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UK’s 4-day work week trials show massive gain in revenue, employee satisfaction and many climate benefits
4-Day Week Global, a New Zealand-based group advocating for a four-day work week instead of five, h…
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Scientists are racing to explore more of the ocean hoping to discover medical breakthroughs and address the climate crisis
An array of organizations are working to scale marine biodiscovery to discover beneficial traits fr…
Tasmin Lockwood
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COVID-19 and climate crisis severely affected mental health of young Indians, Lancet study shows
Incidents of depression, anxiety and insomnia have increased due to the upheavals that people were …
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Oceans have become polluted with approximately 26,000 tons of PPE during pandemic, new report claims
"While it is suspected to be large, the magnitude and fate of this pandemic-associated mismanaged p…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Migratory birds can partially offset climate change but it comes with a cost
Climate change-induced habitat degradation is causing havoc with bird migratory dates. According to…
ANI
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Recognizing the rights of climate refugees is the first step to relocating the millions of vulnerable island-nation residents who could be displaced in the next 3 decades
While Caribbean islands have some of the lowest greenhouse-gas emissions, they're the most vulnerab…
Christine Jean-Baptiste
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Middle class Americans are moving straight into fire and drought because they can't afford to live in the cities that are safer from climate change
Rather than leaving areas at high risk of natural disasters and other climate issues, more American…
Eliza Relman
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The steps that could help address biodiversity loss could also help fix the climate crisis
Panelists who took part in an Insider panel said issues like biodiversity loss and the climate cris…
Catherine Boudreau
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The World Bank rejects El Salvador's request for help implementing bitcoin due to the token's climate impact
The World Bank said it can't help El Salvador in its mission to make bitcoin legal tender, "given t…
Harry Robertson
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Grazing animals may be extremely vital to climate change mitigation and maintaining soil carbon health, new study reveals
Since soil contains more carbon than all plants and the atmosphere combined, it is important to ens…
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Ocean warming rates to quadruple by 2090 if climate change not mitigated: study
A new comprehensive review of global ocean temperature data has allowed researchers to paint a clea…
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OPINION: Time to scale-up nature-based solutions to forge a low-carbon and climate-resilient future for India
A report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (I…
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India 2030 climate targets set momentum ahead of COP27
The recent slew of policies show that India is serious about meeting its 2030 decadal targets, whic…
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India can cut emissions from its buildings to half by 2050 to meet net-zero target: Report
Emissions from buildings are projected to multiply four times by 2050. By implementing a whole-s…
ANI
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Viral fast-food hacks, like the Chipotle 'fajita quesadilla,' prove American appetites haven't caught up to the climate crisis
Burritos and burgers from chains including Taco Bell, McDonald's, and Chipotle have cultlike follow…
Catherine Boudreau
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UK passes 104 degrees, breaking all-time record, as Europe swelters in extreme heat wave
This all-time record came as southern European countries struggled with wildfires and heat-related …
Marianne Guenot
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IIT Kharagpur is the only Indian university to make it to top 100 in THE Impact Rankings 2020
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur became the only Indian institute to feature in top 1…
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How chief sustainability officers are bringing more accountability and less waste to their companies — and the world
In 2021, companies that appointed a CSO tripled compared to the previous year, according to a PwC s…
Erica Sweeney
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4 ways communities can implement smart streetlights, traffic sensors, and other technology, according to leaders in cities with successful smart city projects
Embracing technology can be cumbersome for some governments. But these four tips could help city le…
Erica Sweeney
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4 ways communities can implement smart streetlights, traffic sensors, and other technology, according to leaders in cities with successful smart city projects
Embracing technology can be cumbersome for some governments. But these four tips could help city le…