Podcasts about nature sustainability

Strategic use of solar arrays could provide financial boost, help farmers continue producing crops and even save water As farmers debate whether fields should be used for agriculture or solar panels, new research from Michigan State University says the answer could be both. Jake Stid, a graduate student in the College of Natural Science Hydrogeology Lab, analyzed remote sensing and aerial imagery to study how fields have been used in California for the last 25 years. Using databases to estimate revenues and costs, Stid found that farmers who used a small percentage of their land for solar arrays were more financially secure per acre than those who didn't. Crops or solar? His research, now published in Nature Sustainability, could provide a new roadmap to solvency for farmers struggling to pay the bills. Instead of converting entire fields to solar arrays, Stid hopes this research will help more farmers decide to keep producing crops by strategically placing arrays on lower-yield spots in their fields. "The conversation shouldn't be as much about solar or agriculture, but solar and agriculture," Stid said. "They can work together, and it can be a collaboration rather than a conflict." Stid's work with solar panels began when he joined the lab of Anthony Kendall, an MSU assistant professor who's also a co-author on the paper. Kendall saw Stid working with Google Earth Engine, a public satellite-image database and cloud computing tool. A casual suggestion that Stid try to pinpoint solar panels on the landscape sparked his curiosity. He narrowed his focus to the California region for multiple reasons. The state boasts some of the most valuable and productive agricultural land in the United States, and it's a nationwide leader in solar energy production and installation. As increasingly extreme weather threatens food, energy and water resources, new energy sources have emerged, such as solar, to help decrease carbon emissions. The solar boom has led to concerns of reduced food production, especially as an expanding population and growing consumption place a greater strain on agriculture. Because of these competing interests, some farmers have turned to what's called a colocation method: purposefully installing solar arrays alongside crops to maximize the landscape's production. Stid wanted to find out how these colocated installations affected a farmer's bottom line and how that compared to conventional solar arrays where entire fields are turned into solar farms versus farms that continue to grow crops with no solar. "We're taking a balanced approach to not just focus on the negatives or the positives, but to take them both together to look more deeply at what people are actually doing on the landscape," Stid said. "We're asking what it means and how we can better plan for the future." The team used the solar panel footprint in California previously published by Stid in 2022. From there, they used available data sets to calculate that 86,000 people could have been fed by what's now solar-occupied land. Then, they used crop cost studies from the University of California-Davis, U.S. annual crop prices, the California Water Rights Fee and other data to calculate the average farmer's costs and revenue. They modeled solar electricity production from each installation to estimate how much of a farmer's costs could be offset by selling energy back to the grid. The results confirmed their hypothesis - farmers who used a few acres of land for solar arrays had more financial stability than those who took an all-or-nothing approach to solar. They spent less on fertilizer, water and farming supplies, and the income from selling energy from their solar arrays made up for the decrease in crops produced. They were even likely to save water by offsetting irrigation, which could benefit the water-stressed region. "If I'm a farmer, these two acres of solar arrays are going to pay me a certain amount of money throughout the year," Stid said. "I d...

Watching polar bear mums and cubs emerge from their winter densPolar Bear mothers spend the winter in warm and cozy dens, gestating and then birthing their cubs, and right about now the baby bears are taking their first steps out of the dens and beginning to explore the real world. Using satellite collars and remote camera technology, researchers from Polar Bears International, the Norwegian Polar Institute, and the San Diego Wildlife alliance, now have an exciting new picture of how and when they leave their winter refuges. The team included Louise Archer, Polar Bears International Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto Scarborough, and their observations were published in The Journal of Wildlife Management.Lousy sleep? It's quality, not quantity that may be your problemResearchers from the University of Toronto Mississauga have compared sleep in modern, industrial societies with non-industrialised societies, such as remote tribes in Tanzania and the Amazon. The team, led by anthropologist David Samson, found that people in modern societies sleep for significantly longer, but have weaker natural circadian rhythms, and so their sleep is not as functional as it should be. The researchers say that could be because people in industrial societies have lost touch with cues that regulate our circadian rhythms, like light and temperature changes. The results were published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.Greenhouse gases are messing up low-earth orbit for satellitesWhile greenhouse gases are warming the Earth's surface, they're paradoxically cooling the upper atmosphere, causing it to contract. And this means trouble for low-earth orbit as space junk and defunct satellites are not running into the tenuous atmosphere and falling out of orbit as fast as they used to. This is making low earth orbit more crowded, and more dangerous. William Parker, a PhD candidate at MIT, led this research, which was published in the journal Nature Sustainability.A 3.5 billion year old crater in Australia is telling the story of the early EarthResearchers have discovered shattered rock in an area of rolling hills in Western Australia that they think is evidence of an enormous and ancient asteroid impact. This would be the oldest evidence of an impact crater preserved on Earth, and could tell us about how the surface of our planet was formed, and even how the conditions for life were created. Chris Kirkland, a professor of Geology at Curtain University in Perth Australia, was co-lead on this research with Dr. Tim Johnson. Their work was published in the journal Nature Communications.Beyond long COVID — how reinfections could be causing silent long term organ damageIt's now been five years since the COVID pandemic stopped the world in its tracks. The virus is still with us, and continues to make people sick. As many as 1 in 5 Canadians have experienced symptoms of long COVID, but scientists are finding that beyond that, each infection can also lead to long term silent cellular and organ damage. David Putrino, who's been studying COVID's long term effects at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, says even mild or asymptomatic COVID infections can lead to a wide range of silent long term heath impacts — compromising our immune, vascular, circulatory, renal, metabolic, gastrointestinal systems and even cognitive function.

