The agreement still leaves many unanswered questions, as well as concerns from vulnerable countries about who will qualify, who pays and who is in charge.
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Already lacking the means to decarbonise their industry or turn to greener alternatives, poor countries could also be deprived of revenues from exports to Europe.
Look for significant progress in 2023 in two key areas, writes a veteran of international climate policy.
It’s a landmark agreement, acknowledging for the first time that wealthy countries bear some responsibility to help. But it leaves many unanswered questions.
Natural gas projects in Africa might help reduce supply shortages temporarily, but they could soon become stranded assets.
The human population has doubled in 48 years, and worsening climate change has left the world facing serious health risks, from infectious diseases to hunger and heat stress.
It’s impossible to escape exposure to microplastics and a new study confirms they’re in household dust around the world. But the health risks appear surprisingly low, and vacuuming makes a difference.
The risk from heat waves is about more than intensity – being able to cool off is essential, and that’s hard to find in many low-income areas of the world.
Low-income countries that sought to spend more on health care during the pandemic have been hit with ratings downgrades, while others avoided borrowing entirely.
A Lancet series shows that C-sections are performed for non-medical reasons in private health while poor women who need the surgery don’t have access.
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Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
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Professor of International Relations, Boston University
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Director of the Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (OB/GYN), Aga Khan University
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Économiste-modélisateur, Agence française de développement (AFD)
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Professor and Canada Research Chair for Population and Global Health, University of Manitoba
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Professor of Economics, Stockton University
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Professor of Sustainability, University of Dayton
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Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Visiting Professor of Practice, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
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Research Director, Australian Microplastic Assessment Project (AUSMAP); Honorary Senior Research Fellow, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
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Professor of Engineering, University of California, Merced
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Chercheur en économie environnementale, Agence française de développement (AFD)
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Dean of the School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
