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The Stream, March 23, 2022: Can African Nations Meet WASH Goals?

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Unsafe Yield – Severe drought, dead well, and political division push Arizona steadily closer to water supply peril. What’s Up With Water – March 22, 2022 – This week’s episode of What’s Up With Water covers a major settlement for Canada’s Indigenous communities and persisting drought in the Horn of Africa. In Recent Water News.

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Energy transition and social sciences – How can environmental sociology help us expand the understanding of energy transitions?

HumanNature

As a result,transitioning away from carbon-intensive sources of energy is critical to address the climate crisis (Hernandez and Newell 2022). Therefore, the study and possible solutions of global energy transition should consider biological and natural processes as well as the socio economic and political trade-offs. Catton Jr, W.

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Sounding Green vs Being Green: How to finance sustainability?

HumanNature

Sounding Green” has not only become politically correct, but also a possible finance-generating mechanism. Climate is a global issue and when complex political systems around the world are brought together, solutions cannot be straightforward. ” Available at SSRN 4198146 (2022). Kedward, Katie, Daniela Gabor, and J.

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TV review: Borgen is back and its key focus is the climate crisis?

A Greener Life

Nearly a decade ago, the Danish political drama Borgen gained international fame and recognition, depicting the life and travails of Denmark’s first female Prime Minister. Borgen is back in 2022, albeit with a slightly different title: Borgen: Power and Glory. Prior to his political career, he co-founded the green think-tank Concito.

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French company to coordinate carbon capture project in Brazil

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Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. million in 2013. million fine Emily Pickrell | Houston Chronicle | September 20, 2013 Total Petrochemical will pay an $8.8 In 2018, the company was denied drilling permits in Brazil's sensitive Foz do Amazonas basin. In the U.S.

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UNICEF warns 27 million children at risk from climate fuelled floods

A Greener Life

million children affected by flooding in 2022 are among the most vulnerable. In 2022 floods, driven by rising sea- levels, tidal surges, and extreme and prolonged rainfall have contributed to the increased spread of major killers of children, such as malnutrition, malaria, cholera and diarrhoea. .

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The Art of Affect: Creative Expression as Personal Resistance and Resilience

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Guest Post by Julia Branstrator , 2022-2023 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. We watched, consumed, and internalized conflict as the pandemic layered social, political, economic, and climate crises. Terms such as “ doomscrolling ” (Hernández, 2022) became commonplace in conversations sharing about the day.

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