress paradoxes, with unprecedented economic development, as evidenced by improvements in longevity, health, and literacy. At the same time, we face daunting challenges such as climate change, persistent poverty in poor and fragile states, and increasing income inequality and unhappiness in many of the richest countries. Remarkably, some of…

The new international climate change agreement has received largely positive reviews despite the fact that many years of hard work will be required to actually turn “Paris” into a success. As with all international agreements, the Paris agreement too will have to be tested and proven over time. The Eiffel Tower is engulfed in fog…

Humans have been marveling over this wintry spectacle since long before Instagram.

Major, major kudos to Ann Kagawa Lee of Honolulu, Hawaii, winner of Cheap Chic Wedding's annual toilet-paper wedding dress contest, who made this mind-boggling matrimonial ensemble out of bathroom tissue—a textile fit

Using local materials, this impressive bamboo structure features a microcosm of imaginative spaces designed for a range of playful activities.

Seventy-two days after setting out from Istanbul, champion distance runner Kevin Lin Yi Jie and a small team of other athletes have covered 4,434 kilometers of their 10,00-kilometer goal: Running the

Sydney sees cycling skyrocket as it implements its 2030 green city plan.

I think open kitchens are greener and more efficient, but others like a separation.

Our photo of the day comes from the 15th oldest U.S. national park.

Do you plan it where there is lots of room, or do you put it where there is good transit accessibility?

Fluffy little pieces of heaven, these vegan cupcakes boast that winning combination of caramel sweetness cut with just a tiny sprinkle of sea salt.

Of course he has been there, done that.

Known to TreeHugger for their trademark lamps, the Seattle practice does a bigger building

This couple have found a balance between financial security and freedom, by renting out their house, living out of their renovated garage, and traveling in their van conversion.

Portable tiny gardens set in gem-like planters give new life to the concept of jewelry.

But can fast fashion ever be green? Fabrics are easier to change than business models.

Earlier today, I wrote about a New York Times article that described Chicago's ongoing efforts to prepare for and adapt to a warming climate. I'd like to revisit that article for a second, as it just so

A small, rundown garage and artist's studio becomes a new home to a family of three.

Using some inventive interventions, an old parking garage is transformed into a two-bedroom apartment in Paris.

Even the CDC recommends this botanical ingredient as comparable to DEET for repelling disease-carrying insects.

While grid-scale liquid metal batteries might be a more exciting technology, good old pumped hydro storage is one of the ways we can store power from intermittent sources (like solar & wind) or shift supply around (from the night to peak use).

A new technology developed by Korean researchers uses ultra-thin, flexible materials to generate electricity from body heat.

The material can also heal itself to keep medical devices running indefinitely.

Sunshine is wonderful, but you can have too much of a good thing. This device measures it.

Report accuses wood burners of being naively careless when they should be worried

The San Francisco Giants won the 2012 World Series, but this gardener doesn't seem to care.

Last Saturday's Marathon Oil refinery explosion and fire was yet another dangerous, polluting event in a string of environmental injustices to plague the residents of the 48217 zip code in Detroit

Our photo of the day comes from the magical rainforest of Ecuador.

From political manipulation to dangerous addiction, Roger NcNamee insists that Facebook needs to change its business model to be less harmful.

It's going for every label from LEED to Living Building Challenge

If it seems like you've read a variation of the above headline before you're not wrong, and as much as anything it's a sign of the rock road cellulosic ethanol and biofuels in general have had in the past few years. The details: The Department of

Climate crisis? What climate crisis?

A new lightweight thermoelectric generator has been developed at NC State, which may be able to power small health sensors or other small wearable devices.

For many

But is it truly modular?

The age of vehicular cycling is coming to an end; cyclists want equity, not equality

Wikipedia carries a definition of Arabbers which includes this:An arabber (or a-rab) is a

We love products that support or revive traditional crafts. Check out, for ex ample, the work of Kallari, fair trade suppliers of traditional Amazonian baskets, which we reported on here. Now we've come across another cool basket supplier, this time

Karaoke video explaining not to drink water from wells painted red as they contain high levels of arsenic (YouTube via RDI-Cambodia) For this writer, karaoke has long been thought as an activity to be endured rather than enjoyed (and I am sure I am not

Great Lakes residents would be paying this off for 47 years ... but reaping the benefits for just as long.

This is how you get people out of cars and build better cities. So what's stopping them?

An extended mating season is bringing California's tarantulas out in droves; here's a reminder to go easy on the gentle giants.

Nearly a year ago a "Great Green Wall" of trees was proposed to run across the entire southern border of the Sahara desert in an attempt to stop expanding desertification. At the TED Global conference in Oxford, England,

It's been a couple of years since the still-planned and so-called Great Green Wall of Africa graced the pages of TreeHugger, so here's a quick update and overview: As the BBC reports, African leaders are meeting in Chad to further push the

A bright white antelope with long thin horns, the Arabian oryx is thought to have inspired early stories of unicorns. (Its two horns appear as one when viewed from the side.) And until

The inside of this updated caravan is surprisingly chic and comfortable.

An old garage shed is transformed into a spacious little home for one grandmother, living near her kids and grandkids.