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News from 2020 not involving COVID-19. See also: POST-COVID for assessments and reports on what comes next.
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The U.N. predicts 560 disasters a year by 2030 — deseret — 30 April 2022 (LINK)
World's oceans face mass marine life extinction if warming continues — study: Sea ecosystems worldwide set to go through a devastating die-off rivaling the most severe extinction event in the planet's history around 250 million years ago — afp / timesofisrael — 29 April 2022 (LINK)
Large Hadron Collider breaks new record only days after it reopens — livescience — 29 April 2022 (LINK)
Can science help us understand populism, from 'malignant manicheism' to Marine Le Pen? — weforum — 29 April 2022 (LINK)
This is what the world's first floating city will look like — weforum — 29 April 2022 (LINK)
Global forest destruction continues despite COP26 deforestation pledge — newscientist — 28 April 2022 (LINK)
3D printed vaccine patch offers 10x greater immune response than vaccination shots charges— thebrighterside — 27 April 2022 (LINK)
Scientific Publishing Is a Scam Fed by the Government — realclearscience — 27 April 2022 (LINK)
The future is increasingly a disaster zone, new report warns — theverge — 26 April 2022 (LINK)
Sand crisis looms as world population surges, U.N. warns — reuters — 26 April 2022 (LINK)
2021 set records for greenhouse gases, according to NOAA
NOAA reported that methane set a record for the second consecutive year.
Twitter bans climate change propaganda ads as deniers target platforms — washingtonpost — 22 April 2022 (LINK)
Sarah Burch: I Helped Pen the UN Climate Report. Here's Why It Gives Me Hope: it shows a clear path forward — undark — 21 April 2022 (LINK)
U.S. Federal buildings agency cuts emissions 51% since 2008 — axios — 21 April 2022 (LINK)
Daily Wind-Powered Energy in the U.S. Surpassed Coal and Nuclear-Based Power for First Time — mymodernmet — 21 April 2022 (LINK)
The US And EU Have Unsustainably Plundered Natural Resources For Decades, Study Shows — sciencealert — 11 April 2022 (LINK)
Amartya Sen on science, Modi and Myanmar — newstatesman — 8 April 2022 (LINK)
Study challenges evolutionary theory — says genetic mutations aren't always random — thebrighterside — 8 April 2022 (LINK)
'Now or never': Only severe emissions cuts will avoid climate extremes – U.N. report: Global emissions are on track to blow past the 1.5 degrees C warming limit envisioned in the 2015 Paris Agreement and reach some 3.2 degrees C by century's end. — reuters — 5 April 2022 (LINK)
5 Takeaways From the U.N. Report on Limiting Global Warming — nytimes — 4 April 2022 (LINK)
Sweden's innovative wooden skyscraper captures as much carbon as 10,000 forests — euronews — 28 March 2022 (LINK)
According to the United Nations Environment Programme, building work was responsible for over 38 per cent of global energy-related carbon emissions in 2015 alone. The production of cement, meanwhile, is the largest single industrial emitter of CO2 in the world.
McKinsey just outlined its worst-case scenario for the global economy following Russia's invasion of Ukraine — and it involves recessions for both the US and Europe — businessinsider — 22 March 2022 (LINK)
How can journalism get better at covering climate change? Being a bummer might help: journalists' negative tweets gained far more traction with users than positive ones — niemanlab — 20 March 2022 (LINK)
Put the brakes on and keep the car in the garage on Sunday to ease oil shock, says IEA — ground.news — 18 March 2022 (LINK)
Researchers May Have Discovered Origin of Floating Microplastics in Arctic Ocean: Europe — cnet — 17 March 2022 (LINK)
Japanese officials say 4 dead after 7.4 earthquake near Fukushima, site of 2011 nuclear disaster — usatoday — 16 March 2022 (LINK)
The World Has One Big Chance to Fix Plastics — theatlantic — 15 March 2022 (LINK)
Saudi Arabia reportedly considering accepting yuan instead of dollar for oil sales — thehill — 15 March 2022 (LINK)
Cancer drug stops tumor growth by forcing cancer cells to sleep — thebrighterside — 15 March 2022 (LINK)
Russia seeking 13-year prison sentence for Putin critic Navalny — thehill — 15 March 2022 (LINK)
Antarctic sea ice hits lowest minimum on record — nature — 11 March 2022 (LINK)
Amazon rainforest reaching tipping point, researchers say — bbc — 8 March 2022 (LINK)
The findings, based on satellite data from 1991 to 2016, are published in the journal Nature Climate Change.
U.S. Senate sends bill making lynching a hate crime to Biden in historic first — axios — 8 March 2022 (LINK)
India could export $500 bln in green energy over 20 years, Reliance's Ambani says — ground.news — 23 February 2022 (LINK)
Ambani said India should have a strategy to end dependence on fossil fuels in the next two to three decades.
