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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

Biodiversity , Climate , Disasters , Energy , Environment , Forests , Sustainable Development / 01/20/2016

Five trends that will define the world’s forests in 2016

Bill Laurance The past year has been a momentous time for the world’s forests, with both good and bad news. Fasten your seat belts, because 2016 promises to be another roller-coaster ride. Here I highlight five factors that could have a big impact on forests this year. For further discussio

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Biodiversity , Data & Reports , Environment , Food , Forests , Resources , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 01/11/2016

Give bees a chance: the ancient art of beekeeping could save our honey (and us too)

Marianne Peso There’s no denying it: we’re in a long-term relationship… with bees. Recent evidence published in the journal Nature shows that humans have been depending on honey bees for about 9,000 years. Researchers conducted chemical analyses of over 6,000 fragments of pottery revealing the

Business , Climate , Energy , Environment , Science & Technology , Solutions / 01/03/2016

Abu Dhabi device harvests untapped solar power

Rehab Abd Almohsen Researchers in Abu Dhabi have created a low-cost device that can make solar cells panels more efficient by splitting sunlight into its constituent colours. The plastic device both concentrates and separates sunlight into its key spectral components: all the visible colours of the

Business , Energy , Environment , Resources , Science & Technology , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 12/26/2015

Are energy-saving settings bad for the environment?

Peter Fairley “Eco modes” ostensibly reduce environmental impact — but only if people use them. Orignially posted at Ensia, magazine showcasing environmental solutions in action. Republished by SixDegrees on arrangement with Ensia under Creative Commons’ Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported l

Climate , Environment , Science & Technology / 12/15/2015

Reflections on the Failed US Media Coverage of COP 21 in Paris

Donald A. Brown The US mainstream media coverage of the UNFCCC COP 21 in Paris missed some of the most important issues that US citizens need to understand to evaluate the US governments response to climate change. Although there has been ample coverage of President Obama’s appearance at the beg

Aid , Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Corruption , Education , Energy , Environment , Featured , Food , Forests , Gender , Health , Human Rights , Labour , Migration , Resources , Science & Technology , Soil , Sustainable Development , Transport , Water / 12/14/2015

The Paris climate agreement at a glance

Emil Jeyaratnam, The Conversation; James Whitmore, The Conversation; Michael Hopkin, The Conversation, and Wes Mountain, The Conversation On December 12, 2015 in Paris, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change finally came to a landmark agreement. Signed by 196 nations, the Paris Ag

Business , Climate , Environment , Resources , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 12/02/2015

The Road to Paris – Is it smokestack once again?

Radhika Perrot Many countries have based their emissions reduction commitment at least in part on national economic self-interest rather than global responsibility Never before has the world seen such commitment in reducing greenhouse gases (GHG) and expectations set so high for a transformative cha

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Corruption , Environment , Featured , Forests , Human Rights , Labour , Resources , Sustainable Development / 12/02/2015

Rich countries need to put cash on the table to curb deforestation

Fred Pearce Saving the world’s forests is essential to avoid runaway climate change, but the detail will only emerge after an agreement Forests are the hidden agenda in the world’s efforts to curb climate change. Deforestation is responsible for up to a fifth of the global greenhouse emissions t

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Corruption , Energy , Environment , Forests , Human Rights , Resources / 11/27/2015

Feeding ‘Godzilla’: as Indonesia burns, its government moves to increase forest destruction

Bill Laurance|James Cook University In the midst of its worst fire crisis in living memory, the Indonesian government is taking a leap backward on forest protection. The recently signed Council of Palm Oil Producing Nations between Indonesia and Malaysia, signed at the weekend in Kuala Lumpur, will

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