World Economic Forum
This is how AI could feed the world’s hungry while sustaining the planet
4 min read · 2020-09-24 · While the risks posed by AI dominate the headlines, behind the scenes there is a quiet revolution underway as AI systems are used to tackle the greatest challenges facing humanity, from climate change…
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Guardian Environment
New super-enzyme eats plastic bottles six times faster
3 min read · 2020-09-28 · Breakthrough that builds on plastic-eating bugs first discovered by Japan in 2016 promises to enable full recycling
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The New York Times
Climate Disruption Is Now Locked In. The Next Moves Will Be Crucial.
~13 min read · 2020-09-22 · The Times spoke to two dozen experts who said decisions made now would spell the difference between a difficult future and something far worse.
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Guardian Environment
Humans exploiting and destroying nature on unprecedented scale
6 min read · 2020-09-09 · Animal populations have plunged an average of 68% since 1970, as humanity pushes the planet’s life support systems to the edge
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Guardian Environment
Climate crisis: business, farming and environment leaders unite to warn Australia 'woefully unprepared'
4 min read · 2020-08-27 · An extraordinary statement by 10 groups says the nation’s future prosperity is at risk without a coherent response
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Guardian Environment
Earth has lost 28 trillion tonnes of ice in less than 30 years
3 min read · 2020-08-23 · ‘Stunned’ scientists say there is little doubt global heating is to blame for the loss
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Singularity Hub
A Norwegian Startup Is Turning Dry Deserts Into Fertile Cropland
3 min read · 2020-08-19 · The UN population forecast predicts that by 2050 there will be almost 10 billion people on the planet. They’ll live mostly in cities and have an older median age than the current global population.…
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Vox
Air pollution is much worse than we thought
10 min read · 2020-08-12 · Ditching fossil fuels would pay for itself through clean air alone.
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Guardian US
Last decade was Earth's hottest on record as climate crisis accelerates
2 min read · 2020-08-12 · 2019 was second or third hottest year ever recorded, with average global temperature up 0.39C in 10 years
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The Guardian
GPT-3: an AI game-changer or an environmental disaster?
4 min read · 2020-08-01 · The tech giants’ latest machine-learning system comes with both ethical and environmental costs
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The New York Times
The Great Climate Migration Has Begun
20+ min read · 2020-07-23 · New research suggests climate change will cause humans to move in unprecedented numbers. The Times Magazine partnered with ProPublica and data scientists to understand how.
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Guardian Environment
Loss of bees causes shortage of key food crops, study finds
2 min read · 2020-07-29 · Apple and cherry production hampered by lack of wild bees, who are suffering from a loss of habitat, toxic pesticides and the climate crisis
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Guardian Environment
Most polar bears to disappear by 2100, study predicts
5 min read · 2020-07-20 · Melting Arctic sea ice could cause starvation and reproductive failure for many as early as 2040, scientists warn
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World Economic Forum
This is now the world’s greatest threat
8 min read · 2020-07-22 · Affluence is the biggest barrier to a more sustainable world, according to a new scientific report.
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The Correspondent
We can’t afford to fix the planet – and 11 other misconceptions about climate change
~15 min read · 2020-07-08 · It’s not too late, too difficult, too expensive or naive to try to stop climate breakdown. But it helps to get the facts straight.
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Guardian Books
Naomi Klein: 'We must not return to the pre-Covid status quo, only worse'
8 min read · 2020-07-13 · What kind of world will the coronavirus crisis leave us with? Interviewed for a Guardian Live event, the activist and author insists that the climate, equality and fairness must be at the heart of the…
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