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A new article published in The Lancet Planetary Health cites “land-use induced spillover” as a major, and escalating, risk for new pandemic virus outbreaks. This is the leading theory as to how the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes the disease known as COVID-19, began to infect hum…
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In 1992, nearly 200 nations approved the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. It mandated that nations work together “to prevent dang…
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The Group of 20 (G20) process is hosted this year by Italy. The Italian G20 Presidency is focusing on a “3P” approach—prioritizing people, planet, and …
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Canada has achieved a major win for the protection of people and Nature against extreme climate impacts. On Thursday, Canada’s Supreme Court ruled by a…
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Infrastructure is the physical frame on which a society is built. If it is well-designed, state-of-the-art, future-oriented, and considerate of everyon…
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The Environmental Protection Agency has restored and relaunched its climate change pages. This is no small thing. A free society depends on an informed…
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The Paris Agreement was the fourth major global agreement of 2015, completing a year of renewed global commitment to working toward sustainable peace a…
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Just over three years ago, I published the short note “Income inequality puts everything we value at risk”. At that time, the shocking news was that “T…
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