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John Cook But has the film achieved what it set out to do – raise public awareness and change people’s behaviour in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Ten years ago, An Inconvenient Truth opened in cinemas in the United States. Starring former US vice president Al Gore, the documen

Aid , Business , Climate , Environment , Sustainable Development / 05/22/2016

What the Green Climate Fund really means for international development

Marc Gunther In its seventh year, progress for the fund has been slow. What will it take to fulfill the GCF’s promise? When the world’s poor countries demanded action during the failing United Nations–led climate negotiations in Copenhagen in 2009, the U.S. government responded with a promise:

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Forests , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 05/08/2016

Great Barrier Reef bleaching is just one symptom of ecosystem collapse across Australia

Dale Nimmo, David Lindenmayer, John Woinarski, Ralph Mac Nally, Shaun Cunningham Coral bleaching is not surprising: it is consistent with many changes that are occurring now across Australia’s natural environments Media reports around the world have brought the mass coral bleaching of A

Climate , Data & Reports , Environment , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 05/03/2016

Climate-Driven Water Scarcity Could Hit Economic Growth

Water scarcity, exacerbated by climate change, could cost some regions up to 6 percent of their GDP, spur migration, and spark conflict, according to a new World Bank report High and Dry: Climate Change, Water and the Economy, says the combined effects of growing populations, rising incomes, and exp

Environment , Science & Technology , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 04/26/2016

Three ways artificial intelligence is helping to save the world

Erin Biba As computers get smarter, scientists look at new ways to enlist them in environmental protection When you think of artificial intelligence, the first image that likely comes to mind is one of sentient robots that walk, talk and emote like humans. But there’s a different kind of AI that�

Business , Data & Reports , Energy , Environment , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 04/20/2016

What lies behind Africa’s lack of access and unreliable power supplies

Afrobarometer, a pan-African, non-partisan research network, recently released a report highlighting Africa’s electricity challenges. Power shortages can hamper socioeconomic development, but they also have implications for health and education. The Conversation Africa’s energy and environment e

Business , Climate , Energy , Environment , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 03/04/2016

Climate change adaptation in global megacities protects wealth – not people

Lucien Georgeson and Mark Maslin Cities across the world are increasingly at risk from climate change. People living in extreme poverty are especially vulnerable, both because global warming will tend to hit developing countries the hardest, and because they have less money to throw at the p

Climate , Data & Reports , Disasters , Environment , Science & Technology / 01/28/2016

We just had the hottest year on record – where does that leave climate denial?

Stephan Lewandowsky People who deny climate science do not put their money where their mouth is. And when they very occasionally do, they lose. At a news conference announcing that 2015 broke all previous heat records by a wide margin, one journalist started a question with “If this trend continue

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Environment , Forests , Resources , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 01/27/2016

Global deforestation is decreasing. Or is it?

Jeremy Leon Hance A new look at the complex picture of land use change suggests that when it comes to forests, we’re far from being out of the woods. Orignially posted at Ensia, magazine showcasing environmental solutions in action. Republished by SixDegrees on arrangement with Ensia under Creati

Business , Environment , Science & Technology , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Transport / 01/21/2016

Focus on Private Sector: Time to clear the air

Maha Rafi Atal Urban air pollution from industry and transport kills millions Firms can help reduce this burden by cutting energy use or using green energy They should also consider wider impacts — from sub-contractors, for example A public health emergency is causing 3.3 million premature

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