Environment & Sustainability

For decades, Australia has dragged its feet on climate action because national interests have been reliant on fossil fuel exports. However, the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow last…

Knowledge Aids Safety and Efficiency Mountains have become hotspots for energy and water resources and transboundary commerce, flashpoints for increasing environmental risks…

The fast fashion industry needs to construct a new sustainable paradigm to mitigate persistent environmental degradation. By understanding how fashion businesses function and individuals consume fashion, policy actions and academic…

Many disasters occur when natural hazard events impact people or infrastructure. Hazards can be exacerbated by climate change, which can amplify the physical processes of hazards, the magnitude…

To curb global warming, policies to green financial systems are proliferating across the globe. Based on their different political and economic systems, China, the European Union, and the United States…

When envisioning a post-pandemic world, a window of opportunity to couple economic recovery with sustainability measures presents itself. This is particularly the case for cities, many of which have negative…

The Atewa Forest Reserve in Ghana is a possible site for the development of an integrated bauxite-aluminum mine through a Chinese resource-backed loan. Despite the opportunities for infrastructure development presented…

While the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals direct all countries to reduce environmental impacts, governments and businesses continue to promise and prioritize economic growth. Degrowth theory draws on the science…

COVID-19 is just one of many factors animating the Biden administration’s climate agenda. Through the fulcrum of climate action, the Biden administration wants to satisfy its political base, re-industrialize America,…

With the election of President Joe Biden and the return of the United States to the global effort to combat climate change, the Biden administration should take immediate steps to…