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Digital activities, like sending emails, contribute marginally to the annual carbon footprint of information and communication technology users.
As the FIFA World Cup kicks off, researchers take a look at the impact of climate change on the future of soccer.
To address Africa’s heavy dependence on fossil fuels and hydropower, there is a need for investment in renewable energy sources like wind and solar.
Eating insects can carry a much lower environmental footprint than conventional meat. Should western cultures be incorporating more of them into their diets?
If global health care was a country, it would be the world’s fifth largest emitter. There are simple ways health care can reduce its emissions, starting with scans and gases.
After visiting 72 countries as a travel writer, COVID forced Ben Stubbs to reassess the genre in an age of climate change and mass tourism. It’s time, he says, for a new kind of travel writing.
The concept of the carbon footprint can do more than just make us feel guilty about the climate cost of our everyday lives.
Universities in Kenya should be more sensitive to national policies aimed at addressing the effects of climate change.
Policymakers, industry regulators and investors must team up to mandate that corporations provide CEOs with financial compensation for reducing carbon footprints.
For the UK to achieve its net zero targets, it needs to take action on its carbon-intensive, poorly regulated supply chains.
A big part of coming to terms with consumption and climate change involves acknowledging the inordinate consumption and climate impact of the wealthy.
A consequence of a warming world is prolonged dry spells and periods of drought that can lead to infectious diseases like cholera.
A suite of proposed changes to energy efficiency section of the National Construction Code are a good step forward. However, a lot more can be done.
Green eggs and bacon anyone? The substitutes you need to make to change your traditional full English into a breakfast which is healthier for the planet – and for you.
Last month’s dire report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change may have left you feeling overwhelmed. But small changes at the household level really can make a world of difference.
A new study puts numbers to the health and environmental benefits – or impacts – of individual foods and shows how small changes can make a significant difference.
The maintenance required for renewable tech like windfarms can harm the environment. Robots are helping solve that.
Our analysis shows most tourist accommodation — be it Airbnb or traditional hotel accommodation — comes with sizeable greenhouse emissions.
These emissions aren’t factored into climate targets, and COVID recovery could make it worse.
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Professor of Sustainability Marketing, University of Surrey
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Doctorant en sciences de l'environnement, Département des sciences fondamentales, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)
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Professeur, Eco-consulting, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)
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Doctorante en science politique, Université de Montréal
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Honorary Researcher, Environment Centre, Lancaster University
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Senior Lecturer, Warsash School of Maritime Science and Engineering, Southampton Solent University
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Research Chair, Indigenous Approaches to Environmental Management, Keele University
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Reader in Geopolitical Ecology, Queen Mary University of London
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Senior Researcher in Statistical Genetics and Pathogen Dynamics, University of Oxford
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Professor of Climate Politics, Cardiff University
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Associate Professor in Media and Communications, University of Warwick
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Associate Professor & Chair of Eco-Entrepreneurship, McMaster University
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Distinguished Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Penn State
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Professeur junior en Santé et Changements Globaux, École normale supérieure (ENS) – PSL; Université Paris Dauphine – PSL