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A Planetary Survival Challenge to Identify Alternative World Futures
Abstract: This article calls for applying human ingenuity to our planet’s core existential problems: nuclear war; injustice; economic inequality and ecological catastrophe. This means,...
The push to turn climate culprit CO2 into a green force
The major greenhouse gas contributing to global warming could become a prime resource for biofuels that can cut car, plane and ship emissions.
By TOM CASSAUWERS
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France, Germany and Sweden towards environmental protection: Nuclear Policies in Comparison
This comparative study is aimed at addressing the environmental implications of nuclear policies pursued by three developed European nations, France, Germany, and Sweden. Nuclear...
What are the current opportunities and threats facing environmental security?
Environmental security comprises the interactive outlook of the various human and ecological connections that shape the contemporary world. The Constructivist school of thought has...
Realizing SDGs: Efforts to Overcome Ecological and Environmental Barriers
Sustainable development is a global momentum to realize human welfare using a triple bottom line approach that includes economic development, environmental improvement and preservation,...
China between environmental problems and security in cyberspace
Recently, in July, Chinese President Xi Jinping made some considerations regarding ecological and environmental protection. The next five years will be a crucial period...
In battle against soil pollution, new ally emerges
The answer to cleaning up contaminated industrial sites in Europe could lie in the microbes that are already there.
By JACK MCGOVAN
Trees and other vegetation grow...
Seizing the moment for a more resilient Asia and the Pacific
The world faces a disaster emergency, yet nowhere is the threat more immediate than in Asia and the Pacific. Ours is a region where...
Three tips on how to tackle the Fukushima contaminated water
The Fukushima reactors melted down in 2011 after a devastating earthquake and tsunami knocked out the power supply and cooling system, contaminating water within...
Creating a Safer World with the Minamata Convention on Mercury
Mercury is known as a dangerous chemical compound. Although it provides benefits in several ways, mercury can seriously threaten the safety of humans and...