by Kayla Guilliams | Oct 27, 2021 | Climate, Data, Featured, Policy
Today marks the launch of the Net Zero Tracker (NZT), a collaborative project by The Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), NewClimate Institute, Oxford Net Zero, and us, the Data-Driven EnviroLab. The tracker is an independent, rigorous, powerful tool that...
by Hannah Melville-Rea | Jun 8, 2021 | Big data, Climate, Featured, Policy, Urban Index
Disasters tug at our societal fabric, creating cracks along pre-existing fissures. From aged-care graveyards to policy brutality, the past year exposed inequalities that had been permeating for decades. Ahead, the climate crisis promises to thrust its burden on the...
by Data-Driven Lab | Sep 20, 2020 | Featured, Policy
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...
by Ian French | Jul 23, 2020 | Climate, Policy
Last month saw the launch of the UN’s “Race to Zero” campaign, which engages an impressive 995 companies, 449 cities, 38 investors, 21 regions, and 505 universities. Together, these actors – which account for 25% of global CO2 emissions and more than 50% of...
by Hannah Melville-Rea | Jul 22, 2020 | Air quality, Policy, Urban Index
This article originally appeared on the Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness website. A slew of emerging research papers linking air pollution with exacerbated COVID-19 symptoms has brought new attention to air quality. However, air pollution should be a major...
by Ajay Nair | Jun 16, 2020 | Climate, Policy
Money – it’s what (they say) makes the world go round. And mitigating climate change is going to take a lot of it. To reduce emissions, we need to finance solutions such as solar, wind, carbon capture & storage, energy efficient technology, and land-use...
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