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Climate governance is a mess. Orjan Ellingvag / Alamy (Art: ‘The Thinker’s Burden’, by environmental artist Benjamin von Wong outside the UN headquarters) Francesco Grillo, Bocconi University Nearly three decades…

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Think Globally, Rebuild Locally

April 2, 2024

In order to recycle construction materials, keep them close to home, a new study of Amsterdam suggests. Peter Dizikes | MIT NewsMIT News (https://news.mit.edu/2024/think-globally-rebuild-locally) Building construction accounts for a huge…

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How We Can Identify Climate-Vulnerable Neighbourhoods And Protect Inhabitants

January 27, 2024

The Netherlands is working to protect its climate-vulnerable neighbourhoods It is not the disaster of large floods, but the stacking of smaller damage from climate change that will likely become…

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Putting People At The Centre Of The Green Transition

January 21, 2024

Labour market disruptions, risks to the accessibility of products, and gaps in financing and capability impact fairness in the green transition. The window to avert the consequences of climate change…

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Renewables Now Generate More Of Britain’s Electricity Than Fossil Fuels – But What Happens Next?

January 14, 2024

David Falconer / Shutterstock Will de Freitas, The Conversation At the start of 2016, in an article noting some exciting changes in British energy, The Conversation published the following paragraph:…

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Why The COP28 Climate Summit Mattered, And What To Watch For In 2024

December 27, 2023

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and his Chinese counterpart, Xie Zhenhua, had front-row seats at COP28’s final session. Kiara Worth/UN Climate Change via Flickr,, CC BY-NC-SA Rachel…

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AI Meets Climate: MIT Energy And Climate Hack 2023

December 18, 2023

The Energy and Climate Hack presented opportunities for students and companies to collaborate and develop innovative solutions. Johnathon Horn | Division of Student LifeMIT News (https://news.mit.edu/2023/ai-meets-climate-mit-energy-climate-hack-1214) The MIT Energy and Climate…

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COP28: The Scientific Basis For A Rapid Fossil Fuel Phase Out

December 13, 2023

COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber, centre, attends a plenary session at the COP28 UN Climate Summit, Dec. 8, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Al-Jaber is an oil executive whose statements…

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Don’t Applaud The Climate Summit’s Loss And Damage Fund Deal Just Yet – It Might Not Warrant That Standing Ovation

December 9, 2023

Some countries like the Philippines have been hit by repeated climate change-fueled disasters. Ezra Acayan/Getty Images Shannon Gibson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Shortly after the opening…

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