Environmental Policy

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Water Sustainability Index aims to curb ESG greenwashing in corporate reportingScience

Water Sustainability Index aims to curb ESG greenwashing in corporate reporting

Researchers introduce a transparent, quantitative index to improve accountability in corporate water use reporting Summary: A new Water Sustainability Index (WSI) developed by researchers at…
SourceSourceFebruary 16, 2026 Full article
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Climate action could save 1.3 million lives but global cooperation is keyClimate

Climate action could save 1.3 million lives but global cooperation is key

First-of-its-kind study assesses how health benefits of aggressive climate policy travel across international borders Summary: Global climate policy could prevent up to 1.32 million premature…
SourceSourceFebruary 12, 2026 Full article
Renewable energy (s. Climate Action, EU, environment)
Carbon pricing and renewables emerge as most effective climate policies, global study findsClimate

Carbon pricing and renewables emerge as most effective climate policies, global study finds

To reduce CO₂ emissions, policy on carbon pricing, taxation and investment in renewable energy is key; Australia, Canada, and Japan have 'substantial potential' to strengthen…
SourceSourceFebruary 5, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: November 19, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 19, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (November 19, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
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Climate Science Digest: November 7, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 7, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (November 7, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
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Climate Science Digest: September 28, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: September 28, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (September 28, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Experts call for reform to bridge IPCC and UNFCCC for stronger climate actionClimate

Experts call for reform to bridge IPCC and UNFCCC for stronger climate action

A new paper on the science-policy interface by climate experts Svante Bodin and Örjan Gustafsson at the Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, calls…
SourceSourceAugust 29, 2025 Full article
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UN Plastics Treaty: Will the negotiations in Geneva finally achieve a breakthrough?News

UN Plastics Treaty: Will the negotiations in Geneva finally achieve a breakthrough?

From 5 to 14 August, representatives from over 170 countries as well as from science, civil society and industry are meeting in Switzerland continuing the…
SourceSourceAugust 4, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: July 23, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 23, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 23, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: July 9, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 9, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 9, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
SourceSourceJuly 9, 2025 Full article
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Effective therapies needed to halt rise in climate anxietyNews

Effective therapies needed to halt rise in climate anxiety

More must be done to address the growth in anxiety related to climate change, says a leading psychologist, before it becomes the next mental health…
SourceSourceJuly 2, 2025 Full article
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North Sea oil plans clash with Paris climate targets, UCL study warnsClimate

North Sea oil plans clash with Paris climate targets, UCL study warns

Opening new North Sea oil and gas fields is incompatible with achieving the Paris Climate Agreement goals of limiting warming to 1.5°C or holding warming…
SourceSourceJune 10, 2025 Full article
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Mount Sinai Health System earns several prestigious national honors for environmental excellenceNews

Mount Sinai Health System earns several prestigious national honors for environmental excellence

One of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area receives three major sustainability awards from Practice Greenhealth Mount Sinai Health System…
SourceSourceJune 9, 2025 Full article
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Distinguishing marine planning tools is key to climate-smart ocean solutionsClimate

Distinguishing marine planning tools is key to climate-smart ocean solutions

Climate-smart ocean solutions require distinguishing marine spatial planning and marine conservation planning Summary: Marine spatial planning (MSP) and marine protected area (MPA) planning are often…
SourceSourceMay 19, 2025 Full article
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Climate threats expose Brazil’s civil defense weaknessesClimate

Climate threats expose Brazil’s civil defense weaknesses

Research proposes action fronts to increase the organizational capacity of these units in municipalities; expanded coordination with other areas is one of the next steps…
SourceSourceMay 15, 2025 Full article
Graphic news (s. climate, science, nature)
New open access book: ‘Climate change impacts and adaptation strategies in Japan’News

New open access book: ‘Climate change impacts and adaptation strategies in Japan’

This open access book presents the latest Japanese research for the projection of climate change impacts and the evaluation of adaptation policies, with a particular…
SourceSourceMay 13, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: May 7, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: May 7, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (May 7, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Salmon strongholds: A quiet force for global resilienceClimate

Salmon strongholds: A quiet force for global resilience

A new study examines the “stronghold strategy” — an ambitious plan to protect food security, biodiversity, and climate resilience through salmon rivers Summary: In the…
SourceSourceApril 16, 2025 Full article
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The future of the deep sea: Scientists urge immediate global responseNews

The future of the deep sea: Scientists urge immediate global response

Brussels / Kiel | GEOMARScientific report on deep-sea research sees 2025 as a decisive year for ocean health Summary: The deep sea, defined as everything…
SourceSourceApril 12, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: March 27, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: March 27, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: A new…
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Straws turn into microplastics
Uniting society to combat microplastics pollutionScience

Uniting society to combat microplastics pollution

Microplastics pollution has emerged as a pervasive global challenge, stemming from humanity’s reliance on plastic products and the resilience of these materials in the environment.…
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Safeguarding clean energy tax credits could save US taxpayers $1 trillionScience

Safeguarding clean energy tax credits could save US taxpayers $1 trillion

A recent study published in Environmental Research: Energy shows the importance of robust safeguards in U.S. clean energy tax credit policies. Researchers from the University…
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Small iceberg floating in ocean water under a bright sky with the Sun visible above - climate change effects (s. science, climate, Muser)
Climate Science Digest: December 18, 2024Science

Climate Science Digest: December 18, 2024

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. Mountain permafrost is warming…
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Small iceberg floating in ocean water under a bright sky with the Sun visible above - climate change effects (s. science, climate, Muser)
Climate Science Digest: November 27, 2024NewsScience

Climate Science Digest: November 27, 2024

Conserving nature can shield cities from floods A University of British Columbia (UBC) study reveals that conserving just five percent of watersheds, representing two percent…
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