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Publication date: November 2020 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 177 Author(s): David R. Crook, Brian E. Robinson, Ping Li

The science has been settled to the highest degree, so now the key to progress is understanding our psychological reactions It took me much longer than it should have to realise that educating people about climate change science was not enough. Due perhaps to my personality type (highly rational, don’t talk to me about horoscopes,

Temperatures will be too hot for the seeds of one in five plants by the year 2070, Australian researcher says Global heating will make it much harder for tropical plants around the world to germinate with temperatures becoming too hot for the seeds of one in five plants by the year 2070, according to a

The identity of people living in Central Appalachia is tightly connected with water. Because of the threats to water resources due to coal mining, and most recently, hydraulic fracturing and oil and gas pipeline projects, citizens have formed several nonprofit organizations to preserve or restore rivers and watersheds. Notably, women head the biggest, state-wide, most

Such deadly heat may become regular occurrence later this century, scientists find The likelihood of the UK experiencing deadly 40C temperatures for the first time is “rapidly accelerating” due to the climate crisis, scientists have found. The research shows that such searing heat could become a regular occurrence by the end of the century unless

Research into 2003 heatwave in Paris finds urban greening and reflective walls can cut temperatures Last week’s heatwave left many UK city dwellers struggling to sleep. These conditions also increasingly threaten lives because such high night temperatures can make it impossible for the body to cool down. Air conditioning solves individual problems but, apart from