Carbon credits are used by companies and corporations to offset greenhouse gas emissions, but are they simply an aid for greenwashing?
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Carbon pricing is not at odds with environmental justice
Carbon pricing has been highly criticized, but designing policies to address concerns can yield outcomes that are effective and equitable.
Facing the risks climate talks pose to meaningful change
For many, the Paris Agreement was a breakthrough, yet its focus on cooperation and joint action is not enough to tackle the climate crisis.
Turbocharged chemistry: Do we have time to think?
Are we spending enough quality time dreaming up ideas or are we spreading ourselves thin?
What can Shakespeare teach us about climate action?
When researchers create narratives that invite communities into the storytelling, the outcome can be more responsive, relevant, and just.
Coming to terms with nuclear energy
Past disasters show public concern surrounding nuclear energy is legitimate, but better regulation could help allay fears.
Water scarcity has a solution: Wastewater
Water scarcity is not some far off consequence of the climate crisis. To overcome it, overriding our obsession with freshwater and embracing wastewater will be necessary.
Are nuclear energy and natural gas sustainable investments?
We need a means of reducing carbon emissions and tackling the climate crisis, but is painting nuclear energy and natural gas as “sustainable” the way forward?
How we frame the climate crisis matters
Stories that frame the climate crisis solely as a global problem can have unintended consequences, such as hiding local vulnerabilities.
Better research in the wake of AI
Shrouded in the language of computers, the key is to figure out how to work with, and not blindly rely on, AI.
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