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December 24, 2024
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Dec. 17, 2024 The social cost of carbon -- an important figure global policymakers use to analyze the benefits of climate and energy policies -- is too low, finds a new ...
Dec. 11, 2024 Leading ecologists have devised a new framework to classify how biodiversity credit operators define what a unit of nature is. The new analysis demonstrates the challenges involved with devising a ...
Dec. 11, 2024 Artificial intelligence, AI, is rapidly transforming work also in the financial sector. A recent study explored how integrating AI into the work of sales teams affects the interpersonal communication ...
Dec. 10, 2024 Higher incomes are often correlated with healthier pregnancies and babies, but is it really the money that matters? Sedimentary rocks that formed 390 million years ago, surprisingly, help provide the answer, at least for those who live above the ...
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Dec. 16, 2024 A new article sheds light on how age-related changes may affect the way we handle finances -- and how we can stay sharp as we ...
Dec. 10, 2024 Using a new calculation method, researchers found in an international comparative study that investors value corporate environmental performance more than mere information disclosure. In some ...
Dec. 10, 2024 Artificial intelligence provides new evidence that rapid decarbonization will not prevent warming beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius. The hottest years of this century are likely to shatter recent ...
Nov. 26, 2024 A study offers a solution to water scarcity during droughts amid the tug of economic development, population growth and climate uncertainty for water ...
Nov. 20, 2024 With most donated clothes exported or thrown away, experts are calling for a shakeup of how we deal with the growing fashion waste ...
Nov. 13, 2024 Working days lost to long covid could be costing the economy billions of pounds every year as patients struggle to cope with symptoms and return to work, finds a new ...
Nov. 14, 2024 Physical cash not only influences how much we spend but also fosters a profound sense of psychological ownership that digital payments cannot ...
Nov. 12, 2024 A new study finds that limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is still possible, but some countries require support to meet their climate ...
Nov. 12, 2024 Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels have reached a record high in 2024, according to new ...
Nov. 6, 2024 By analyzing all live births in Canada over a six-year period and following children for more than two decades, researchers found that preterm births and the related cognitive, development and ...
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Nov. 18, 2024 A new study has found that 34 percent of mothers said stay-at-home orders facilitated easier breastfeeding at home, stronger mother-child bonding, and extended breastfeeding duration for many women. ...
Nov. 14, 2024 Changing how land-use subsidies are implemented would give UK taxpayers better value for money and improve chances of meeting environmental targets such as Net ...
Nov. 13, 2024 Climate-conscious investors should consider supporting companies with a wide range of climate policies, rather than companies that cherry-pick specific individual policies, according to a new ...
Oct. 30, 2024 The success of the $1 trillion that was recently invested by the U.S. federal government to mitigate climate climate change through the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law ...
Oct. 28, 2024 Amid growing pressure to report on nature-related risks and impacts, an open-source footprinting tool offers a scientific and transparent ...
Oct. 28, 2024 More and more regions around the globe combine economic growth with reducing carbon emissions, researchers found. Their study highlights the vital role of national climate actions in decoupling ...
Oct. 15, 2024 A new study suggests that large-scale adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) could lead to significant population-level health benefits. The research team used computer simulations to show that ...
Oct. 14, 2024 Medicare could save up to 74% of the money lost from discarded Alzheimer's drug lecanemab by the simple introduction of a new vial size that would reduce the amount of unused medication that is ...
Oct. 8, 2024 A circular bioeconomy that reduces and recycles waste, transitions away from fossil fuels to renewable bio-based alternatives, and regenerates natural systems is critical for feeding and fueling the ...
Oct. 8, 2024 A new paper details how China faces numerous political, economic and technological obstacles as it tries to transition away from coal while balancing the need to combat climate change with the need ...
Oct. 3, 2024 Government subsidies for business practices and processes should be approached with caution, even when they seem to be environmentally friendly, writes a group of scientists and economists. They ...
Oct. 2, 2024 U.S. tropical cyclones, including hurricanes, indirectly cause thousands of deaths for nearly 15 years after a storm. Researchers estimate an average U.S. tropical cyclone indirectly causes 7,000 to ...
Sep. 30, 2024 To help speed decarbonization, state regulators should reconceive of gas and electric utilities as serving the same purpose, according to a new report. Without coordinated action, the energy ...
