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The Overview Effect

Grist

Nicole Stott, another retired astronaut who attended COP26 in Scotland, had always been aware of environmental problems, but seeing Earth from space on a three-month tour in the International Space Station in 2009 affected her in a profound way, she said in an interview with Grist. In the 1969 book Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth, R.

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Earth Day: Prime Minister urges world leaders not to 'throw away chance to preserve our planet'

Business Green

Boris Johnson to tell Climate Leaders Summit the question of how to reach net zero emissions is 'not so much technical as political'. The UK has shown that it's possible to slash emissions while growing the economy, which makes question of reaching net zero not so much technical as political," he will say. "If

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Does planting trees actually help the climate? Here’s what we know.

Grist

Want to do something good for the Earth? This common belief, once an inspiration for Earth Day T-shirts, now forms the basis of a booming global industry. Whereas cutting fossil fuels has proven politically difficult, trees are a rare climate fix that’s popular — and some scientists may hesitate to pour water on it.

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The 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

She’s an advocate of " Absolute Sustainability, " a Quantis philosophy that challenges businesses to take planetary boundaries into account not just for carbon emissions but also for biodiversity, land use, freshwater consumption, the phosphorus cycle and the nitrogen cycle. . Meg Wilcox.

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Seven Sustainability Trends to Watch in 2024

Andrew Winston

We will also see a degradation of natural systems and declines in biodiversity. But even if political winds shift, the real momentum now is economics: Renewables are cheaper in most places, so the expansion will continue. But, on the bright side, I’m confident that awareness of our challenges will continue to rise rapidly.

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End of Year Message and the Top 100 Articles from 2020

Green Market Oracle

World Environment Day and Covid-19: Making Time for Nature (Published May 9) We are on the Cusp of the Collapse of Civilization (Published Jul 13) How Supply Chain Resilience Mitigates Against Risks from Pandemics and Climate Change (Published May 14) How the Coronavirus Helps Renewable Energy and Hurts Fossil Fuels (Published May 12) Fifty Shades (..)

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End of Year Message and the Top 100 Articles from 2020

Green Market Oracle

World Environment Day and Covid-19: Making Time for Nature (Published May 9) We are on the Cusp of the Collapse of Civilization (Published Jul 13) How Supply Chain Resilience Mitigates Against Risks from Pandemics and Climate Change (Published May 14) How the Coronavirus Helps Renewable Energy and Hurts Fossil Fuels (Published May 12) Fifty Shades (..)