Sécurisez votre vie privée avec Surfshark. Vous pouvez profiter de 4 mois supplémentaires en utilisant le lien https://surfshark.com/savoir4Le changement climatique ne se limite pas à la hausse des températures à la surface de la Terre. Il a aussi des répercussions inattendues… jusque dans l'espace ! Des chercheurs de l'université de Birmingham (Royaume-Uni) alertent sur un phénomène méconnu : le réchauffement de la basse atmosphère entraîne un refroidissement et une contraction de la thermosphère, cette couche située entre 300 et 1 000 kilomètres d'altitude, où évoluent plus de 8 000 satellites en orbite basse.Ce phénomène est dû aux gaz à effet de serre qui retiennent le rayonnement infrarouge près de la surface terrestre. Résultat : la chaleur absorbée par conduction dans la haute atmosphère diminue, ce qui réduit sa densité. Et moins de densité, c'est moins de traînée pour les satellites, qui restent plus longtemps en orbite. Si cela peut sembler avantageux, en réalité, les risques de collision augmentent considérablement, avec à la clé une prolifération de débris spatiaux. De plus, la contraction de la thermosphère réduit l'espace disponible pour de nouveaux satellites. D'ici 2100, les scientifiques estiment que la capacité d'accueil de l'orbite basse pourrait diminuer de 50 à 66 % !« Le nombre de satellites en orbite basse croît rapidement et nous en dépendons de plus en plus pour les communications, la météo ou encore la navigation », rappelle Matthew Brown, auteur principal de l'étude publiée dans Nature Sustainability. Sans une gestion rigoureuse, nous risquons un scénario catastrophe : une réaction en chaîne de collisions qui rendrait l'espace inutilisable. Face à cette menace, des solutions existent. Il est urgent de réguler le trafic spatial, de mieux anticiper les trajectoires des satellites et surtout de limiter nos émissions de gaz à effet de serre, pour préserver non seulement notre planète… mais aussi l'accès à l'espace ! Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Um estudo publicado na revista científica britânica Nature Sustainability revela os padrões de perda de florestas maduras na Mata Atlântica, destacando a necessidade urgente de ações para conter o desmatamento e proteger o bioma. O levantamento identificou mais de 14 mil polígonos de desmatamento entre os anos de 2010 e 2020, que somam uma perda de 186.289 hectares – uma área correspondente a quase 200 mil campos de futebol. A maioria das ocorrências se deu em pequenas áreas de propriedades privadas e com indícios de ilegalidade. A pesquisa, conduzida por uma equipe de especialistas da Fundação SOS Mata Atlântica, do Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) e da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), analisou pela primeira vez os padrões espaciais e temporais do desmatamento entre 2010 e 2020, considerando a sua distribuição geográfica, tamanho, perfil fundiário e uso da terra após o desmatamento. O estudo identificou dois grandes locais de desmatamento: um entre Bahia e Minas Gerais e outro entre Paraná e Santa Catarina, onde a conversão das áreas para pastagens e agricultura tem impactos graves para a biodiversidade e o clima. Em entrevista à Rádio Eldorado, o diretor-executivo da Fundação SOS Mata Atlântica, Luís Fernando Guedes Pinto, defendeu o fortalecimento da fiscalização e alertou para os riscos climáticos causados pelo desmatamento. “O desmatamento é combustível para eventos extremos”, afirmou.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Graphic designer Jakob Trollbäck remembers a 2014 meeting with film director Richard Curtis and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, then very much a work in progress, coming up in conversation.Curtis, whose movies include Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Love Actually and the Bridget Jones series, is also a UN Advocate for the SDGs. The meeting in Trollbäck's New York studio suddenly turned to the 17 goals, with Curtis telling him: “I think this may be our last shot of fixing a lot of the things that's wrong with the planet. And I also think that these goals are going to fail if we can't make them popular. Do you want to help me?”Trollbäck, founder of The New Division agency, rose to the challenge. Over the course of a year, alongside designer colleague Christina Rüegg-Grässli, he designed the now famous multi-colour palette, individual icons and logo of the SDGs.Their design had to tick three boxes: be accessible, universal and positive. The interconnectedness of the goals leant itself to the overall circular logo type, and the bright colours were key to making the framework interesting and likeable.Some icons were almost instantaneous in their creation — such as the fish that represents SDG 14: Life Below Water — while others needed collaboration with the UN communications team colleagues to get right.For example, Trollbäck remembers SDG 2: Zero Hunger; the initial design had a fork in it, until someone pointed out that two thirds of the of the world's population don't use forks.The World Economic Forum say 74% of the adults globally are aware of the SDGs.This is the final episode of How to Save Humanity in 17 Goals, a Working Scientist podcast series that profiles scientists whose work addresses one or more of the SDGs. Episodes 13–18 are produced in partnership with Nature Sustainability, and introduced by Monica Contestabile, its chief editor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Vinnova, Sweden's innovation agency, sought to change the country's food systems in 2020, it started by looking at school meals and funding several projects around menus, procurement, and how cafeterias were organised.Breaking down a big goal into smaller component parts and bringing together different interested parties, as Vinnova did, is key to delivering the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), says Kate Roll, a political scientist based at the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose at University College, London.Roll's particular focus is the last of the 17 SDGs with its focus on strengthening the means of implementation. Roll calls it an “enabling SDG,” its success ultimately measured when the other 16 “big, wooly, hairy SDG goals,” as she terms them, are achieved. These straddle poverty, hunger, education, gender equity, clean water and energy, among others.Roll explains that one approach to tackling SDG 13's climate change targets, for example, might be to aim for 100 carbon-neutral cities in Europe by 2030, approaching it from both a transport and energy perspective, but also the built environment, real estate, and people's behaviour, and bringing together relevant stakeholders, as Vinnova did for its food systems goal.This is the penultimate episode of How to Save Humanity in 17 Goals, a Working Scientist podcast series that profiles scientists whose work addresses one or more of the SDGs. Episodes 13–18 are produced in partnership with Nature Sustainability, and introduced by Monica Contestabile, its chief editor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Die Themen in den Wissensnachrichten: +++ Zum Spielverhalten gehört bei Delfinen auch das Lächeln +++ Geschenke bieten manchmal größeren emotionalen Support +++ Europäische Auster bildete lange Riffe +++**********Weiterführende Quellen zu dieser Folge:Update ErdeSmiling underwater: Exploring playful signals and rapid mimicry in bottlenose dolphins/ iScience, 02.10.2024Money can buy me love: Gifts are a more effective form of acute social support than conversations/ Journal of Consumer Psychology, 16.08.2024Records reveal the vast historical extent of European oyster reef ecosystems/ Nature Sustainability, 03.10.2024NASA Turns Off Science Instrument to Save Voyager 2 Power/ Nasa Jet Propulsion Labaratory, 01.10.2024Alle Quellen findet ihr hier.**********Ihr könnt uns auch auf diesen Kanälen folgen: Tiktok und Instagram.

