Only 3 years left – new study warns the world is running out of time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change: Bad climate news is everywhere. Africa is being hit particularly hard by climate change and extreme weather, impacting lives and livelihoods. We are living in a world that is warming at the …
Offshore wind farms: policymakers are more influenced by reports that accentuate negative impacts – new study: New metrics could help policymakers assess the benefits and environmental effects of offshore wind more effectively dragancfm/Shutterstock Towering up to 260m above the ocean’s surface, modern wind turbines are impressive feats of engineering, producing much-needed renewable energy. But what …
China makes developers pay compensation for their ecological impacts – here’s how this unique scheme works: Hanyu Qiu / shutterstock In 2017, the Chinese environmental NGO, Friends of Nature, sued the developer of a dam in Yunnan province in the country’s south west. The NGO alleged that the project’s environmental impact assessment had failed to …
Why the impacts of climate change may make us less likely to reduce emissions: The wildfires raging across Canada’s south-eastern province of Quebec are unprecedented. A warm, dry spring allowed the tinder to accumulate and lightning storms in early June lit the match, dramatically escalating 2023’s fire season. As the smoke spread south it spawned …
Ride-hailing in Lagos: algorithmic impacts and driver resistance: A driver checking the Uber App. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images In July 2014, the ride-hailing app Uber emerged in Lagos, offering the public improved mobility through technology. Uber, at the time, was valued at US$ 18 billion and had launched in 205 cities. Its competitor, Bolt, …
‘You can’t even talk English, so don’t talk!’ How linguistic racism impacts immigrants in the UK: From the playground to the workplace, people from immigrant communities in the UK say accent-based racism impacts their daily lives. fizkes | Shutterstock When Holan Liang was 17, she spent her holidays working at her father’s computer parts company. …
Colourism: how skin-shade prejudice impacts black men in the UK: Experiencing skin-shade prejudice can impact on a person's self-confidence and their relationships. AS photostudio | Shutterstock The Black Lives Matter movement, and the renewed focus on equality and social justice for black people that has come with it, has brought increasing attention to the issue …
Five key points in the IPCC report on climate change impacts and adaptation: Climate change has increased the risk of huge bushfires in Australia. josh.tagi / shutterstock The latest report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) looks at the impacts, adaptation and vulnerabilities associated with the climate crisis, and we are three …
Climate change: IPCC report reveals how inequality makes impacts worse – and what to do about it: Nearly half of the global population – between 3.3 and 3.6 billion people – lives in areas highly vulnerable to climate change. The brief window in which to limit how intense and frequent climate impacts such as stronger …
Cities must listen to people to find solutions for climate impacts: stories from Cape Town: shutterstock A few years ago the South African city of Cape Town was close to reaching “day zero” – the day the taps would run dry as a result of a serious drought. Households had to restrict their water usage, …
South Africa in the news: 0/tonne CO2 tax would have minor impacts in most OECD countries -study: A sudden global $ 100/tonne carbon tax would lower GDP by only 1-2% in most middle-to-high-income nations, but the effects would be more pronounced in carbon-intensive emerging economies such as Russia …: “South Africa” – BingNews Man Nearly …
Why the UK is so unprepared for the impacts of climate change: Steved_np3/Shutterstock The UK is woefully unprepared for the dangers of climate change according to a report from the Climate Change Committee – an independent adviser to the UK government. Despite leading one of the wealthiest countries in the world, the report says the …
Event: How should we address the unequal impacts of COVID-19 on UK society?: Finding a way forward. Shutterstock As The Conversation has reported, COVID-19 has had a deeply unequal impact on UK society, affecting some communities substantially more than others. The pandemic has also shone a powerful light on the need for policymakers to have …
COVID-19’s impacts on the brain and mind are varied and common – new research: Maridav/Shutterstock Although COVID-19 was first described as a disease of the lungs, as its relentless march has continued we’ve realised that it has a far wider reach in the human body. COVID-19 has been associated with skin rashes, bleeding disorders and …
The truth about racial inequalities and COVID-19 – and what should be done to address the long-term impacts: It didn’t take long for the world to feel the pandemic’s impact on existing inequalities. A year after the arrival of COVID-19, however, and many of those outcomes have proven to be far more wide-reaching and devastating …
A conversation about COVID-19: how should we tackle its long-term social impacts?: Wide-ranging concerns. zimmytws/Shutterstock In 2021 the reverberations of the COVID-19 pandemic are still being acutely felt. Policymakers have been forced to battle on numerous fronts: containing the virus while trying to mitigate the worst of its social and economic impacts. The mass furloughing …
Why India’s urban poor struggle to transition to clean cooking despite grave health impacts: Dushi82/Shutterstock.com Fire has been essential for cooking since before the dawn of civilisation. In many places across the world, traditional methods – cooking on an open fire or stove – have been replaced by gas or electricity, yet continued use of …
South Africa in the news: Whales May Be Struggling As Climate Change Impacts Feeding Grounds: A new study has found that even a change in eating habits may not be enough for southern right whales to keep up their population recovery from whaling. Researchers from the Universities of Auckland …: “South Africa” – BingNews 10 …