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December 9, 2023

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Fossil CO2 Emissions at Record High in 2023

Dec. 4, 2023 — Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels have risen again in 2023 -- reaching record levels, according to new ...

Illuminating the Benefits of Marine Protected Areas for Ecotourism, and Vice Versa

Nov. 30, 2023 — As California, the U.S. and the world work to make good on commitments to conserve 30% of oceans and lands by 2030, all strategies are on the table -- and under the microscope. When it comes to the ...

A Fifth Higher: Tropical Cyclones Substantially Raise the Social Cost of Carbon

Nov. 23, 2023 — Extreme events like tropical cyclones have immediate impacts, but also long-term implications for societies. A new study now finds: Accounting for the long-term impacts of these storms raises the ...

'Not Dead Yet': Experts Identify Interventions That Could Rescue 1.5°C

Nov. 22, 2023 — To meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and limit global heating to 1.5°C, global annual emissions will need to drop radically over the coming decades. Climate economists say that this goal could still be within our reach. They identify key ...

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North Korea and Beyond: AI-Powered Satellite Analysis Reveals the Unseen Economic Landscape of Underdeveloped Nations?

Dec. 7, 2023 — A joint research team in computer science, economics, and geography has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) technology to measure grid-level ...

Environment and Wallet Benefit from Redispensing Cancer Pills

Nov. 17, 2023 — Redispensing cancer drugs reduces both environmental impact and medical costs, according to new research. The annual savings could amount to tens of ...

No One-Size-Fits-All Solution for the Net-Zero Grid

Nov. 16, 2023 — As power generation from sources like solar and wind increases, along with the introduction of devices such as heat pumps and batteries, a new optimization tool will help the UK plan for a greener ...

A 'Fish Cartel' for Africa Could Benefit the Countries, and Their Seas

Nov. 13, 2023 — Banding together to sell fishing rights could generate economic benefits for African countries, which receive far less from access to their fisheries on the global market than other countries do from ...

Wildfire, Drought Cause $11.2 Billion in Damage to Private Timberland in Three Pacific States, Study Finds

Nov. 13, 2023 — Wildfires and drought have led to $11.2 billion in damages to privately held timberland in California, Oregon and Washington over the past two ...

Plastics Treaty Must Tackle Problem at Source

Nov. 9, 2023 — The new Global Plastics Treaty must tackle the problem at source, researchers say. They say the treaty must prioritize 'upstream' issues: cutting total production and consumption of plastics, phasing ...

Food Waste Prevention in Europe Can Generate Major Footprint Savings

Nov. 6, 2023 — New calculations show that the European countries have great potential for reducing the demand for global food resources and the associated GHG footprint. Researchers have estimated the climate ...

Two Million European Households Could Abandon the Electrical Grid by 2050

Nov. 2, 2023 — Researchers report that 53% of European freestanding homes could have supplied all their own energy needs in 2020 using only local rooftop solar radiation, and this technical feasibility could ...

Circular Take-Back Programs: Popular and Environmentally Responsible

Nov. 1, 2023 — Consumers exhibit a higher willingness to pay for products that are part of a circular take-back ...

Offset Markets: New Approach Could Help Save Tropical Forests by Restoring Faith in Carbon Credits

Oct. 30, 2023 — A new approach to valuing the carbon storage potential of natural habitats aims to help restore faith in offset schemes, by enabling investors to ...

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Powerful Financial Giants Could Play Vital Role in Preventing the Next Pandemic

Dec. 5, 2023 — For the first time, researchers have mapped the financial sector's influence on the emergence of infectious diseases. They find that a relatively small number of powerful financial institutions, ...

Millennials Aren't All Worse Off Than Baby Boomers, but the Rich-Poor Gap Is Widening

Nov. 16, 2023 — A study of over 12,000 people in the US, comparing Baby Boomers and Millennials, has found that Millennials are not universally less wealthy, despite often being characterised as 'the first ...

