Jan 24, 2023 07:56 am UTC| Technology
Food loss and waste are major problems around the world. When food is tossed aside or allowed to spoil, it makes economies less productive and leaves people hungry. It also harms Earths climate by generating methane, a...
The rising Canadian obsession with SUVs is disrupting our climate goals
Jan 24, 2023 07:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
When it comes to vehicular popularity, SUVs are winning in Canada. Eighty per cent of new vehicles sold in Canada in 2020 and 2021 were SUVs and pickup trucks. These sales levels were only 55 per cent a decade ago....
3 ways Indonesia could make 2023 a turning point in its clean energy transition
Jan 24, 2023 07:36 am UTC| Economy
2023 begins with some hope that Indonesia is speeding up its transition away from fossil fuels, towards cleaner, renewable energy sources. For example, the government last year issued a presidential regulation as a...
Can sending fewer emails or emptying your inbox really help fight climate change?
Dec 19, 2022 16:41 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The massive carbon footprint left behind by emails has been widely discussed by the media, but most of the time these discussions are exaggerated. According to Agnès Pannier-Runacher, the French minister of...
Wealthy individuals are giving billions to solve the climate crisis – is it working?
Dec 19, 2022 16:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views
One of the best parts about being The Conversation is when we actually have a conversation in real life. And finally, we did just that recently with a fascinating event, co-sponsored by The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The...
Internet search results could be increasing your carbon emissions
Dec 08, 2022 10:47 am UTC| Technology
Almost everyone thinks they know how to use Google, and they usually get the answer they want. Many will intuitively know that the query milk good for you leads to different results than milk bad for you. The same goes for...
What long-term economic stagnation means for climate change
Oct 31, 2022 08:41 am UTC| Economy
The financial shock the UK has recently suffered is of course bad for green investment. The Rishi Sunak-led government is also likely to use this crisis to push for further public spending cuts that will rule out a truly...
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