Big corporations could drive a worldwide shift towards more sustainable supply chains that limit damage caused by deforestation. But progress is being slowed down by weak or non-existent commitments to ensure that supply ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 3, 2024
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After months of intense community outrage over its planned slaughter of thousands of nonnative mule deer, Catalina Island Conservancy officials have indicated that they may be open to considering optional plans, such as relocating ...
Ecology
Feb 5, 2024
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In 2015, more than 140 countries signed up to the goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. For countries in the global south this is a huge task. On the one hand, they have committed to low emissions. On the other their ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 30, 2023
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Many U.S. cities are leading the way in cutting emissions of greenhouse gases, with mandates on more efficient buildings, renewable energy and expansion of mass transit. But often these efforts face hurdles in the form of ...
Environment
Nov 10, 2023
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News reports of the world's worst polluters often point to a specific handful of countries at fault. However, the focus on sovereign states as the underlying cause of carbon emissions and climate change misses an important ...
Environment
Sep 18, 2023
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For hundreds of years, we've been told patents help deliver big new inventions, such as life-saving drugs.
Economics & Business
Aug 21, 2023
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The need to cut the emissions driving climate change is urgent, but it's proving hard to decarbonize road transport in Australia. Its share of the nation's total greenhouse gas emissions doubled from 8% in 1990 to 16% in ...
Environment
Jul 3, 2023
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A tree is not just a tree. It is also fuel, paper, furniture, livelihood, and industry.
Environment
May 29, 2023
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Earth Day is an opportunity to celebrate the awe-inspiring wonders on this planet—a place full of biodiversity hotspots, from lush rainforests to scenic mountain ranges, home to rich, endemic species. These pristine, ecologically ...
Environment
Apr 24, 2023
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Just days after 105 countries backed Vanuatu's historic bid to take climate change before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), this small Pacific nation declared a state of emergency.
Environment
Mar 29, 2023
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