Growing up in the last years of the Cold War motivated Gabriele Jacobs to enter academia and play her part in building peaceful societies. Jacobs works at Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands, where she researches the role artificial intelligence (AI) can play in public safety and the ethical debate surrounding this.She describes how experiments are being conducted on beaches in the Netherlands to see if AI can be used to predict human behaviour. These experiments also test the ethical, legal and social implications of this use of AI, and question who has the power to choose the definitions used in the algorithms. Jacobs' work addresses Sustainable Development Goal Number 16: to promote peaceful and inclusive societies and justice for all. This is episode 16 of How to Save Humanity in 17 Goals, a Working Scientist series podcast that profiles scientists whose work addresses one or more of the SDGs. Episodes 13–18 are produced in partnership with Nature Sustainability, and introduced by Monica Contestabile, its chief editor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Samuel Shephard, a professor of environmental sciences at Ava Maria University in Florida joins Robbie to discuss a paper he wrote in Nature Sustainability, one of the top publications in the science space, titled “Recreational Killing Of Wild Animals Can Foster Environmental Stewardship”. Sounds absolutely crazy that by hunting, killing, and being a part of nature you are possibly a better environmental steward - something that we have been preaching for quite some time. Dr. Shephard goes into the ‘why' behind his paper, and how he and his co-authors came to the conclusions they did.  Do you have a questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@bloodorigins.com Support our Conservation Club Members! Bergara: https://www.bergara.online/us/  Eberlestock: https://eberlestock.com/  Global Hunters Coalition: https://globalhunterscoalition.org/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io Podcast is brought to you by: Bushnell: https://www.bushnell.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Watching documentaries about the Titanic inspired deep-sea microbiologist Beth Orcutt to study life at the bottom of the ocean - a world of ‘towering chimneys, weird shrimp and octopus nurseries' that she has visited 35 times.But Orcutt says there is so much we still don't know about the deep sea, which is a problem for the sustainable development of this environment. Orcutt works at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in Boothbay, Maine, where her research helps to understand how deep-sea mining might impact unique ocean communities.Research on similarly destructive activities, such as deep-sea trawling, show decades-long recovery times for keystone species such as corals and sponges, or in some cases no recovery at all.Orcutt works through the Crustal Ocean Biosphere Research Accelerator (COBRA) project funded by the US National Science Foundation to bring academics, policymakers and science communicators together to accelerate research about the deep sea and translate that knowledge for decision makers.This is episode 14 of How to Save Humanity in 17 Goals, a Working Scientist series podcast that profiles scientists whose work addresses one or more of the SDGs. Orcutt's work addresses Sustainable Development Goal number 14: to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine sources.Episodes 13–18 are produced in partnership with Nature Sustainability, and introduced by Monica Contestabile, its chief editor.This episode ends with a sponsored slot from La Trobe Institute for Sustainable Agriculture and Food in Melbourne, Australia, where we hear about how its researchers are focusing on the SDGs and the university's holistic approach to food security. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Analytical chemist Jane Kilcoyne was working in her biotoxin monitoring lab one day in 2018 when she noticed a bin overflowing with plastic waste. The observation prompted her to join forces with like-minded colleagues and develop a package of measures aimed at reducing their lab's carbon footprint. Their efforts include reducing energy consumption, composting shellfish waste, polystyrene recycling, and digitizing documentation. Labs are estimated to use 10 times more energy and five times more water than office spaces, she says, and the average bench scientist uses around 10 times more single-use plastics than the average person. Kilcoyne, who works at the Marine Institute, a government agency responsible for marine research, in Galway, Ireland, describes how their efforts feed into the thirteenth of 17 Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations in 2015 (to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts). How to Save Humanity in 17 Goals is a podcast series that profiles scientists whose work addresses one or more of the SDGs. Episodes 13–18 are produced in partnership with Nature Sustainability, and introduced by Monica Contestabile, its chief editor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tony talks with Sam Shephard, associate professor of biology at Ave Maria University and lead author of "Recreational killing of wild animals can foster environmental stewardship," recently published in Nature Sustainability. Tony and Sam discuss being from the Isle of Skye, wandering barefoot around India, fishing with indigenous people in Guyana, why the person who's catching the most fish is probably the person most embedded in the environment, how humans are deeply related to all of creation, why it's bad that we sanitize hunting, how conducting difficult outdoors tasks makes you a better steward of creation, rabbit hunting with ferrets, the practice of fly fishing, and more. Read Sam's article here: https://rdcu.be/dMB0g

Tony talks with Sam Shephard, associate professor of biology at Ave Maria University and lead author of "Recreational killing of wild animals can foster environmental stewardship," recently published in Nature Sustainability. Tony and Sam discuss being from the Isle of Skye, wandering barefoot around India, fishing with indigenous people in Guyana, why the person who's catching the most fish is probably the person most embedded in the environment, how humans are deeply related to all of creation, why it's bad that we sanitize hunting, how conducting difficult outdoors tasks makes you a better steward of creation, rabbit hunting with ferrets, the practice of fly fishing, and more. Read Sam's article here: https://rdcu.be/dMB0g

