The article reports that the World Bank will start two programs to help developing countries protect their forests and decrease carbon dioxide emissions from other sources. One program will reward developing countries for carbon dioxide reductions achieved by maintaining their forests. The other program,...
extremely hot.The water helps cool the panels so that they create more energy.Putting solar panels on water also means that there's no need to clear land for a solar farm.That's more and more important as countries work to fight climate change and protect natural spaces for...
The Microsoft Climate Research Initiative (MCRI) is a community of multi-disciplinary researchers working together to fight climate change. Plural Technology Collaboratory The Plural Technology Collaboratory is a Microsoft Research Special Project dedicated to advancing Plural Technologies (PTs), ones that...
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Ukraine is to start recruiting prisoners to fight against Russia under a new law designed to bolster its frontline forces, including with men convicted of murder or fraud. Using a tactic Moscow has relied on to fill ranks since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Kyiv would begin to...
“Private companies, governments at all levels and nonprofit organizations all have a vital role to play in the fight against climate change,” Rosenzweig said. “Governments need to set clear goals and establish consistent, enduring policy frameworks that encourage the private sector ...
Fires in boreal forests are a normal part of the life cycle of trees that grow there. But climate change is throwing that cycleout of whack. Just in the past handful of years, forests in northern latitudes (纬度) reached a tipping point and started to produce far more emissions than ...
A Billion Doses Delivered: 3 Lessons from the Fight Against Trachoma Credit: Brent Stirton/Getty Images for ITI Imagine an infection that causes your eyelids to turn inward, so that your lashes—intended to protect your eyes—scrape against the sensitive outer surface of your eye every time you...
In recent months, 15-min city policies have faced significant backlash across social media, in opinion pieces, and even through street demonstrations, casting doubt on the future of x-minute city policies as effective tools in the fight against climate change. The protests and backlash not only ...
As companies worldwide strive to fight climate change by curbing carbon emissions, they face a dearth of existing tools for calculating and reporting organizational carbon footprints. Moreover, the few tools that are available are...