Policy & Business

It's time to act against food loss and waste in favor of public's health

Why is it so hard to reduce the amounts of food  produced and wasted in the United States and around the world? A recent paper examimed the issues at the intersection of public health and food loss and waste.

Thursday, September 29, 2016
Luciana Maia Villalba

Does nature hold the answer to sustainability? Biomimicry as ecological innovation

Biomimicry is the science of studying nature's models and taking inspiration from it to solve human problem. A recent study examines this concept and its philosophical origins — and whether it can help humankind tackle the challenges of sustainability.

Thursday, September 15, 2016
Timila Dhakhwa

Why go green? A look into motives for buying green products

Acknowledging the variety of reasons for purchasing environmentally friendly products, researchers conduct a study across the EU to find out the main determinants for buying green.

Monday, September 12, 2016
Andrew Wu

Cool-green tech: Using plants as sunglasses for roofs

A team of engineers in Italy examined the two leading energy-efficient roof technologies: green roofs and cool roofs. Finding gaps in both technologies, they devised a way to combine them for even better efficiency, reducing the amount of energy needed to cool buildings.

Thursday, September 8, 2016
Christina Stone

Green versus gray infrastructure: The economics of flood adaptation in Fiji

Despite their relative obscurity, green infrastructure that incorporates natural processes offers significant economic advantages over conventional gray infrastructure, as demonstrated by a recent study of flood adaptation options in Fiji.

Thursday, September 1, 2016
Andrew Wu

Future scenarios for waste generation: Is a peak coming?

Monitoring global waste generation might help estimate when we might see a peak in waste generation and how this problem should be addressed.

Monday, August 29, 2016
Luciana Maia Villalba

Healthy planet, healthy you: Investing in new energy solutions proves a boon for health and climate.

Energy efficiency and renewable energy installation produce both public health and climate benefits. These benefits also have significant dollar values that can be estimated using an integrated model assessment, a recent study says.

Monday, August 22, 2016
Caroline Muraida

Does climate skepticism necessarily mean climate inaction?

Climate skeptics have argued that additional action towards mitigating climate change should not be taken until we know what drives it. A recent paper, however, suggests that skeptics have reason to take action towards emission reduction precisely to understand the drivers of climate change.

Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Andrew Wu

Can a 'climate club' help solve global warming crisis?

A leading climate economist recently analyzed the projected outcomes of creating an international climate change club. To join the club, countries must agree to put a price on carbon domestically, and to tax imported goods from non-member countries — creating a strong incentive to join the club.

Monday, July 25, 2016
Stefanie Wnuck

Evaluating Latin American efforts to reduce future emissions

A new study on greenhouse gas emissions trends in Latin American shows that current policy efforts to reduce or prevent those emissions are not enough. The region should prepare for the coming challenges of a new climate agenda.

Monday, July 18, 2016
Paloma Caro
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