Buon venerdì Stupefan, l'ultimo prima della pausa agostana!Chi ci segue da un po', però, lo sa che non vi lasciamo neanche durante le ferie: vi conviene attivare le notifiche perché abbiamo in serbo sorprese per voi, ma proprio perché sorprese, saranno inaspettate! Prima di lasciarvi godere il caldo, però abbiamo ancora qualcosina di cui parlare. Il nostro caro "Spruzzolo", lo spry alla ketamina usato per la depressione farmaco resistente, fa il boom di vendite nel settore farmaceutico, superando il miliardo di dollari di vendite in un anno. Non è l'unica news che ci arriva dal campo della ricerca scientifica, perché un nuovo trial mattissimo ha scansionato i cervelli di 7 individui, adulti e sani, prima, durante e dopo l'assunzione di una massiccia dose di psilocibina. Dulcis in fundo, vi faremo ridere, ma anche riflettere sulle implicazioni ornitologiche della narco deforestazione. What? Cliccate play! Note dell'episodio:  - Spruzzolo scala le vendite: https://shorturl.at/w41DW - La ricerca psilocibinica su Nature: https://shorturl.at/TlbSr - L'abstract della ricerca: https://shorturl.at/Fd3AU - Gli uccelli in pericolo (su Nature Sustainability): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01365-z - L'articolo di ADUC: https://droghe.aduc.it/articolo/strategie+antidroga+america+centrale+stanno_37887.php Entra in contatto con noi usando la mail stupefatticast@gmail.com o seguendo su Instagram il @stupefatti_podcast! Puoi anche iscriverti a STUPEGRAM, il nostro canale telegram, a questo link https://t.me/stupegram!

Printed circuit boards are abundant—in the stuff we use and in landfills. Researcher Jake Smith and professor Aniruddh Vashisth discuss the development of vitrimer-based PCBs that perform comparably to traditional PCBs but have less environmental impact.Learn more:Recyclable vitrimer-based printed circuit boards for sustainable electronics | Nature Sustainability, April 2024Microsoft Climate Research InitiativeMicrosoft Research AI for ScienceStoring digital data in synthetic DNA with Dr. Karin Strauss | Microsoft Research Podcast, October 2018

In this episode, Stefan speaks with Josephine Chambers. Josie is an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, situated within the Urban Futures Studio at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development. Her research develops and examines approaches to questioning so-called ‘inevitable' unjust futures and fostering collective imagination and agency towards more just and sustainable societies. She weaves together artistic, participatory, imaginative, decolonial concepts to collaboratively explore possibilities for transformative changes with diverse societal groups.    In the podcast, they speak about two papers Josie and colleagues published analyzing co-production research, one titled ‘Six modes of co-production for sustainability'' published in Nature Sustainability and the other titled ‘Co-productive agility and four collaborative pathways to sustainability transformations' published in Global Environmental Change. They also discuss the role of creativity in science, and how linking art, creativity and science has potential to extract pluralistic sustainability narratives for just futures. Josie also explains how she brings her knowledge and passion for co-production and creativity into the classroom to reshape learning and student engagement.   Six modes of co-production for sustainability https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-021-00755-x?utm_campaign=related_content&utm_source=HEALTH&utm_medium=communities   Co-productive agility and four collaborative pathways to sustainability transformations https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378021002016   Josie's ‘Urban Pulses' blog https://www.uu.nl/en/research/urban-futures-studio/initiatives/blog-utopian-pulses   Josie's ‘Map of Rural Utopias' https://www.uu.nl/en/research/urban-futures-studio/initiatives/techniques-of-futuring-a-mixed-classroom-with-policymakers/rural-utopias  

Samadhi - the moment when the mind achieves stillness and total meditative consciousness. True to its name, Samadhi Retreats is a sanctuary for serenity and holistic hospitality, all while harmonising with nature and embracing sustainability.Samadhi Retreats boasts a chain of luxury hotels, resorts, and restaurants strategically situated "in the middle of nowhere," surrounded by nature. Each location aims to provide customers with a distinctive escape from the hustle and bustle of life.Today on Open for Business, we speak to Federico Asaro, the CEO, and Founder of Samadhi Retreats. He shares insights into the unique Samadhi DNA, discussing the challenges and successes of intertwining luxury, nature, and sustainability in the hospitality scene.

2023 was expected to be a big year for Europe in reducing harm from agrochemicals. But in a surprise move in November, European Parliament rejected a law to halve pesticide use. That same month, The European Commission stated it would renew the controversial approval of glyphosate for another 10 years. What happened? Alasdair talks to Dr Martin Dermine, Executive Director of Pesticide Action Network Europe, about why EU regulation of agrochemicals is moving so slowly.Further reading: 'Glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup, is showing up in pregnant women', The Conversation, December 2023'EU Commission hosts a secret 3-day meeting with the pesticide industry as their exclusive guest', Pesticide Action Network, December 2023'Green Deal is dead', Pesticide Action Network, November 2023'Beneath the orange fields: Impact of Glyphosate on soil organisms', Pesticide Action Network, November 2023'Conservative backlash kills off EU's Green Deal push to slash pesticide use', Politico, November 2023'EU to renew herbicide glyphosate approval for 10 years', Reuters, November 2023'Long-term evidence for ecological intensification as a pathway to sustainable agriculture', Nature Sustainability, 2022Listen to our previous episodes on Monsanto, EU lobbying, and Neonics.Click here to visit The Future Unrefined, our curated collection of articles and podcasts on raw materials and extraction. Find more podcasts and articles at www.landclimate.org

UC Irvine-led science team shows how to eat our way out of the climate crisis Researchers explore the benefits of producing farm-free food Irvine, Calif., Nov. 6, 2023 — Agriculture is one of the hardest human activities to decarbonize; people must eat, but the land-use practices associated with growing crops account for roughly a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and other institutions evaluate a new solution to this problem, one that eliminates farms altogether. In a study published today in Nature Sustainability, the UCI-led team of scientists assess the potential for widescale synthetic production of dietary fats through chemical and biological processes. The raw materials for this method are the same as those used by plants: hydrogen in water and carbon dioxide in the air. “Large-scale synthesis of edible molecules through chemical and biological means without agricultural feedstocks is a very real possibility,” said lead author Steven Davis, UCI professor of Earth system science. “Such ‘food without the farm' could avoid enormous quantities of climate-warming emissions while also safeguarding biodiverse lands that might otherwise be cleared for farms.” Davis and his co-authors highlight other environmental and societal benefits of farm-free food in the paper, including a reduction in water use and watershed pollution, local control over food production, diminished risk of weather-related food shortages, and less need for low-paying and physically demanding agricultural labor. Another plus, according to Davis, would be the possibility of returning existing farmlands to a natural state, which could enhance biodiversity and build up natural carbon sinks. more: getthefunkoutshow.kuci.org

