With COP26 concluded, waves of new and updated climate action plans from countries across the world have been a welcomed (if still insufficient) sight. But the gap between country-level ambition and “safe” (<1.5°C) levels of global heating remains large. To address...
This blog is cross-posted from https://www.uu.nl/en/news/ambition-loop-EVs Authors: Mark Roelfsema (Utrecht University), Brendan Mapes (Data-Driven EnviroLab), Julie Emmrich, Niklas Höhne (NewClimate Institute) Car manufacturers have responded to recent national...
Large-scale text analysis of strategy documents finds that climate change actions vary among actors at different scales – and that there may be room for better coordination. This content is cross-posted from the SpringerNature Sustainability Community blog...
Air pollution is the leading environmental risk factor globally, claiming 4.2 million lives a year. Though 92 percent of the global population breathes unsafe air, the health effects of air pollution are clustered along lines of age, health, income levels, race and...
September 21, 2020 — Cities, regions and companies are pledging to net-zero emissions on a growing scale, taking important steps towards keeping the Paris Agreement within reach. The number of local governments and businesses committing to a net-zero emissions...
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