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AfDB Report Assesses Feasibility of Debt-for-Nature Swaps in Africa | News | SDG Knowledge Hub | IISD

The report aims to provide “action-oriented advice that can lead to transactions which will have lasting impact on debt sustainability, climate resilience, and biodiversity conservation” for people and the planet. It recommends that Africa “look towards” debt-for-nature/climate swaps to “mobilize biodiversity finance for nature-positive projects on a case-by-case basis” as tailored solutions are required for […]

US bishops pioneered a self-serving invocation of ‘religious liberty’ | National Catholic Reporter

Source: US bishops pioneered a self-serving invocation of ‘religious liberty’ | National Catholic Reporter

If You Care About Climate Change, Stop Mocking Vegans | The New Republic

Source: If You Care About Climate Change, Stop Mocking Vegans | The New Republic

Opinion | A Utah Jury Acquitted Two Animal Rights Activists. – The New York Times

Source: Opinion | A Utah Jury Acquitted Two Animal Rights Activists. – The New York Times

What Is a Heat Pump? How Does It Work?

Source: What Is a Heat Pump? How Does It Work?

Climate Change Is Driving Poor Nations to Desperate Measures | The New Republic

Source: Climate Change Is Driving Poor Nations to Desperate Measures | The New Republic

Climate-vulnerable countries are demanding that the international financial system represented by the World Bank and the IMF “become fit for climate and for our development ambitions,” V20 chair and Ghanian Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said in his keynote address. Specifically, […]

Soil Health 101: Everything You Need to Know – EcoWatch

Source: Soil Health 101: Everything You Need to Know – EcoWatch

The 2022 Living Planet Index Is Out. Here’s How to Understand It. – The New York Times

Source: The 2022 Living Planet Index Is Out. Here’s How to Understand It. – The New York Times

By Catrin Einhorn

Oct. 12, 2022

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It’s clear that wildlife is suffering mightily on our planet, but scientists don’t know exactly how much. A comprehensive figure is exceedingly hard to determine. Counting wild animals — […]

Drilled

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…Universities Need to Break Their Addiction to Fossil Funding

 Going back to the 1950s when Standard Oil first started to heavily invest in universities, oil companies have always thought about the social and political conditions necessary to preserve their wealth and power, and supported university research that does just that.

In recent years, university students […]

COP27 – Are Climate Summits a Waste of Time? | Inter Press Service

Source: COP27 – Are Climate Summits a Waste of Time? | Inter Press Service