Die Themen in den Wissensnachrichten: +++ 2023 wohl heißestes Jahr seit 125.000 Jahren +++ Roboter sind Menschen (noch) unterlegen +++ Videocalls wirken anders aufs Hirn als echte Meetings +++**********Weiterführende Quellen zu dieser Folge:Health effects in EU from cooking on gas, TNO Phase II Field Study, 28.09.2023Do robots outperform humans in human-centered domains?, Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 07.11.2023Food without agriculture, Nature Sustainability, 06.11.2023Relationship Between Clinician Language and the Success of Behavioral Weight Loss Interventions, Annals of Internal Medicine, 07.11.2023Separable Processes for Live “In-Person” and Live “Zoom-like” Faces, Imaging Neuroscience, 25.10.2023**********Ihr könnt uns auch auf diesen Kanälen folgen: Tiktok und Instagram.

Você sabe qual o potencial de produtividade da sua lavoura?   Neste episódio conversamos com o Professor Dr. Alencar Zanon, que é especialista em ecofisiologia de plantas. O prof. Alencar é engenheiro agrônomo, mestre, doutor e atualmente professor pela Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Neste caminho, Alencar tambem teve passagens pela EMATER/RS e pelo IRGA, importante instituições de extensão e pesquisa no estado do RS, assim como por universidades argentinas e americanas, comprovando sua ampla experiência com extensão e pesquisa aplicada às necessidades do produtor rural. Coordenador da equipe FieldCrops, realiza pesquisa e extensão visando a rentabilidade do produtor e sustentabilidade do ambiente de produção.   Um dos temas abordados neste episódio é o "Yield Gap", ou lacunas de produtividade no português. Um tópico super interessante que comprova o potencial da agricultura brasileira. Para você ouvinte que é produtor rural ou consultor: você sabe qual o potencial produtivo das suas lavouras ou daquelas que você presta assessoria? Para entender melhor, escute este episódio!   Além disso, o professor é um dos autores do artigo publicado na mais renomada revista científica, Nature Sustainability, mostrando que a intensificação sustentável da agricultura permite aumentar a produção nacional sem avançar em áreas que devem ser protegidas, como a floresta Amazônica.   Para saber mais, você pode acessar o artigo clicando aqui, mas também escutando este episódio até o fim.     Mais um super episódio com muita informação para você nosso ouvinte!     Pra saber mais, acompanhe o Prof. Dr. Alencar Zanon pelas redes sociais: Instagram: @alencarjuniorzanon / @equipefieldcrops Facebook: @equipefieldcrops Youtube: @EquipeFieldCrops     Parceiros:   ... Este episódio é um patrocínio da Ford.   Nova Geração Ford Ranger – Que Venha o Impossível   Para saber mais sobre a nova Ford Ranger, acesse www.ford.com.br ou vá até uma concessionária para fazer um test drive e se surpreender. ...     Siga o Agro Connection nas redes sociais: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oagroconnection X: https://twitter.com/oagroconnection Linkedin: Agro Connection: visão geral | LinkedIn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oagroconnection     Stay tuned!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down: new research in Nature Sustainability examining the prospect of collapsing ecosystems (1.45), and a listener question - what are the alternative models to economic growth, and how can we get there (8.05)? A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today. We want to hear from you! Leave a comment or get in touch at macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk Links: Read the Nature Sustainability article here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-023-01157-x Check out Planet B: Everything Must Change here: https://novaramedia.com/category/audio/planet-b/ And grab a copy of Half-Earth Socialism: A Plan to Save the Future from Extinction, Climate Change and Pandemics here: https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/2650-half-earth-socialism

New Jersey's Canoe Brook Water Treatment plant produces 14 million gallons of drinking water a day. Each one of those gallons weighs around 8 pounds, so it's quickly apparent that a large amount of energy is needed to move water from a reservoir to the treatment plant and into the 84,000 homes and businesses that the New Jersey American Water Company serves in the area. So the water utility partnered with NJR Clean Energy Ventures, the renewable energy subsidiary of the natural gas firm New Jersey Resources, for a solution. NJR Clean Energy Ventures built a vast array of solar panels, linked them together, and placed them on the surface of the water at Canoe Brook Reservoir. The companies say the 17-acre solar array, consisting of 16,510 solar panels, is the largest floating solar array in North America — about twice the size of the next-largest facility, an array of floating panels on a body of water in Sayreville, New Jersey owned by that municipality. The Millburn facility, which began operating in January, produces 8.9 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 1,400 homes. But the power doesn't go to residential customers. Instead, it provides 95% of the water treatment plant's substantial energy requirements. “It takes a lot of energy to pump that water,” said Mark McDonough, president of New Jersey American Water. “When we can use a cleaner, greener, more efficient energy source, we want to seize that opportunity.” Long popular in Asia, floating solar arrays are starting to catch on in the U.S. A study published in the journal Nature Sustainability in March found that thousands of cities — more than 6,000 in 124 countries — could generate an amount equal to all their electricity demand using floating solar, making it a climate solution to be taken seriously. Neither company would say how much it cost to build the New Jersey solar facility, although Robert Pohlman, vice president of NJR Clean Energy Ventures, said, “It's a project that makes a lot of sense for both organizations.” This article was provided by The Associated Press.

Você sabia que um quinto dos ecossistemas do planeta sofre ameaça de catástrofes naturais?É o que aponta o resultado de uma investigação publicada pela revista Nature Sustainability. Dessa forma, estaríamos muito perto de um colapso climático na Terra mais cedo do que se pensa. Ouça a matéria!

