Opinion: A 'green new deal' is Canada's best hope of achieving a just carbon-zero transition
The idea of a "green new deal" has gained considerable ground in recent years.
Environment
Jul 22, 2024
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News tagged with global south
US to phase out federal purchase of single-use plastics
President Joe Biden's administration on Friday announced plans to phase out single-use plastics in all federal operations by 2035, as part of a broader effort to combat what it deemed a rising global crisis.
Environment
Jul 19, 2024
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Climate model suggests extreme El Niño tipping point could be reached if global warming continues
A trio of physicists and oceanologists, two with the University of Cologne's Institute of Geophysics and Meteorology and the third with the GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel, all in Germany, has found via the ...
Invasive alien species biggest threat to biodiversity and livelihoods in Caribbean, according to new field guide
Invasive alien species (IAS) explored in a CABI-published book pose the biggest threat to biodiversity, crop and/or livestock production, human and/or animal health, and economic development in the Caribbean.
Plants & Animals
Jun 12, 2024
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Study shows AI-driven cyberattacks can inflict damage on GDP and supply chains for the world's largest economies
Cyberattacks driven by artificial intelligence (AI) pose unprecedented risks to global economies, supply chains, and trade. A new study in the journal Risk Analysis explores the cascading impacts of AI-driven cyberattacks.
Economics & Business
Jun 5, 2024
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'Fuzzy' maps offer insight into local perceptions of the value of volunteering
In the global South, volunteer programs are framed by policymakers and scholars as an effective vehicle for empowering women living in poverty. But this narrative often rests on scant knowledge of the perspectives and experiences ...
Social Sciences
Jun 5, 2024
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Centering relationships between people and place: A critical step towards improving science's contributions to society
Slowing down the pace may not be common in academia, but it could lead to better science to support our planet through the current climate, biodiversity and social justice crises. This is one approach suggested by a diverse ...
Environment
Jun 3, 2024
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Satellite mapping reveals a global bloom in greenhouse cultivation
We have long become accustomed to enjoying tomatoes, cucumbers, berries and melons year-round. In Europe, most of these imports come from Spain, where millions of tons of fruit and vegetables are grown under seas of white ...
Agriculture
Jun 3, 2024
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Health risks from global warming can help drive city climate action, study finds
Cities around the world were more likely to maintain climate action and enact "green recovery" long-term plans after the pandemic if local decision-makers were more alert to the health risks of climate change, a new global ...
Environment
May 28, 2024
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Uncertainty clouds UN talks on biopiracy treaty
UN talks to create a global treaty to combat biopiracy and the exploitation of genetic resources hung in the balance Thursday, a day before an agreement was due to be signed.
Other
May 23, 2024
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