Latin American forests—one of the world's greatest assets in the fight against climate change—will likely continue to shrink in size and economic clout, but not necessarily in their ability to help fight global warming, ...
Ecology
Dec 23, 2021
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Nazli Choucri is a professor of political science and an expert on climate issues, who also focuses on international relations and cyberpolitics. She is the architect and director of the Global System for Sustainable Development, ...
Environment
Dec 14, 2021
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The Global Carbon Project recently published its 2021 Global Carbon Budget report, providing data on atmospheric carbon concentrations, emissions and trends. University of Illinois Urban-Champaign atmospheric sciences professor ...
Environment
Nov 10, 2021
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As part of COP26, we asked people in six regions to imagine a globally net zero, climate-resilient future. Here's what they came up with.
Environment
Nov 1, 2021
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Fearing a trade-off with economic growth, countries feel discouraged to cut their CO2 emissions. But do the two really not go together? Environmental scientist Ranran Wang and her colleagues investigated the relationship ...
Environment
Oct 28, 2021
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China was the first country to be affected by COVID-19 and took unprecedented lockdown measures that led to a historic decline in growth of at least 6% in 2020. But in 2021, the country has mounted a recovery and economic ...
Economics & Business
Sep 30, 2021
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New research on China suggests that declining birth rates and an aging population might not hinder future prosperity when associated with better education of the young.
Social Sciences
Sep 27, 2021
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Economic models of climate change may have substantially underestimated the costs of continued warming, according to a new study involving UCL researchers.
Environment
Sep 6, 2021
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From agriculture to housing to transportation, economic growth has historically depended on burning through finite natural resources and rearranging natural landscapes.
Environment
Sep 1, 2021
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In the freshwater swamp forest of Hlanzoun in southern Benin, majestic trees hum with chirping birds and playful monkeys.
Ecology
Aug 30, 2021
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