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Civic engagement by all stakeholders is essential for the sustainable development of the local socioeconomic environment, increasing political trust, and strengthening democratic values.  The active participation of stakeholders at the local level is critical for its sustainable development, operations and protection.  ...

The world’s climate has already changed measurably in response to accumulating greenhouse gas (GHG). Considerable uncertainties surround both the extent of future climate change and the biophysical impacts of such change. Despite the uncertainties, climate scientists strongly agree that in the absence of measures to si ...

A major barrier to climate change mitigation is the political polarization of climate change beliefs. In a global experiment, the differential impact of eleven climate interventions across the ideological divide were assessed. This paper examines the political polarization of climate change at the level of beliefs and ...

Even if CO₂ emissions were drastically reduced immediately, the global economy would still be heading towards a significant drop of 19% in GDP by 2050, according to a recent study published in Nature.  Scientists at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) assessed future impacts of changing climatic con ...

Erroneously, ESG (environmental, social, and governance) investing is widely assumed to reward companies for helping the planet.  However, ESG ratings, which underlie ESG fund selection, are based on the impact the changing world has on companies’ profit and loss.  Asset managers have deliberately allowed the confusion ...