If radical action to reduce emissions isn't taken in the next decade or so, many of today's schoolchildren could live in a world that's 3℃ or 4℃ hotter by the time they enter their later years. Their working lives would ...
Education
Feb 25, 2020
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Aerosol emissions from burning coal and wood are dangerous to human health, but it turns out that by cooling the Earth they also diminish global economic inequality, according to a new study by Carnegie's Yixuan Zheng, Geeta ...
Environment
Feb 18, 2020
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Physical climate risk from extreme weather events remains unaccounted for in financial markets. Without better knowledge of the risk, the average energy investor can only hope that the next extreme event won't trigger a sudden ...
Environment
Feb 17, 2020
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NUS ecologists found that current approaches involving enforcement and provision of alternative livelihoods are unlikely to succeed in deterring informal gold mining in Myanmar.
Environment
Feb 13, 2020
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The global cost of air pollution caused by fossil fuels is $8 billion a day, or roughly 3.3 percent of the entire world's economic output, an environmental research group said on Wednesday.
Environment
Feb 12, 2020
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Two of Australia's leading strategic urban plans could be used or expanded to do much more to promote better places to live for all residents, according to a new report.
Social Sciences
Dec 24, 2019
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Women's appearance enhancement is driven partly by status anxiety and income inequality, according to new research.
Social Sciences
Nov 25, 2019
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Spending time outdoors is long understood to offer mental health perks, including reduced stress, improved sleep and enhanced cognition.
Environment
Nov 12, 2019
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Never-ending campaigns, social media, 24-hour news cycles. Politics are impossible to escape, even for the casual observer.
Social Sciences
Sep 25, 2019
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Heavily polluted water is reducing economic growth by up to a third in some countries, a World Bank report said Tuesday, calling for action to address human and environmental harm.
Environment
Aug 20, 2019
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