There are still many people who are determined to deny the dangers of the climate emergency with refusal to face facts or even by supporting censorship. There are lots of stories at the moment about the climate, principally about soaring sea temperatures, but also about the legacy of wildfires in Canada and the effect of temperature on solar panels. Are we counting the cost of the climate crisis correctly? A paper in Nature Sustainability suggests that we are counting the money cost and ignoring the human cost. How will we achieve a transition to net zero? Is Just Stop Oil the answer, or will it make things worse? And finally how good are you at thinking on your feet, when faced with tricky climate questions? There's a new online club to help you with that. First, though, we'll look at some political policy issues.

Die Themen in den Wissensnachrichten: +++ Klimaschutz in Städten muss Menschen nicht überfordern +++ Faultiere sind unberechenbar +++ Risiko durch Plastikverpackungen +++**********Weiterführende Quellen zu dieser Folge:Environmental and welfare gains via urban transport policy portfolios across 120 cities, Nature Sustainability, 29.05.2023The behaviour and activity budgets of two sympatric sloths; Bradypus variegatus and Choloepus hoffmanni PeerJ, 29.05.2023Obesity as pleiotropic risk state for metabolic and mental health throughout life Translational Psychiatry, 30.05.2023Hazardous chemicals in recycled and reusable plastic food packaging, Cambridge University Press, 22.05. 2023Sesam, Erdnuss und Reis – in Zukunft aus Bayern?, LfL, 27.05. 2023Genome-wide variant analyses reveal new patterns of admixture and population structure in Australian dingoes, Molecular Ecology, 29.05.2023**********Ihr könnt uns auch auf diesen Kanälen folgen: Tiktok und Instagram.**********Weitere Wissensnachrichten zum Nachlesen: https://www.deutschlandfunknova.de/nachrichten

Die Themen in den Wissensnachrichten: +++ Binge-Watching ist nicht automatisch ein Kontrollverlust +++ Erderwärmung wird für viele Menschen problematisch +++ Wein-Konsum in Amerika schon im 15. Jahrhundert +++**********Weiterführende Quellen zu dieser Folge:Viewers Actually ‘Binge-Watch' TV with a lot of Self-Control, UC San Diego, 23.5.2023Quantifying the human cost of global warming, Nature Sustainability, 22.5.2023All human social groups are human, but some are more human than others: A comprehensive investigation of the implicit association of “Human” to US racial/ethnic groups, PNAS, 22.5.2023Molecular evidence for new foodways in the early colonial Caribbean: organic residue analysis at Isla de Mona, Puerto Rico, Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 22.5.2023Lung aerosol particle emission increases with age at rest and during exercise, PNAS, 22.5.2023Decode the Message, A Sign in Space, Mai 2023**********Ihr könnt uns auch auf diesen Kanälen folgen: Tiktok und Instagram.**********Weitere Wissensnachrichten zum Nachlesen: https://www.deutschlandfunknova.de/nachrichten

Joe Seaman-Graves is the city planner for the small town of Cohoes, New York. He was in search of a less costly way of providing electricity to the town. There was no extra land to build on. But Cohoes does have a nearly 6-hectare water reservoir. Seaman-Graves looked up the term “floating solar” on Google. He was not familiar with the technology, which has long been a popular way to produce clean energy in Asia. Seaman-Graves learned that the town's water reservoir could hold enough solar panels to power all city buildings. And that would save the city more than $500,000 each year.Joe Seaman-Graves 是纽约 Cohoes 小镇的城市规划师。他正在寻找一种成本较低的方式为该镇供电。没有多余的土地可以建房。但 Cohoes 确实有一个近 6 公顷的水库。 Seaman-Graves 在谷歌上查找了“浮动太阳能”一词。他不熟悉这项技术，这项技术长期以来一直是亚洲生产清洁能源的流行方式。 Seaman-Graves 了解到该镇的水库可以容纳足够的太阳能电池板为所有城市建筑供电。这将为该市每年节省超过 500,000 美元。Floating solar panel projects have seen quick growth as a new form of clean energy in the United States and Asia. Floating solar panes are sought after not just for their clean power, but also because they save water by preventing evaporation. A recent study that appeared in Nature Sustainability found that more than 6,000 cities in 124 countries could produce all of their electricity demand using floating solar. It also found that the panels could save the cities enough water each year to fill 40 million Olympic-sized swimming pools. Zhenzhong Zeng is a professor at the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, China. He worked on the study. He said American states like Florida, Nevada and California could produce more power with floating solar than they need.漂浮太阳能电池板项目作为一种新型清洁能源在美国和亚洲发展迅速。漂浮式太阳能电池板之所以受到追捧，不仅是因为它们的清洁能源，还因为它们通过防止蒸发来节约用水。最近发表在《自然可持续性》杂志上的一项研究发现，124 个国家/地区的 6,000 多个城市可以使用漂浮太阳能满足其所有电力需求。它还发现，这些面板每年可以为城市节省足够的水来填满 4000 万个奥林匹克规格的游泳池。曾振中是位于中国深圳的南方科技大学教授。他参与了这项研究。他说，佛罗里达州、内华达州和加利福尼亚州等美国各州可以利用漂浮太阳能生产比他们需要的更多的电力。The idea of floating solar is simple: attach panels on structures that float on water. The panels serve as a cover that reduces evaporation to nearly zero. The water keeps the panels cool. This permits them to produce more electricity than land-based panels, which lose efficiency when they get too hot. One of the floating solar farms in the U.S. is the 4.8-megawatt project in Healdsburg, California. It was built by Ciel & Terre. The company has built 270 projects in 30 countries.漂浮太阳能的想法很简单：将面板安装在漂浮在水面上的结构上。这些面板用作将蒸发减少到几乎为零的盖子。水使面板保持凉爽。这使它们能够产生比陆基面板更多的电力，而陆基面板在过热时会失去效率。美国的漂浮太阳能发电场之一是位于加利福尼亚州希尔兹堡的 4.8 兆瓦项目。它由 Ciel & Terre 建造。该公司在 30 个国家建设了 270 个项目。Chris Bartle of Ciel & Terre estimated that floating solar costs 10 to 15 percent more than land solar at first. But the technology saves money long term. Deeper water can increase setup costs, and the technology cannot operate on fast-moving water, on the open ocean or on coastlines with very large waves. Problems can come up if the solar panels cover too much of a water body's surface. That could change the water temperature and harm underwater life. Researchers are looking into whether the electromagnetic fields from floating panels could affect underwater ecosystems. However, there is no evidence of that yet.Ciel & Terre 的 Chris Bartle 估计，漂浮太阳能最初的成本比陆地太阳能高 10% 到 15%。但这项技术可以长期节省资金。更深的水域会增加设置成本，而且该技术无法在快速流动的水域、开阔的海洋或波浪很大的海岸线上运行。如果太阳能电池板覆盖了过多的水体表面，就会出现问题。这可能会改变水温并危害水下生物。研究人员正在研究浮板的电磁场是否会影响水下生态系统。但是，目前还没有证据表明这一点。In Cohoes, public officials are preparing for the setup of their project later this year. The project will cost an estimated $6.5 million. Seaman-Graves said he believes his town's floating solar project can serve as an example for other American cities. “We are an environmental justice community and we see a big opportunity for low to moderate income cities to replicate what we're doing,” he said.在 Cohoes，公职人员正在准备今年晚些时候启动他们的项目。该项目估计将耗资 650 万美元。 Seaman-Graves 说他相信他镇的漂浮太阳能项目可以作为其他美国城市的榜样。 “我们是一个环境正义社区，我们看到了中低收入城市复制我们正在做的事情的巨大机会，”他说。

