Matthew Sinclair wrote book tackling ‘burgeoning climate change industry’ Global heating could bring benefits, according to one of Liz Truss’s new advisers. As onlookers seek to read the environmental signals being sent by Truss’s new appointments, there has been particular interest in the ideas of Matthew Sinclair, who published Let Them Eat Carbon in 2011.
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8 September 2022
Environmentalists’ concern over Liz Truss adviser’s climate policy views
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8 September 2022
Hundreds of Millions of Children Sentenced to Ignorance
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There are 244 million children out of school. Credit: Shafiqul Alam Kiron/IPS By Baher KamalMADRID, Sep 7 2022 (IPS) More than two-thirds of 10-year-olds are unable to read and understand a simple text. This shocking finding should be enough to be alarmed about the horrifying fate of an entire generation. But there is much more.
7 September 2022
Evaluating the effects of alternative landscape management scenarios on three old-forest-associated predators over 100 years in the fire-prone forests of the Sierra Nevada, USA
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Research, part of a special feature on The Many Facets of Forest Resilience in the Lake Tahoe Basin ABSTRACT Developing and implementing landscape-scale management strategies capable of balancing the need for restoring natural fire regimes and promoting ecosystem resiliency for future climate change remains an urgent need globally. To help guide development of a landscape
7 September 2022
Cost of living and climate are higher global priorities than Ukraine, poll finds
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But there remains strong support in many countries for Russian military withdrawal from Ukraine, survey finds The cost of living is ranked by most voters globally as a more important issue than liberating Ukraine from Russian occupation, but there is still strong support for a Russian military withdrawal, according to a survey showing global preoccupations.
6 September 2022
Leveraging emotion-behavior pathways to support environmental behavior change
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Insight ABSTRACT Many global environmental threats are driven by human behavior and require behavioral solutions. Researchers in the environmental field have recently explored the behavioral sciences as core to changing behavior for conservation, yet leveraging human emotions remains an underused tool for behavior change compared to others like social norms. Humans experience a range of
6 September 2022
Afghanistan: A Treasure Worth More than a Trillion Dollars
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Over one year after the Taliban takeover, an estimated 24.4 million people – 59 per cent of the population in Afghanistan – are dependent on international aid and emergency relief in their day-to-day lives. Credit: UNAMA/Fraidoon Poya By Baher KamalMADRID, Sep 6 2022 (IPS) Both mainstream media, international bodies and human rights defenders continue to
5 September 2022
The Right Policies Can Protect the Workers of Asia and the Pacific
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By Armida Salsiah AlisjahbanaBANGKOK, Thailand, Sep 5 2022 (IPS) Most of the 2.1 billion strong workforce in Asia and the Pacific are denied access to decent jobs, health care and social protection but there is an array polices and tools that governments can use to remedy these deficiencies and ensure that the rights and aspirations
5 September 2022
Anthony Albanese promises resources sector ‘orderly’ reduction in emissions
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Labor is under pressure on climate policy from Greens who propose ban on high-carbon projects Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has promised to work with the resources sector to “reduce emissions in a predictable and orderly way” as Labor comes under increased pressure from the Greens
4 September 2022
Rich nations owe reparations to countries facing climate disaster, says Pakistan minister
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Sherry Rehman, the country’s climate change minister, insists rich polluters must pay their due as country is hit by devastating floods Rich polluting countries which are predominantly to blame for the “dystopian” climate breakdown have broken their promises to reduce emissions and help developing countries adapt to global heating, according to Pakistan’s minister for climate
4 September 2022
Pakistan appeals for ‘immense’ international response to floods
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Unprecedented flooding in the country during monsoon season has left at least 1,265 people dead Pakistan has appealed to the international community for an “immense humanitarian response” to unprecedented flooding that has left at least 1,265 people dead. According to initial government estimates, the rain and flooding have caused $10bn (£8.7bn) in damage. Continue reading…