Where would you take someone on a guided tour of your neighborhood? In her recent book, The Cities We Need (MIT Press), photographer and urbanist Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani introduces us to…
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Click here for more.While carbon dioxide is the primary focus of climate change discussions, almost half of global warming recorded to date comes from pollutants that disappear from the atmosphere within weeks. Known as “super…
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Conservation is facing a crisis, fueled by myriad factors including cuts in funding, weakening support from governments, and disinformation. A significant driver of this crisis is a lack of understanding among…
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Click here for more.Animal Charity Evaluators’ Better for Animals: Evidence-Based Insights for Effective Animal Advocacy resource is an ongoing project in which we distill key research on different animal advocacy interventions to help us evaluate…
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Click here for more.Deforestation is leading to temperature increases of up to 5°C in some tropical regions, according to data revealed in a new interactive map created by researchers at the University of…
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Click here for more.Sabrina Servais, third-generation farmer and Assistant Herd Manager at her family’s Organic Valley dairy farm in Wisconsin, has a soundtrack to her life’s story of returning home and learning to…
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Click here for more.We all love convenience. College students are no exception. When they dash into a dining hall or on-campus coffee shop between classes, they prefer to grab and go, making reusable…
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Click here for more.Sustainability in the Building Sector Is Put on the Backburner Amidst Rising Costs and Policy Shifts
The appetite for green buildings has softened globally, led by a sharp decline in the Americas as perceived high costs, unclear returns, and shifting priorities amid geopolitical instability hinder investment…
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As world leaders and thousands of researchers, activists and lobbyists meet in Brazil at the 30th annual United Nations climate conference, there is plenty of frustration that the world isn’t…
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From November 10-21, the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as the Conference of the Parties (COP30), will take place in Belém, Brazil. Below, Brookings scholars assess potential outcomes…
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As the world grapples with the challenges of meeting rising electricity demand, particularly in developing countries, solar energy has emerged as a beacon of hope. In sub-Saharan Africa, where energy…
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Click here for more.For decades, scientists have generally thought that rivers emit more carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, than they take in. But a new analysis of every river network in the contiguous…