SPECIAL: Promising solutions for climate change

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 10.16.21 Every now and then we have stories that feel especially important to share, and there are few subjects more significant than climate change. In recent weeks, we published a series of articles on novel ways of addressing the most complex problem that humans have ever faced. We hope these ideas inspire you as much as they inspired us.  Learn more about the challenges our planet faces, as well as what can be done to help. Head to our website for all of our climate stories.   THE DIRT | 5-MINUTE READ How Healthy Is a Farm's Soil? Check How Active Its Microbes Are BY JENNIFER CLARE BALL Researchers developed a probe that could help farmers better understand their land by measuring the electric current from the tiny creatures in the dirt.   HIGHER GROUND | 18-MINUTE READ The (Very Slow) Race to Move Forests in Time to Save Them BY LAUREN MARKHAM Trees have always migrated to survive. But now they need help to avoid climate catastrophe.   EXCUSE YOU | 7-MINUTE READ The Controversial Quest to Make Cow Burps Less Noxious BY MATT SIMON Their incessant belching loads the atmosphere with planet-warming methane. But it's not so simple as just feeding them gas-busting seaweed.   ENVIRONMENT | 6-MINUTE READ Carbon-Capturing Sunglasses Offer a View of Fashion's Future BY ALDEN WICKER A new biomaterial created by methane-munching marine organisms can be molded into eyeglass frames, or formed into leather-like sheets. GET WIRED A helicopter on Mars. What to expect post-Covid. The next electrifying/terrifying leap in A.I. explained. Get 1 year of unlimited access to WIRED for less than $1 per month. That includes Steven Levy's exclusive newsletter and a free tote! Subscribe now.   FOOD FOR THOUGHT | 5-MINUTE READ Growing Crops Under Solar Panels? Now There's a Bright Idea BY MATT SIMON In the new scientific (and literal) field of agrivoltaics, researchers are showing how panels can increase yields and reduce water use on a warming planet.   SHOCKING | 6-MINUTE READ The Grid Isn't Ready for the Renewable Revolution BY MATT SIMON The massive deployment of wind and solar will turn you, the humble homeowner, into a critical actor in the operation of the US power grid.   IDEAS | 7-MINUTE READ Environmental Law Is Getting in the Way of Climate Action BY ELEANOR CUMMINS The path forward requires a new understanding of our burning world.   CODE RED | 7-MINUTE READ Actions You Can Take to Tackle Climate Change BY HEATHER HIGINBOTHAM DAVIES These apps and resources can help you manage your eco-anxiety—and take steps to tread more lightly on the planet.     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions   Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.