Each Antarctic tourist effectively melts 83 tonnes of snow — new research — theconversation — 22 February 2022 (LINK)
Dubai welcomes the Museum of the Future — wallpaper — 22 February 2022 (LINK)
Just 16% of the world's coastlines are in good shape — and many are so bad they can never fully recover — theconversation — 6 February 2022 (LINK)
Tesla is having to 'recall' 817,143 vehicles due to seat belt reminder problem, fix is an over-the-air software update — electrek — 3 February 2022 (LINK)
Controversy over environmental cost of WWF decision to sell NFTs — euronews — 3 February 2022 (LINK)
The world's best retirement destinations might surprise you — weforum — 3 February 2022 (LINK)
Climate change has likely begun to suffocate the world's fisheries — sciencedaily — 1 February 2022 (LINK)
Richest 20 nations urged to lead on nature protection by doubling finance — reuters — 27 January 2022 (LINK)
Billionaire Mark Cuban Launches Online Pharmacy With Generic Drugs at Affordable Prices: cost plus 15% — popularmechanics — 26 January 2022 (LINK)
A new Swiss label for digital responsibility — epfl — 19 January 2022 (LINK)
More Protected Areas not enough to save Biodiversity, Warn Experts — barrons — 19 January 2022 (LINK)
The world's 10 richest men have made so much money during the pandemic that a one-time 99% tax on their gains could pay for all COVID-19 vaccine production and more: Oxfam — businessinsider — 17 January 2022 (LINK)
Nearly half of City GDP at Risk of Disruption from Nature Loss, New Report Finds — weforum — 17 January 2022 (LINK)
Without Urgent Action, These Street Trees Are Unlikely to Survive Climate Change — Australian study — aljazeera — 16 January 2022 (LINK)
WEF Global Risks Report 2022: Climate Failure and Social Crisis at Top — weforum — 11 January 2022 (LINK)
Most experts believe a global economic recovery will be volatile and uneven over the next three years.
The Global Risks Report 2022, 17th Edition — reliefweb — 12 January 2022 (LINK)
Syrian intelligence officer given life in prison for war crimes in 'historic' German trial — thenewhumanitarian — 13 January 2022 (LINK)
Lithuania paid a Guantánamo Bay detainee $113,000 for letting the CIA torture him in a black site there — businessinsider — 10 January 2022 (LINK)
ETH Zurich develops formwork from 3D-printed foam to slash concrete use in buildings — dezeen — 9 January 2022 (LINK)
James Webb Telescope Completes Its Deployment Sequence In Space — iheart — 8 January 2022 (LINK)
Elizabeth Holmes trial: jury finds Theranos founder guilty on four of 11 fraud counts — theguardian — 4 January 2022 (LINK)
The 10 Worst Airlines in the World: no Swiss involved — fodors — 3 January 2022 (LINK)
Ryan Air and EasyJet faulted for their bag charges.
Plastics in blue carbon ecosystems: a call for global cooperation on climate change goals — thelancet — 1 January 2022 (LINK)
All of Wittgenstein is now in the public domain: the texts — npr — 1 January 2022 (LINK)
Tesla recalls nearly half a million cars in U.S. over possible safety issues — npr — 30 December 2021 (LINK)
11 Maps That Will Help You See the World in a Whole New Light — fodors — 28 December 2021 (LINK)
Bird flu kills thousands of cranes in Israel, poultry also culled — reuters — 27 December 2021 (LINK)
E.O. Wilson, naturalist dubbed a modern-day Darwin, dies at 92 on 26 December — npr — 27 December 2021 (LINK)
His foundation did not cite a cause of death.
Sarah Weddington, attorney who won Roe v Wade abortion case, dies aged 76 — theguardian — 27 December 2021 (LINK)
El Salvador frees 3 women who were sentenced to 30 years under anti-abortion laws — npr — 25 December 2021 (LINK)
Volcano that destroyed 3,000 buildings on Canary Island of La Palma stops erupting after 3 months — nbcnews — 25 December 2021 (LINK)
The Year in Math and Computer Science — quantamagazine — 23 December 2021 (LINK)
EDF: U.S. Must Pass the Build Back Better Act — edf — 19 December 2021 (LINK)
"It is [...] the most ambitious climate and environmental justice action in American history."
The History of Humankind Just Got a Major Rewrite — nextbigideaclub — 16 December 2021 (LINK)
Drawing on the latest research in archaeology and anthropology, [a new book] suggests that the lives of our ancient ancestors were not nasty, brutish, and short. On the contrary, they were playful, collaborative, and improvisational.
Students design a house that revolutionizes urban design — inhabitat — 16 December 2021 (LINK)
Fossil fuel combustion kills more than 1 million people every year, study says — arstechnica — 16 December 2021 (LINK)
Sustainable air travel: Could long-haul flights ever go green? — sciencefocus — 16 December 2021 (LINK)
Nations renew talks on 'killer robots' as deal hopes narrow — apnews — 15 December 2021 (LINK)
A group of governmental experts that took up the issue failed to reach a consensus last week, and advocacy groups say nations including the United States, Russia, Israel, India and Britain have impeded progress.
