Climate-aid pledges by industrialized nations are worthless, says the leader of the Seychelles, an Indian Ocean archipelago threatened by rising sea levels.
Environment
May 30, 2022
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Countries that allow economic inequality to increase as they grow richer make their citizens less happy, new research shows.
Social Sciences
Apr 18, 2022
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The advance toward smart cities promises improved quality of life through vast networked computing systems and integrated technologies that connect major public systems and infrastructures.
Environment
Oct 21, 2021
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As the world staggers through another summer of extreme weather, experts are noticing something different: 2021′s onslaught is hitting harder and in places that have been spared global warming's wrath in the past.
Environment
Aug 4, 2021
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The International Energy Agency (IEA) last month made global headlines when it declared there is no room for new fossil fuel investment if we're to avoid catastrophic climate change.
Environment
Jun 14, 2021
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There is a great deal of confusion about the importance of global negotiations on climate change. Many people have the impression that what happens within their own country is unimportant, and that all the important policy-making ...
Environment
Oct 23, 2020
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A new report by UNSW Sydney's Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC) and the Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS) finds that poverty rates have remained at much the same level for the past decade, despite economic ...
Economics & Business
Feb 21, 2020
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Social Sciences
Aug 5, 2019
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Less than two years after China banned most imports of scrap material from abroad, many of its neighbors are following suit. On May 28, 2019, Malaysia's environment minister announced that the country was sending 3,000 metric ...
Environment
Jun 6, 2019
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A unique study of birdlife in South African cities has found that birds prefer wealthy areas to poorer ones but will move out if things get too cramped. The study was conducted by a team of scientists from the University ...
Ecology
May 31, 2019
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