Fred Pearce

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About Fred Pearce

Fred Pearce is a freelance author and journalist based in the U.K. He is a contributing writer for Yale Environment 360 and is the author of numerous books, including The Land Grabbers, Earth Then and Now: Amazing Images of Our Changing World, and The Climate Files: The Battle for the Truth About Global Warming.

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View of the Sudd swamp in South Sudan. Photo by Inna67895/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Will a Nile canal project dry up Africa’s biggest wetland?

South Sudan is moving ahead with plans for a 240-mile canal to divert water from the White Nile and send it to Egypt. But critics warn the megaproject would desiccate the world’s second-largest wetland, impacting its rich wildlife and the rains on which the region depends.

Race to a Safer World

News | July 8th 2022

Steel manufacture is currently responsible for 11 percent of anthropogenic CO2 emissions. Photo by zephylwer0 / Pixabay

Can the most-polluting heavy industries decarbonize?

The production of steel, cement, and ammonia together emit about one-fifth of all human-caused CO2. Technologies are emerging that promise to decarbonize these problem industries, but analysts warn big challenges remain before the processes can be cleaned up.

Race to a Safer World

News | October 1st 2021

Net-zero emissions: Winning strategy or destined for failure?

Net-zero emissions — balancing emissions by absorbing equivalent amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere — is the defining approach of international climate efforts. But some scientists are arguing that this strategy simply allows the perpetuation of the status quo and is certain to fail.

Race to a Safer World

News, Energy | June 3rd 2021

Lead battery recycling is a global health hazard. Why have so few people heard of it?

From African shantytowns to the backstreets of China’s cities, small-scale businesses that recycle the lead from auto batteries are proliferating. Experts say the pollution from these unregulated operations is a lethal threat — with children being the most vulnerable to poisoning.

News | November 24th 2020