The Name Game: CEOs With Favorable Surnames Receive Higher Pay

Nov. 15, 2023 — Research from Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) shows that the 'favourability' of a CEO's surname plays a major role in determining their job security and can increase their total ...

Decarbonizing Light-Duty Transportation in the United States: Study Reveals Strategies to Achieve Goal

Nov. 6, 2023 — Researchers found that meeting greenhouse gas emissions goals for light-duty vehicles, which are passenger vehicles such as cars and trucks, is possible, but not just by increasing electric vehicle ...

Window to Avoid 1.5°C of Warming Will Close Before 2030 If Emissions Are Not Reduced

Oct. 30, 2023 — Without rapid carbon dioxide emission reductions, the world has a 50% chance of locking in 1.5°C of warming before ...

A Sustainable Future Is Based on a Learning Society

Oct. 25, 2023 — A holistic transformation is needed for the planet to accommodate people's pursuit of well-being. A new study explores a Theory of Planetary Social Pedagogy as a driver of a transformative ...

Givers to Crowdfunding Campaigns Enjoy Vicarious Success

Oct. 24, 2023 — Recent research has found that backers of crowdfunding projects participate, in part, because they enjoy a sense of indirect success and the feeling that they are contributing to something bigger ...

World May Have Crossed Solar Power 'Tipping Point'

Oct. 17, 2023 — The world may have crossed a 'tipping point' that will inevitably make solar power our main source of energy, new research ...

How to Tell If Your Boss Is a 'Corporate Psychopath'

Oct. 16, 2023 — New research considers how the financial industry can identify, manage and, if necessary, remove these ...

Fair and Sustainable Futures Beyond Mining

Oct. 2, 2023 — Mining brings huge social and environmental change to communities: landscapes, livelihoods and the social fabric evolve alongside the industry. But what happens when the mines close? What problems ...

Increased Risk of Depression and Anxiety When in Higher Education, Study Finds

Sep. 29, 2023 — Young people who are in higher education in England face a small increased risk of depression and anxiety, compared to their peers who are not attending higher education, finds a new ...

How Parents' Work Stress Affects Family Mealtimes and Children's Development

Sep. 29, 2023 — Family mealtimes are important for parents and children as a space to communicate, socialize, and build attachment relationships. But it can be difficult for busy parents to balance family and work ...

Most People Rely on Parents for Material Support Into Adulthood

Sep. 20, 2023 — A new study finds that only a third of adults in the United States did not rely on their parents for some form of material support between their late teens and early ...

How to Keep People out of the Emergency Room

Sep. 19, 2023 — New research shows helping immigrants schedule primary-care appointments lowers their number of emergency-room ...

What the French Revolution Can Teach Us About Inflation

Sep. 18, 2023 — Study finds that politics, public expectations fuel ...

Take the Money Now or Later? Financial Scarcity Doesn't Lead to Poor Decision Making

Sep. 14, 2023 — When people feel that their resources are scarce -- that they don't have enough money or time to meet their needs -- they often make decisions that favor short-term gains over long-term ...

New Methodology Reveals Health, Climate Impacts of Reducing Buildings' Energy Use

Sep. 11, 2023 — Increasing energy efficiency in buildings can save money -- and it can also decrease the carbon emissions and air pollution that lead to climate change and health harms. But the climate and health ...

Studies Highlight New Approaches to Addressing Climate Change

Sep. 11, 2023 — Failing to achieve climate mitigation goals puts increasing pressure on climate adaptation strategies. In two new studies, researchers address novel approaches to these ...

Lions on the Brink -- New Analysis Reveals the Differing Threats to African Lion Populations

Sep. 11, 2023 — New results reveal that many of Africa's remaining lions live within small, fragmented populations at risk of disappearing. The researchers developed a new framework which integrates ecological ...

New Study Reveals the Power of Railroads to Buffer Coal Plants from a Carbon Emissions Tax

Sep. 7, 2023 — A new study suggests that railroads are likely to cut transportation prices to prop up coal-fired plants if U.S. climate policies further disadvantage coal in favor of less carbon-intensive energy ...

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