Die Themen in den Wissensnachrichten: +++ Menschliche DNA ist überall +++ Schmetterlinge kommen von Motten +++ Einkaufszentren sind immer das Gleiche +++**********Weiterführende Quellen zu dieser Folge:Inadvertent human genomic bycatch and intentional capture raise beneficial applications and ethical concerns with environmental DNA, Nature Ecology & Evolution, 15. Mai 2023A global phylogeny of butterflies reveals their evolutionary history, ancestral hosts and biogeographic origins, Nature Ecology & Evolution, 15. Mai 2023Likely decline in the number of farms globally by the middle of the century, Nature Sustainability, 11. Mai 2023Gewalt im Amt. Übermäßige polizeiliche Gewaltanwendung und ihre Aufarbeitung, Campus-Verlag, 17. Mai 2023Global disruption of coral broadcast spawning associated with artificial light at night, Nature Communications, 15. Mai 2023Shopping-Center Report 2023, EHI, 2023**********Ihr könnt uns auch auf diesen Kanälen folgen: Tiktok und Instagram.**********Weitere Wissensnachrichten zum Nachlesen: https://www.deutschlandfunknova.de/nachrichten

Water security. Water quality. Access to water. The threat of water privatization. Our relationship to water and how we value it. Ours is a future where the preciousness of water is being tested. Every drop counts. Will humanity act as if water is a gift rather than as an entitlement, a “right” or an exclusive commodity to profit from? Our guest this week, Boris Ochoa-Tocachi, CEO and Senior Hydrologist of ATUK Consultoría Estratégica out of Ecuador [https://atuk.com.ec/profesionales/boris-ochoa-tocachi/], shares with us his view of creating a positive relationship with water. Water sowing and harvesting methods including: albarradas in Ecuador, sand dams in Africa, wetland management and infiltration systems in Spain and the Andes work with nature to “sow” water for storage in soils, river sands, and groundwater, making water available for harvesting during times of water scarcity. These traditional systems inherently protected and replenished watersheds thereby creating sustainable cultures, aligned with Nature. Hear Boris Ochoa-Tocachi share valuable insights on traditional knowledge and nature-based approaches to local and global water security. For an extended interview and other benefits, become an EcoJustice Radio patron at https://www.patreon.com/posts/boris-ochoa-on-82367338 Boris Ochoa-Tocachi is a civil engineer and a PhD and MSc in Hydrology from Imperial College in London, UK. He is the CEO of ATUK, an environmental consultancy company in Ecuador [https://atuk.com.ec/], and hydrological advisor for Forest Trends, DC, USA. He investigates the role of nature-based solutions and traditional water infrastructure and local knowledge for water security. Carry Kim, Co-Host of EcoJustice Radio. An advocate for ecosystem restoration, indigenous lifeways, and a new humanity born of connection and compassion, she is a long-time volunteer for SoCal350, member of Ecosystem Restoration Camps, and a co-founder of the Soil Sponge Collective, a grassroots community organization dedicated to big and small scale regeneration of Mother Earth. LINKS ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4990-8429 ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Boris-Ochoa-Tocachi Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=hbB-_hwAAAAJ&hl=en Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57190878695 MORE INFO Ochoa-Tocachi BF, et al. (2019), Potential contributions of pre-Inca infiltration infrastructure to Andean water security. Nature Sustainability 2: 584–593. Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-019-0307-1.epdf?sharing_token=ERQVk8DQIQyzIQEeCfBsAtRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0NtleI5LoK83AlTKkx4Q_5ufrknj0v3Gwu4McyxOPVdbnyBzKNmxoe-CvTyDUMpBaAWRygytBZ5tB7GD1lf4X5AkwTrAGQys7DcT55S1PwrIHysM9d8Sbf50AcrA5W2N0Kk8n-b6T11SG9TPWcBNUieoga9NcXJ1OHV94lkTNEtw3y0QN0zXNo5GsD-_9_L9vY%3D Ochoa-Tocachi BF & Buytaert W (2020), Ancient water harvesting practices can help solve modern problems, The Science Breaker: Science Meets Society, Vol: 06. Link: https://www.thesciencebreaker.org/breaks/earth-space/ancient-water-harvesting-practices-can-help-solve-modern-problems Eos Science News by AGU. Pre-Inca Canal System Uses Hillsides as Sponges to Store Water. By: Rachel Fritts, 30 Dec 2019. Link: https://eos.org/articles/pre-inca-canal-system-uses-hillsides-as-sponges-to-store-water BBC Future. Why Peru is reviving a pre-Incan technology for water. By: Erica Gies, 18 May 2021. Link: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210510-perus-urgent-search-for-slow-water Podcast Website: http://ecojusticeradio.org/ Podcast Blog: https://www.wilderutopia.com/category/ecojustice-radio/ Support the Podcast: Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ecojusticeradio PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=LBGXTRM292TFC&source=url Executive Producer and Intro: Jack Eidt Hosted by Carry Kim Engineer and Original Music: Blake Quake Beats Episode 174 Photo credit: Erica Giles

