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Because it efficiently motivates universal decarbonization, well-designed people-centered carbon pricing can provide the fastest route to a climate-sma…
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One of the central principles of the work we do at on science and innovation Geoversiv, on climate and civics at Citizens’ Climate International, and o…
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This is why those who profit from pollution are so determined to corrupt and control democratic processes. Democracy is a social contract, committing u…
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More than 200 health journals have published an unprecedented joint editorial calling for immediate and universal action to slow climate change and pro…
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When I started this newsletter, the idea of “Living Futures” was simple: The foundations of our everyday existence are living systems, which make Earth…
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We don’t have to resign ourselves to an otherworldly future of devastating health effects and escalating harm and cost. It is possible to decarbonize w…
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The latest comprehensive climate-science report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change lays out 5 futures, based on observed change and kno…
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Only with the most ambitious, immediate, widespread climate action can we limit global heating to 1.5ºC or lower.
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The social contract is an unwritten agreement among all members of a society that they will respect and foster one another’s humanity and provide added…
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Last September, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a report, outlining the serious climate risk facing the US financial system. As fires r…
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Extreme heatwaves, persistent drought, year-round fires, are manifestations of climate disruption from global heating. It’s time to aim for a far bette…
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For most people, the idea of “healthy food” sounds like a luxury—a premium product not readily available, and which might take some learning, some sear…
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