Our world faces a lot of challenges this century, chief among them perhaps being the opposing issues of energy and climate change. On the one hand, we have our immense dependence as a global civilization on the use of fossil fuels whose replacement will likely be incredible expensive. On the other hand, we have the undeniable fact that our planet is warming, due in large part to our reliance on said fossil fuels. How do we square this circle and save both our climate and our civilization? Today's articles for Earthy Thursday take a look at some of the ways climate change is affecting our world and how bright minds are looking for solutions.
