How oil companies put the responsibility for climate change on consumers
The political response to the climate crisis remains largely inadequate in the face of heat waves, hurricanes, floods and forest fires that are accelerating and intensifying.
The political response to the climate crisis remains largely inadequate in the face of heat waves, hurricanes, floods and forest fires that are accelerating and intensifying.
Economics & Business
Oct 12, 2023
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In early 2023, the Guardian published an article suggesting that more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets are worthless. These credits are essentially a promise to protect forests and can be bought as a way to "offset" ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 25, 2023
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You may not have noticed, but earlier this month we passed Earth overshoot day, when humanity's demands for ecological resources and services exceeded what our planet can regenerate annually.
Environment
Aug 16, 2023
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In 2009, statistician Paul Murtaugh and climate scientist Michael Schlax calculated that having just one child in a high-emitting country such as the United States will add around 10,000 tons of CO₂ to the atmosphere. That's ...
Social Sciences
Aug 16, 2023
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New research shows that U.S. public pension funds would be $21 billion richer had they divested from fossil fuels a decade ago.
Economics & Business
Jun 28, 2023
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Almost everything we eat has consumed water somewhere in the process of being made and processed. But beef is credited with one of the biggest water footprints.
Environment
Jun 27, 2023
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Climate change is a global problem. Its origin is less so, however, because we do not all contribute equally: the countries that suffer the most from the impacts of climate change are precisely those that are the least responsible.
Environment
May 11, 2023
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Hundreds of miles north of the Arctic Circle, Sandia National Laboratories researchers ensure the collection of important weather and climate data. By switching the gas used in their weather balloons, they have reduced their ...
Environment
May 9, 2023
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If people had more information about the carbon footprint generated by the food they eat, would they make different decisions when ordering in restaurants?
Environment
Apr 17, 2023
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Javier Atalah and Pablo Sánchez have carried out a study on eating habits in Spain in relation to fish and bivalves
Ecology
Dec 22, 2022
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