A radical nature-based agenda would help society overcome the psychological effects of coronavirus

Why structured contact with nature, rolled out with government support, will go a long way to solving the psychological distress of coronavirus.

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Tags: environment mental-health covid-19 nature isolation interdisciplinarity climate-crisis green-prescriptions

Four reasons why restoring nature is the most important endeavour of our time

We must turn pledges into immediate action and restore our ecosystems on a global level.

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Tags: biodiversity united-nations interdisciplinarity climate-crisis farming ecosystems future-of-food

The world is designed for men – but smart energy systems don't have to be

Those designing smart energy systems must take gender into account.

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Tags: energy gender climate-crisis sexism smart-homes

Climate crisis: news outlets still giving a platform to dangerous and outdated views

Journalists are better at covering the climate crisis but there's still room for improvement.

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Tags: climate-change media news climate-crisis climate-emergency extinction-rebellion news-reporting journalists

Extinction Rebellion: why disavowing politics is a dead end for climate action

Extinction Rebellion's 'apolitical' stance deprives it of allies, and leaves the movement vulnerable to co-option.

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Tags: climate-crisis environmentalism extinction-rebellion environmental-activism ecological-crisis

Nobel prize-winning economics of climate change is misleading and dangerous – here's why

This celebrated research gives governments a reason to give climate change a low priority, but is based on spurious empirical data.

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Tags: climate-change economics interdisciplinarity climate-crisis gdp neoclassical-economics william-nordhaus

Mammoth task: the Russian family on a resurrection quest to tackle the climate crisis

The Zimovs want to restore the prehistoric 'mammoth steppe' ecosystem and see if it slows down – or even reverses – melting permafrost.

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Tags: permafrost ice russia interdisciplinarity climate-crisis siberia in-depth insights-series woolly-mammoth

How a new solar and lighting technology could propel a renewable energy transformation

Halide perovskites are cheap, versatile and remarkably efficient as both solar cells and light emitters.

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Tags: chemistry energy solar-power interdisciplinarity climate-crisis solar-panels leds

How new solar and lighting technology could propel a renewable energy transformation

Halide perovskites are cheap, versatile and remarkably efficient as both solar cells and light emitters.

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Tags: chemistry energy solar-power interdisciplinarity climate-crisis solar-panels leds

Electric cars won't save us if the numbers don't add up – economist

It seems likely we are going to need radical reductions in future ownership of private vehicles as we transition to cleaner transport.

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Tags: transport electric-cars interdisciplinarity climate-crisis electric-vehicles cars decarbonisation