Publication date: May 2021 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 183 Author(s): Shelby Kitt, Jonn Axsen, Zoe Long, Ekaterina Rhodes
Publication date: May 2021 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 183 Author(s): Shelby Kitt, Jonn Axsen, Zoe Long, Ekaterina Rhodes
By Yasmine SherifNEW YORK, Jan 23 2021 (IPS) Looking back upon 2020, we all bear the scars of a devastating year; none so much as girls and boys around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted education for over 1.6 billion children and youth globally and continues to do so. It has also deepened socio-economic inequities
Critics say the costs could have been avoided if ministers had agreed to bring in low-carbon standards sooner Householders buying brand new homes in the next four years are likely to find an unpleasant surprise awaiting them in the future: homes built today will have to be retrofitted with energy efficiency measures and low-carbon technology,
Agriculture is a major economic driver in Aotearoa-New Zealand (New Zealand), led by export earnings from dairy farming. Dairying is uniquely exposed to climatic- and nonclimatic socioeconomic stressors, which have their greatest effects on production and yield. The growing need to consider these and other changes is accelerating efforts aimed at ensuring greater resilience, adaptability,
Scoping out development opportunities in frontier communities. UN Kenya Resident Coordinator Siddharth Chatterjee, Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa, UN heads of missions, and other development partners in Kenya. Credit: Nicholas Wilson / UNDP By Siddharth ChatterjeeNAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 20 2021 (IPS) COVID-19 is like a rainstorm, a thunderous and powerful rainstorm all over the world. If
‘Renoducts’ will help animals who have to roam further for food due to global heating Sweden is to build up to a dozen bridges so reindeer can safely cross railway lines and major roads in the north of the country as global heating forces them to roam further afield in search of food. State broadcaster
Working as a journalist in Zimbabwe has been particularly hazardous for investigative journalists in a country that makes regular appearances in global top rankings of corruption. Zimbabwe’s press freedom remains fragile. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS By Ignatius BandaBULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Jan 19 2021 (IPS) A long-running gag says “in Zimbabwe there is freedom of speech, but no
President-elect to block Keystone XL pipeline among other swift environmental moves – but challenges lie ahead Joe Biden is set for a flurry of action to combat the climate crisis on his first day as US president by immediately rejoining the Paris climate agreement and blocking the Keystone XL pipeline, although experts have warned lengthier,
Climate scientist and writer Joëlle Gergis speaks about the incalculable loss already suffered due to climate change and why the only way forward is to acknowledge the grief rather than ignore it This interview with Joëlle Gergis is based on an essay she has written for the Fire, Flood and Plague anthology series. You can
Nadia Helmy Ahmed By Sania FarooquiNEW DELHI, India, Jan 18 2021 (IPS) As a Muslim woman born and brought up in Denmark, Nadia Helmy Ahmed broke many stereotypes when she started boxing at the age of 15. “Back then it was not common for girls to take up elite boxing, let alone common for Muslim