Sep. 30, 2024 A researcher examined the nonlinear multidimensional factors that correlate with population changes according to city size. The results indicate that population changes correlated with the financial ...
Sep. 30, 2024 Continued investment in carbon-intensive industries will drastically increase the amount of 'stranded assets' as the world moves to net-zero emissions, researchers ...
Sep. 26, 2024 A study of informal finance finds that in East Africa, money moves in very different patterns depending on whether societies are structured around family units or age-based ...
Sep. 25, 2024 Researchers conducted a survey of 267 households near Mkomazi National Park in northern Tanzania and found that food security was much more important than financial or educational security in ...
Sep. 25, 2024 With an aging population and fewer physicians available, the burden on rural communities is set to ...
Sep. 24, 2024 A new study has revealed that despite the recent pandemic, outbreak detection efforts remain under-resourced in South and Southeast Asia, with only about half the countries reviewed having integrated ...
Sep. 20, 2024 Researchers used a detailed mathematical model to demonstrate that the construction sector in the UK and Europe could almost eliminate its carbon emissions by 2060. This could be achieved through ...
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- Companies and Investors Can Now Get Smarter When It Comes to Nature
- Green Growth: 30% of Regions Worldwide Achieve Economic Growth While Reducing Carbon Emissions
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- Transition to a Circular Bioeconomy Requires Getting Prices Right
- Despite Progress, China Remains Tethered to Coal as Climate Change Pressures Mount
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- Getting to Zero Emissions: A Call for Unified Energy Planning
- Honey, I Shrunk the City: What Should Declining Japanese Cities Do?
- Vast 'stranded Assets' If World Continues Investing in Polluting Industries
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- Lack of Food -- Not Money -- Drives Poaching in East African National Parks, Study Finds
- Growing Divide: Rural Men Are Living Shorter, Less Healthy Lives Than Their Urban Counterparts
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- Soil Footprint: A Simple Indicator of a Crop's Impact on Soil Erosion
- People Aren't Volunteering as Much These Days: What Gives?
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- Explaining the Mechanism of Social Evolution Driven by Gift Giving
- COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates Boosted Uptake Among Health Care Workers, Study Finds
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
- Geographic Differences in U.S. Homicide Rates Have Decreased Since the 1970s
- Lackluster Prioritization of the Health Sector in Government Spending and Dwindling Donor Contributions Drive Slow Growth in Health Spending in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Study Finds Limits to Storing CO2 Underground to Combat Climate Change
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- Sick Days: Assessing the Economic Costs of Long COVID
- U.S. Capable of Achieving Seafood Independence
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- A New Way of Thinking About the Economy Could Help Protect the Amazon, and Help Its People Thrive
- Anxiety Reframed Can Make Business Pitches More Effective
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- Gender Inequality Across US States Revealed by New Tool
- Bridging the 'Valley of Death' In Carbon Capture
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
- Nature-Based Solutions to Disaster Risk from Climate Change Are Cost Effective
- Additional Taxes Vs. Water Quotas: Study Compares the Most Effective System to Manage Water Consumption in Agriculture
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- Researchers Examine Economic Effects on Technological Advancements of Blue Hydrogen Production
- Return-to-Work Programs May Have a Hidden Cost to Women, According to Study
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- A Conservation Market Could Incentivize Global Ocean Protection
- Only One in 20 Therapies Tested in Animals Reach Approval for Human Use
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- The Price Tag of Phasing-out Coal
- Team Studies Factors Related to a Sense of Economic Insecurity in Older Adults
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- 38 Trillion Dollars in Damages Each Year: World Economy Already Committed to Income Reduction of 19 % Due to Climate Change
- Substantial Global Cost of Climate Inaction
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Economist: Tens of Billions of Dollars in Forest Products Are Being Overlooked
- Food Security in Developed Countries Shows Resilience to Climate Change
- Economic Burden of Childhood Verbal Abuse by Adults Estimated at $300 Billion Globally
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- Atmospheric and Economic Drivers of Global Air Pollution
- How Climate Change Will Impact Food Production and Financial Institutions
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- Scientists' Urgent Call: End Destruction and Forge a Just, Sustainable Future
- Companies Ignoring Climate Risks Get Punished by Markets, New Study Reveals
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- New Technique Helps AI Tell When Humans Are Lying
- Study Shows Middle-Aged Americans Are Lonelier Than European Peers, Suggests Loneliness in Midlife Is Endemic