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Polluter pay policies are the most effective weapons against climate change: study

Sustainable Economies Seth Borenstein -
Click here to view original web page at www.nationalobserver.com To figure out what really works when nations try to fight climate change, researchers looked at...

Ancient civilizations countered extreme heat: What cities can borrow from history

Inclusive Equitable Communities Brian Stone Jr. -
Click here to view original web page at www.fastcompany.com Coupled with the design of the built environment, ...

The Regeneration Handbook: System-changing local strategies

Sustainable Economies Don Hall -
Click here to view original web page at www.shareable.net To inspire hope that ordinary people such as ourselves can bring about meaningful change, I’ve included...

Creating Sustainable Infrastructure: Installing chargers in apartments condos makes sense

Sustainable Economies Jason Wang -
Click here to view original web page at www.pembina.org Given current and projected growth rates in the EV sector, policy makers, utilities and municipalities need...

How classroom learning can help students shape new stories about climate change

Sustainable Economies Chenkai Chi and Susan Drake -
Click here to view original web page at theconversation.com The climate emergency has been recognized as a critical issue, with the United Nations emphasizing the...

A First Nation’s geothermal project shows how fossil fuels can power the next seven generations

Sustainable Economies Matteo Cimellaro -
Click here to view original web page at www.nationalobserver.com Elders and community members always knew something was bubbling under their feet on this remote B.C....

A Warming Planet is Global, Adaptation is Local & Resilience People-Specific

Sustainable Economies Sanjay Srivastava, T N Singh, Praveen Kumar and Naina Tanwar -
Click here to view original web page at www.ipsnews.net BANGKOK, Thailand, Jul 2 2024 (IPS) - The summer of 2024 has shattered heat records, starkly...

Gas fuels the fires of the climate emergency; it can’t put them out

Sustainable Economies David Suzuki and Ian Hanington -
Click here to view original web page at rabble.ca Throughout its life cycle, it devastates landscapes, pollutes waterways, uses excessive amounts of water (often in...

‘Economic reconciliation’ is a false promise for Indigenous peoples

Sustainable Economies Janelle Lapointe -
Click here to view original web page at breachmedia.ca The rise of “natural gas” as a form of reconciliation is a strategy of ...

How farming could become the ultimate climate-change tool

Sustainable Economies Bianca Nogrady -
Click here to view original web page at www.nature.com A generation of farmers and scientists are finding ways to sequester carbon ...

EU passes law to restore 20% of bloc’s land and sea by end of decade

Sustainable Economies Ajit Niranjan -
Click here to view original web page at www.theguardian.com Narrow vote causes fury in Vienna where climate minister is threatened ...

High hopes for biodegradable hemp?

Sustainable Economies David Suzuki and Ian Hanington -
Click here to view original web page at rabble.ca Overall, whether it’s used for fabrics, bioplastics, fuels, paper products or building materials, hemp...

Canceled Canadian CCS Project Deemed ‘Not Economically Feasible’

Sustainable Economies Taylor C. Noakes -
Click here to view original web page at www.resilience.org Capital Power Generation has canceled a $2.4 billion carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at their...

Wind and solar are ‘fastest-growing electricity sources in history’

Sustainable Economies Molly Lempriere -
Click here to view original web page at www.resilience.org Wind and solar are growing faster than any other sources of electricity in history, according to...

Scientists explore nature’s promise in combating plastic waste

Sustainable Economies Claire Asher -
Click here to view original web page at news.mongabay.com Key Ideas: Since 1950, humanity has produced more than 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic. Most has...

Sustainable Food Systems | Feeding Ourselves: Lessons From Europe

Sustainable Economies Louise Kelleher -
Click here to view original web page at www.resilience.org Local communities in rural and urban areas can be powerful changemakers when it comes to food...

Dozens of municipalities in Quebec ban fossil fuels in new buildings

Sustainable Economies Cloe Logan -
Click here to view original web page at www.nationalobserver.com By 2025, municipalities representing about half the population of Quebec will significantly slash the number of...

AI Policy Can’t Ignore Climate Change: We Need Net Zero AI Emissions

Sustainable Economies Philippe Benoit -
Click here to view original web page at www.ipsnews.net Artificial intelligence provides amazing potential for advancement across fields, from medicine to agriculture to...

Green Roofs Are Great. Blue-Green Roofs Are Even Better

Sustainable Economies Matt Simon -
Click here to view original web page at www.wired.com You might visit Amsterdam for its famous canals, and who could blame you, really. But the...

In highly urbanized Japan, city farmers are key to achieving organic goal

Sustainable Economies Annelise Giseburt -
Click here to view original web page at news.mongabay.com The Japanese government aims to convert at least 25% of all its farmland to organic by...

Budget needs to set an accelerated course for a low-carbon future

Sustainable Economies Emily Huddart Kennedy and Parker Muzzerall -
Click here to view original web page at policyoptions.irpp.org Budget 2024 will be pivotal in building a low-carbon future in ways that need to go...

Carbon pricing is good for the climate and affordability

Sustainable Economies David Suzuki and Ian Hanington -
Click here to view original web page at rabble.ca This is no time to get rid of effective policies, or even water them down. Putting a...

We Need a Plan for the Transition to Renewable Energy

Sustainable Economies David Fridley and Richard Heinberg -
Click here to view original web page at www.resilience.or Radical societal transformation is inevitable; a plan could make a difference between catastrophe and progress. Introduction The transition...

With 2024 federal budget looming, majority of Canadians want Big Oil slapped with a windfall profits tax

Sustainable Economies John Woodside -
Click here to view original web page at www.nationalobserver.com A majority of Canadians want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to ...

How nature-based knowledge can restore local ecosystems and improve community well-being

Sustainable Economies Saeed Rahman and Natalie Slawinski -
Click here to view original web page at theconversation.com Organizations in the food and agriculture sector have been looking to nature for inspiration to improve...

It’s time we include cities and regions as equal partners in global climate negotiations

Sustainable Economies Marjolaine Lamontagne and Charles Berthelet -
Click here to view original web page at theconversation.com Last year’s UN climate conference (COP28) made history in Dubai by introducing — for the very...

The Inspiring Movement to Build for Climate Resiliency

Sustainable Economies April M. Short -
Click here to view original web page at www.resilience.org The way we build our structures and organize our cities can have a significant impact ...

Renewable energy innovation isn’t just good for the climate — it’s also good for the economy

Sustainable Economies Deborah de Lange -
Click here to view original web page at theconversation.com As the climate crisis escalates, there are urgent and difficult choices that need to be ...

To reverse deforestation and protect biodiversity, build a bioeconomy in the Amazon (commentary)

Sustainable Economies Robert Muggah -
Click here to view original web page at news.mongabay.com Slowing and reversing deforestation and land degradation in the Amazon requires not only conservation efforts but...

‘Fortress’ conservation policies threaten the food security of rural populations

Sustainable Economies Terry Sunderland -
Click here to view original web page at theconversation.com Barriers created by “fortress conservation” — as in the near-total sectioning off of land ...
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