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April 29, 2024
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Apr. 17, 2024 Even if CO2 emissions were to be drastically cut down starting today, the world economy is already committed to an income reduction of 19% until 2050 due to climate change, a new study finds. These ...
Apr. 17, 2024 Pioneering study reveals that limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius could reduce the global economic costs of climate change by two thirds. If warming continues to 3 degrees Celsius, global GDP will decrease by up to 10 percent -- with the ...
Apr. 11, 2024 Are we missing the forest for the trees? More than timber grows in forests -- including products worth many tens of billions of dollars. Because these goods go unrecorded in official trade ...
Apr. 11, 2024 Childhood verbal abuse by adults costs society an estimated $300 billion a year globally, show recent ...
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Apr. 24, 2024 Countries with limited potential for renewables could save up to 20 percent of costs for green steel and up to 40 percent for green chemicals from ...
Apr. 23, 2024 A new study highlights the lasting financial impact of a cancer diagnosis for many working-age adults and their families in the United States. It ...
Apr. 19, 2024 Climate change will increase the future value of residential rooftop solar panels across the United States by up to 19% by the end of the century, ...
Apr. 11, 2024 A study has found that market forces have provided good food price stability over the past half century, despite extreme weather ...
Apr. 8, 2024 Carbon monoxide emissions from industrial production have serious consequences for human health and are a strong indicator of overall air pollution levels. Many countries aim to reduce their ...
Apr. 8, 2024 Researchers have developed a new method to predict the financial impacts climate change will have on agriculture, which can help support food security and financial stability for countries ...
Apr. 2, 2024 An international team of scientists published a study emphasizing the urgent need to align political will, economic resources, and societal values to ...
Mar. 25, 2024 As cities around the world continue to draw young people for work, education, and social opportunities, a new study identifies characteristics that ...
Mar. 18, 2024 New research has shown that not only are middle-aged Americans lonelier than their same-age peers in Europe, but levels of loneliness are also ...
Mar. 18, 2024 Researchers have developed a new training tool to help artificial intelligence (AI) programs better account for the fact that humans don't always tell the truth when providing personal information. ...
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Apr. 10, 2024 A country's economic prosperity is linked with improved well-being in its residents, according to a new ...
Apr. 3, 2024 A new study looks at 110 years of income tax history across the U.S. and notes out-migration by wealthy ...
Apr. 2, 2024 Companies that proactively manage climate risks boost their valuations, while those with a passive stance are discounted in the equity market, according to new ...
Mar. 28, 2024 Everyone indulges in wishful thinking now and again. But when is that most likely to happen and when could it actually be harmful? A new study demonstrates unequivocally that the greater the ...
Mar. 20, 2024 A study of 130 Global South nations has found that their greenhouse gas emissions were linked with IMF lending policies. The constraints of IMF's structural loans imposed coercive lending ...
Mar. 15, 2024 In order to limit the increase in global average temperature to 1.5 C, it is essential to drastically reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere. This would mean not exploiting most of the ...
Mar. 13, 2024 Global GDP loss from climate change will increase exponentially the warmer the planet gets when its cascading impact on global supply chains is factored in, finds a new ...
Mar. 12, 2024 A new study finds that policies to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from motor vehicles combined with investments in electric vehicles and public transportation would reduce air pollution and ...
Mar. 7, 2024 Researchers propose that governments apply a new method for calculating the benefits that arise from conserving biodiversity and nature for future ...
Feb. 28, 2024 High levels of air pollution can affect teams doing complex tasks, which holds implications for emerging ...
Feb. 26, 2024 Forests have a critical role to play in capturing and storing carbon from the Earth's atmosphere -- but some models exaggerate their carbon removal potential by almost three-fold, according to a ...
Feb. 22, 2024 Remember the 2022 baby formula crisis? The historic shortage of infant formula that year highlighted the precarious balance between regulation, competition and safety, according to a new study. The ...
Feb. 20, 2024 The way companies announce new products or build up hype can often influence their success once those new products hit the market, according to new research. Whether it's an upcoming blockbuster ...
Feb. 15, 2024 Chips and datacentres -- the 'compute' power driving the AI revolution -- may be the most effective targets for risk-reducing AI policies as they have to be physically possessed, according ...
Feb. 14, 2024 Australian adults who report a good relationship that meets their original expectations tend to score higher in mental health, while adults who report loving their spouse but wished they had never ...
Feb. 13, 2024 Millions of U.S. households would benefit from heat pumps, but the cost of installing the technology needs to come down to make their use a more attractive ...
Feb. 13, 2024 Elderly adults lose billions to financial scams by people they trust every year. New psychological research suggests this vulnerability could be linked to older adults' overrliance on initial ...
Feb. 8, 2024 The speed at which England's oldest adults became frailer accelerated during the UK Government's era of austerity politics, according to a new ...
Feb. 8, 2024 The lifting of a two-decade drought in federal funding for firearm injury prevention research was strongly associated with an increase in both clinical trials and publications on gun violence, ...
Feb. 7, 2024 Despite efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, companies are not set up for success, due to conflicting national and sectorial targets and differing availability of abatement options, a ...
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- Benefits of Heat Pumps
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- England's Oldest Became Frailer During Austerity, Study Suggests
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- Millennials Aren't All Worse Off Than Baby Boomers, but the Rich-Poor Gap Is Widening
- No One-Size-Fits-All Solution for the Net-Zero Grid
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- A 'fish Cartel' For Africa Could Benefit the Countries, and Their Seas
- Wildfire, Drought Cause $11.2 Billion in Damage to Private Timberland in Three Pacific States, Study Finds
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- Food Waste Prevention in Europe Can Generate Major Footprint Savings
- Decarbonizing Light-Duty Transportation in the United States: Study Reveals Strategies to Achieve Goal
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- Offset Markets: New Approach Could Help Save Tropical Forests by Restoring Faith in Carbon Credits
- Window to Avoid 1.5°C of Warming Will Close Before 2030 If Emissions Are Not Reduced
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- Increased Risk of Depression and Anxiety When in Higher Education, Study Finds
- How Parents' Work Stress Affects Family Mealtimes and Children's Development
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- New Methodology Reveals Health, Climate Impacts of Reducing Buildings' Energy Use
- Studies Highlight New Approaches to Addressing Climate Change
- Lions on the Brink -- New Analysis Reveals the Differing Threats to African Lion Populations
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- Water-Quality Risks Linked More to Social Factors Than Money
- Disparities in Who Dwells Behind Crumbling US Levees
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- Kindergarten Conduct Problems Could Cost Society Later, Researchers Find
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- US Municipal Bond Market Pricing May Be Biased by Race, Unphased by Climate Risk
- Disclosing 'true Normal Price' Recommended to Protect Consumers from Deceptive Pricing
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- How an 'AI-Tocracy' Emerges
- Alien Invasion: Study Reveals Alarming Economic Costs of Biological Invasions to the European Union
- Targeted Prevention Helps Stop Homelessness Before It Starts
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- Reusable Packaging Revolution Is Close
- Philosophy Aligns With Economics on How to Value Future Generations in Climate Policy
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- Communities Should Reconsider Walking Away from Curbside Recycling, Study Shows
- New Supply Chain Model to Empower Seabound Hydrogen Economy