WMO: Arctic temperature soared to an unprecedented 100 degrees in 2020, scientists confirm — theepochtimes — 14 December 2021 (LINK)
The record prompted the World Meteorological Organization to create a new category of extremes — highest temperature at or north of the Arctic Circle
First FDA-approved eye drops to replace reading glasses go on sale1 — newatlas — 14 December 2021 (LINK)
The eye drops might be easier to keep track of, but they are pricier at about $80 for a 30-day supply, according to a press release from biopharmaceutical giant AbbVie. The drops must be prescribed by a physician and are not currently covered by insurance (Source).
Dell’s new Luna laptop concept is all about repairability — theverge — 14 December 2021 (LINK)
WEF's crypto report: a 50-minute analysis by CoinBureau's Guy (youtube) — youtube — 14 December 2021 (LINK)
The report for download: has a section on crypto and development
Dell's new Luna laptop concept is all about repairability — theverge — 14 December 2021 (LINK)
Portugal to Singapore could be the longest train journey in the world: 211 days. But how much does it cost? €1200, and you may have to wait for the end of travel restrictions — euronews — 14 December 2021 (LINK)
'Monster' Antarctic Glacier at Risk as Key Ice Shelf Faces Collapse Years Earlier Than Expected — commondreams — 13 December 2021 (LINK)
2 years after Canada's Trudeau pledged to plant 2 billion trees, only 8.5 million have been planted — cbc.ca — 13 December 2021 (LINK)
Majority of top chemicals on market deemed environmentally unsustainable by new metric — chemistryworld — 8 December 2021 (LINK)
Whether People Inform Themselves or Remain Ignorant Is Due to Three Factors — neurosciencenews — 3 December 2021 (LINK)
Vacations for Over 50 Singles: How and Where to Travel — theboutiqueadventurer — 29 November 2021 (LINK)
Swiss company frees Chernobyl from its radioactivity (original in German) — msn — 24 November 2021 (LINK)
After seven months of experiment using one hectare of land in Chernobyl, radioactive pollution of the soil fell by an average of 37 percent, that of the air by 46 percent. The Swiss are confident that thanks to their revolutionary technology, a complete decontamination of the Chernobyl site will be possible within the next four years.
Jurors got to hear Elizabeth Holmes' lies for themselves — theverge — 18 November 2021 (LINK)
The UN responded to Elon Musk's challenge to prove how his wealth could tackle world hunger by revealing a $6.6 billion plan — businessinsider — 16 November 2021 (LINK)
Air pollution in Europe still killing more than 300,000 a year, report finds — news wires / france24 — 15 November 2021 (LINK)
Countries fail to agree on Antarctic conservation measures for fifth straight year — mongabay — 15 November 2021 (LINK)
The UN standardizes international carbon markets at COP26 — source — 15 November 2021 (LINK)
COP26 closes with 'compromise' deal on climate, but it's not enough, says UN chief — news.un.org — 13 November 2021 (LINK)
What the world did and didn't accomplish at COP26 — vox — 13 November 2021 (LINK)
Loss of Glaciers Will Hurt Tourism, Power Supplies, and More — afar — 12 November 2021 (LINK)
COP26: Bahamas PM says climate summit has 'no teeth' and Boris Johnson's language doesn't 'convey seriousness' of global warming crisis — sky — 12 November 2021 (LINK)
Despite contributing just 0.01% to global greenhouse gas emissions, the Bahamas is experiencing a near-term existential threat from climate change
India leads the way at Responsible Tourism Awards — euronews — 3 November 2021 (LINK)
World leaders unveil pledges to end deforestation, slash methane emissions: Cop26 latest — genevasolutions — 2 November 2021 (LINK)
Tackling mispricing of commodity exports from poor countries — unibe — 29 October 2021 (LINK)
The Concept of 15-Minute City Wins 2021 Obel Award — archdaily — 27 October 2021 (LINK)
Tokyo is the City that Emits the Most Carbon Dioxide in the World — 247wallst — 27 October 2021 (LINK)
Molly: on the road to regulating self-driving cars — swissinfo — 27 October 2021 (LINK)
UNECE tackles philosophy's trolley problem (LINK)
The World Meteorological Congress has approved three sweeping initiatives to dramatically strengthen the world's weather and climate services through a systematic increase in much-needed observational data and data products from across the globe — source — 20 October 2021 (LINK)
Farming less land more intensively is a better solution for biodiversity than trying to integrate farmland with nature — anthropocenemagazine — 15 October 2021 (LINK)
At least 85 per cent of humans have been affected by climate change, study finds — weather network — 14 October 2021 (LINK)
The future under climate change: graphics and maps — theguardian — 14 October 2021 (LINK)
The world's smartest and sustainable cities — domusweb — 13 October 2021 (LINK)
136 countries agree to deal on global minimum 15% corporate tax — thehill — 8s October 2021 (LINK)
Teaching ESG, not as easy as ABC — genevasolutions — 8 October 2021 (LINK)
In September, Geneva's Graduate Institute introduced for the first time a track in sustainable finance and development within its international economics master's programme. The university also plans to launch a complete master in sustainable finance and economics next year. This autumn, Geneva University's School for Economics and Management (GSEM) relaunched its master of science programme as a master in responsible management with the option to specialise in business and human rights.
