Aspiring to sustainable development

In parallel, MIT and Universidad Del Valle de Guatemala students seek to advance local innovation by and for Guatemalan communities.

Leda Zimmerman | D-Lab | Department of Mechanical Engineering • mit
Oct. 23, 2024 ~10 min

How finance can be part of the solution to the world’s biodiversity crisis

Nature loss is as critical to national economies as climate change.

Nicola Ranger, Director and Senior Research Fellow, Global Finance Group, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford • conversation
Oct. 22, 2024 ~7 min


How climate change will impact outdoor activities in the US

Using the concept of “outdoor days,” a study shows how global warming will affect people’s ability to work or enjoy recreation outdoors.

David Chandler | MIT News • mit
Oct. 22, 2024 ~9 min

Three ways the upcoming UN biodiversity summit could make a difference

There are some hopeful signs of transformative change to conserve and restore nature but tangible steps need to be taken to ensure progress.

Harriet Bulkeley, Professor of Geography, Durham University • conversation
Oct. 16, 2024 ~8 min

US home insurance rates are rising fast – hurricanes and wildfires play a big role, but there’s more to it

Insurers are raising rates quickly, and it’s not just in California and Florida. They’re often shrinking coverage at the same time.

Andrew J. Hoffman, Professor of Management & Organizations, Environment & Sustainability, and Sustainable Enterprise, University of Michigan • conversation
Sept. 24, 2024 ~9 min

Why US home insurance rates are rising so fast – hurricanes and wildfires play a big role, but there’s more to it

Insurers are raising rates quickly, and it’s not just in California and Florida. They’re often shrinking coverage at the same time.

Andrew J. Hoffman, Professor of Management & Organizations, Environment & Sustainability, and Sustainable Enterprise, University of Michigan • conversation
Sept. 24, 2024 ~9 min

Why home insurance rates are rising so fast across the US – climate change plays a big role

Insurers are raising rates quickly, and it’s not just in California and Florida. They’re often shrinking coverage at the same time.

Andrew J. Hoffman, Professor of Management & Organizations, Environment & Sustainability, and Sustainable Enterprise, University of Michigan • conversation
Sept. 24, 2024 ~9 min

Businesses that try to come clean about their impact on nature can end up concealing more than they reveal

How ‘corporate disclosures’ are supposed to help Earth’s biodiversity.

Marwa Elnahass, Professor in Accounting and Finance, Newcastle University • conversation
Sept. 20, 2024 ~9 min


What the jet stream and climate change had to do with the hottest summer on record − remember all those heat domes?

As a record-hot summer comes to a close, an atmospheric scientist explains how global warming drove long periods of extreme heat.

Shuang-Ye Wu, Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton • conversation
Sept. 18, 2024 ~7 min

Lost in translation: What spirituality and Einstein’s theory of time have to do with misunderstandings about climate change

On an island off Africa where one of the local languages has no established words for climate change, a researcher discovers lessons for everyone in discussing climate change.

Miki Mori, Associate Professor of Linguistics, Université de Mayotte • conversation
Sept. 17, 2024 ~9 min

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