Mobility data reveals universal law of visitation in cities
New research published in Nature provides a powerful yet surprisingly simple way to determine the number of visitors to any location in a city.
New research published in Nature provides a powerful yet surprisingly simple way to determine the number of visitors to any location in a city.
Social Sciences
May 26, 2021
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New Zealand will force banks to reveal the impact their investments have on climate change under world-first legislation intended to make the financial sector's environmental record transparent, officials said.
Environment
Apr 14, 2021
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Despite living in dynamic environments and facing an uncertain future due to climate change, New Zealanders generally expect their land and property rights will endure indefinitely.
Environment
Mar 8, 2021
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Today, researchers at Columbia University launched the world's first database of carbon dioxide removal laws. The database, which is publicly available at cdrlaw.org, provides an annotated bibliography of legal materials ...
Environment
Oct 9, 2020
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Two tools recently launched by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University, will help to monitor progress in implementing new climate laws in New York State and New York City.
Environment
Aug 24, 2020
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A new website, Model Laws for Deep Decarbonization in the United States, was launched on Tuesday to help accelerate a sustainable U.S. transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. It will provide policy makers at the ...
Environment
Apr 15, 2020
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Today, the Covid-19 pandemic is all anyone can talk about. Societies around the world are coming to a standstill, and concern for most matters other than the coronavirus have been pushed aside. But as we confront the current ...
Environment
Mar 27, 2020
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The climate crisis threatens to dramatically alter people's relationships with the land on which they rely. Meanwhile, many climate solutions are themselves land-intensive: solar and wind energy, carbon dioxide sequestration, ...
Environment
Sep 25, 2019
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Fires across the Brazilian Amazon have sparked an international outcry for preservation of the world*s largest rainforest. Here's a look at the role the Amazon plays in regulating the world's climate:
Environment
Aug 27, 2019
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Global climate change is endangering small island countries, many of them developing nations, potentially harming their ability to function as independent states.
Environment
Jul 1, 2019
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