Net zero targets are a "fantasy" that often just protect "business as usual," a leading expert in environment and sustainability has said.
Environment
Oct 22, 2021
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The benefits of strict climate policies are often underestimated in public debate, while the costs are generally overestimated, says Lucas Bretschger. Climate protection does not have a negative impact on economic development.
Environment
Jun 14, 2021
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Researchers from Esade, University of St. Gallen, HEC Paris, and Columbia University published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that explores the conundrum faced by firms that want to reduce their impact on the climate: ...
Economics & Business
Aug 5, 2020
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Opposition leader Anthony Albanese sought to claim the climate policy high ground last week with his commitment to a net-zero emissions target by 2050.
Political science
Feb 26, 2020
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There is growing interest in the potential for soil carbon to mitigate climate change, brought into the public sphere at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris. France. There, the French government ...
Environment
Nov 11, 2019
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At a time when public debate around the world is suffering from a collision between facts and "alternative facts", experts must find new ways to reach people.
Social Sciences
Oct 9, 2019
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Let's clear the air about cow farts.
Environment
Apr 28, 2019
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Coal-fired power plants operating and under construction in Asia pose a threat to achieving the goal of halting global warming, the head of the International Energy Agency told the Financial Times on Wednesday.
Environment
Oct 31, 2018
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The internet would be nothing without hyperlinks. They are what makes the net a network. They define the paths that give users access to content. And they also help to determine which results search engines show over others. ...
Social Sciences
Dec 6, 2017
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On the face of it, environmentalist Bill McKibben's international climate campaign to have universities divest fossil fuel assets had limited success. Only a handful of institutions pledged to divest and it didn't affect ...
Environment
Oct 20, 2017
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