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Four billion lack clean water in 'underestimated' crisis
Professor Rob Hope sheds light on the fact that more than four billion people do not have safe drinking water, according to a new study in Science that suggests the scale of the health and poverty problem is twice as bad as feared.
Four billion people lack safe water - double previous estimates
In a perspective article published in Science, Professor Rob Hope comments on new research estimates which reveal a global lack of access to safe drinking water.
Researchers propose new home for corporates’ wider emission efforts
Investments & Pensions Europe looks at new research led by Kaya Axelsson, which concluded that climate standards are too narrow, and should be expanded to include a companies' broader impact on climate change.
Wind power buildout much too slow for climate change
Brian O'Callaghan speaks to AP News about a recent report suggesting the US, India, Russia and Japan are building out wind power much too slowly to meet the COP28 target of tripling renewable electricity by 2030.
No, achieving net zero will not result in 50% of the population dying
'Logically Facts' spoke to Dr Adam Parr to debunk the false claim that net zero measures including the banning of nitrogen fertilizers would be a 'death wish' for populations. In fact the opposite is true - stabilizing global temperature is essential to reduce the death and suffering already being caused by global heating and fossil fuel air pollution.
Researchers propose ‘Carbon Removal Budget’ to tackle climate change
New research from the University of Oxford, published in the journal Carbon Management, makes the case for a novel ‘Carbon Removal Budget’ to help tackle climate change.
Study: Separate carbon removal budget needed to meet global climate goals
Ben Caldecott and Injy Johnstone make the case for a separate carbon removal budget alongside emissions budget in order to help meet global climate goals.
Overwhelmed by heat? The culprit may be in your medicine cabinet
Laurence Wainwright discusses the complex relationship between SSRIs - often prescribed to manage anxiety and depression - and decreased heat tolerance. In the context of climate change it is vital that people know how to protect themselves from heat, say the authors.
USA: Subsidize Solar and Wind Power, Not EVs
An opinion piece in Bloomberg explores a recent working paper from Honorary Research Associate Robert Hahn which examines 96 US environmental policy changes over the past 25 years to understand which are the most effective.
How a Top Climate Consultancy is Greenwashing Fossil Fuels
Drilled spoke to Alexis McGivern, co-chair of the global climate action campaign Race to Zero, about how some climate consultancies may be helping to "greenwash" fossil fuels.
India must account for its growing emissions. No more hiding behind other countries
“As emerging markets become more prosperous and prominent, low-income nations will ask whether these emerging economies are doing their fair share to mitigate global climate change,” writes Sugandha Srivastav in an opinion article for The Print, an Indian publication focused on politics and policy.
Global youth leaders share T20 summit priorities
How can we create a more just and effective approach to climate action? Participants of the Oxford University Summer SCENE Programme 2024 put forward recommendations for the upcoming T20 summit in Brazil.