Gregory Barber
About Gregory Barber
Gregory Barber is a staff writer at WIRED covering energy and the environment. He graduated from Columbia University with a bachelor’s degree in computer science and English literature and now lives in San Francisco.
Tonga eruption keeps revealing new volcanic dangers
One year later, researchers are still marvelling at the power of the Hunga Tonga explosion — and wondering how to monitor hundreds of other undersea volcanoes.
War is an environmental disaster — but Ukraine can build back greener
Russia’s invasion is reversing years of environmental progress. But the world can help Ukraine reconstruct its damaged landscape and energy systems.
Carbon offsets alone won’t make air travel climate-friendly
Carbon dioxide emissions aren’t the only way aviation warms the planet. Exhaust contains a host of polluting particles, from soot to nitrogen oxides.
Can molecular tweaks help aluminum fill the demand for copper?
As the world converts to electric vehicles and renewable energy, re-engineered aluminum could improve its conductivity.
Climate change wrecks plant immune systems. Can they be rebooted?
When temperatures rise, plants mysteriously lose their ability to defend against invading pathogens — but there may be a fix.
Our wetlands are drowning
A long-term study of a marsh was meant to ask whether rising levels of CO2 could help wetlands thrive despite rising seas. The plants aren’t keeping up.
Companies may soon have to reveal their carbon emissions
Big businesses set splashy climate targets but don’t always reveal their data. The Securities and Exchange Commission wants to change that — to protect investors.
Why the U.S. wants in on the electric vehicle battery business
In an effort to reduce dependency on hard-to-source cobalt and Chinese manufacturing, American makers are finally getting into the cathode business.