Seaspiracy: how to make fishing more sustainable by tackling bycatch – new research
Tackling bycatch in large-scale fishing can make our seafood habit more sustainable
William Arlidge, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries •
conversation
May 11, 2021 • ~8 min
May 11, 2021 • ~8 min
Forget the debate over public health versus jobs – the same people suffer the most either way
Most pandemic policies have benefited those already best off in US society and ignored people for whom neither mass shutdowns nor reopening offer relief.
Kate Duchowny, Postdoctoral Scholar in Epidemiology, University of California, San Francisco
• conversation
April 19, 2021 • ~7 min
April 19, 2021 • ~7 min
The EU wants a carbon tax on imports – but would it be the climate solution officials expect?
It's meant to stop something known as 'carbon leakage,' but the solution has economic, legal and environmental consequences.
Timothy Hamilton, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Richmond •
conversation
April 13, 2021 • ~7 min
April 13, 2021 • ~7 min
Why corporate climate pledges of ‘net-zero’ emissions should trigger a healthy dose of skepticism
CEOs, including at oil companies and airlines, are relying on trees and oceans to capture and store carbon for them, but the numbers don't add up.
Matthew D. Potts, Professor, S.J. Hall Chair in Forest Economics, University of California, Berkeley •
conversation
March 25, 2021 • ~10 min
March 25, 2021 • ~10 min
Why companies' 'net-zero' emissions pledges should trigger a healthy dose of skepticism
CEOs, including at oil companies and airlines, are making net-zero pledges while planning to still produce carbon emissions for decades to come.
Matthew D. Potts, Professor, S.J. Hall Chair in Forest Economics, University of California, Berkeley •
conversation
March 25, 2021 • ~10 min
March 25, 2021 • ~10 min
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