Estudo publicado na Nature Sustainability revela que a crise da água nas zonas urbanas é muito agravada pelo desperdício das elites mais ricas, que usam muita água para fins não essenciais

Dr. Elisa Savelli is Researcher at Uppsala University. She joins Amy to discuss a global case study published in the journal Nature Sustainability that focused on Cape Town to find that social inequalities drive urban water issues more than environmental factors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

俄乌冲突一年多来，不仅对全球地缘政治产生重要影响，也冲击了全球能源市场，石油、天然气、煤炭价格持续处在高位。能源价格走高带来了家庭能源消费增加和能源贫困。我们今天的播客请到了英国伯明翰大学单钰理教授和他课题组的两位同学，关玉儒和闫瑾，介绍他们最近在Nature Energy发表的关于全球能源危机下家庭能源负担的研究。讨论文章：Guan, Y., Yan, J., Shan, Y., Zhou, Y., Hang, Y., Li, R., ... & Hubacek, K. (2023). Burden of the global energy price crisis on households. Nature Energy, 1-13.嘉宾介绍：单钰理长期致力于碳排放核算、区域可持续发展、气候变化经济等研究，其结合自然科学和社会科学的多领域交叉研究成果得到学术界的普遍认可，并为各级政府在碳达峰、碳中和等方面的管理实践提供了基础数据支撑。单钰理近三年在Nature Climate Change, Nature Sustainability, Nature Food, and Science Advances等国际顶级期刊发表论文百余篇。其中12篇入选ESI热点论文，16篇入选ESI高被引论文。论文被正面引用六千余次，H指数34，被包括中国国际电视台、新华社、路透社、金融时报等在内的多家媒体报道。其参与搭建的中国碳排放数据库CEADs自2016年上线以来，注册用户1.7万人，年下载量11万次，被百余篇研究论文使用。第一部分：研究背景、结果和方法04:05 俄乌冲突如何影响了能源价格？为什么要从家庭能源负担入手？09:34 “投入产出法”如何从供应链的角度研究家庭能源影响？10:57 谈谈大家对能源危机的个人感受16:07 研究如何具体的反映出家庭和国家受到的能源消费影响？21:57 为什么中产阶级受到能源危机的影响最大？23:12 能源危机如何“间接”的影响了家庭消费？电力和食品受到了什么影响？25:20 “投入产出方法”的隐含假设如何影响结果？第二部分：政策意涵和展开讨论30:41 俄乌冲突是减缓了还是加剧了全球低碳能源转型？其对经济和能源部门的长期影响如何衡量？31:40 能源安全、平等和碳中和之间存在着什么样的协同与妥协关系？如何兼顾三者的实现？36:23 未来能源贸易如何变化？如何平衡能源安全和能源贸易？37:41 如何避免下一次能源危机？41:48 如何精准的给能源贫困户发钱？46:09 碳中和领域的整体展望碳笑风生关注全球和中国的能源转型、气候变化和可持续发展问题，特别是中国实现碳达峰、碳中和的科学、技术、政策、政治、经济、社会和文化问题。大家可以在小宇宙播客、喜马拉雅、QQ音乐、Podcast等平台收听我们，我们同步更新的微信公众号“环境科学与政策”会有更多的专业讨论。大家也可以通过留言或在微信公众号“环境科学与政策”联系我们。 开场、转场、结尾音乐来自The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

Die Themen in den Wissensnachrichten: +++ Social Media trübt Urteilsvermögen +++ Woher die Angst vor Clowns kommt +++ Mozart hilft doch nicht gegen Epilepsie +++**********Weiterführende Quellen zu dieser Folge:The social media context interferes with truth discernment, Science Advances, 3.3.2023Future warming from global food consumption, Nature Climate Change, 6.3.2023Why are we so scared of clowns? The Conversation, 6.3.2023Achieving sustainability of greenhouses by integrating stable semi-transparent organic photovoltaics, Nature Sustainability, 6.3.2023Global estimates of daily ambient fine particulate matter concentrations, The Lancet Planetary Health, März 2023Mozart effect myth: a multiverse meta-analysis, Scientific Reports, 6.3.2023**********Ihr könnt uns auch auf diesen Kanälen folgen: Tiktok und Instagram.**********Weitere Wissensnachrichten zum Nachlesen: https://www.deutschlandfunknova.de/nachrichten

In this episode, Divya talks to Dr. Johan Oldekop. Johan is a senior lecturer at the Global Development Institute at the University of Manchester. He conducts interdisciplinary research and uses large-scale publicly available datasets to understand tradeoffs and synergies between conservation and development outcomes. In this conversation, they primarily focused on Johan's work on the impact evaluation of the zero hunger program in Brazil and his parallel research exploring the links between forests and livelihoods in the global south. For both these projects, Johan conducted large-scale research and worked with big datasets. As we discussed these projects, it was interesting to learn what working on a large scale with big datasets looks like, including its advantages and also some of the key limitations. Johan shared that in his research on the impact evaluation of the zero hunger program, a program that was implemented to meet the sustainable development goal of reducing hunger in Brazil, he found that in addition to addressing hunger, the program also improves households' access to nutrition and address the supply chain issues of agriculture production. Johan emphasized that it is important to evaluate and understand the multidimensional impacts of social protection programs so they can be implemented to their fullest potential and yield maximum benefits. For his research on exploring forest-livelihood linkages in the global south, Johan's research showed that forest management and restoration programs that prioritized community rights are more likely to reduce deforestation and poverty and eventually align with global goals for climate mitigation, environmental justice, and sustainable development. Divya and Johan wrapped up the conversation with a discussion on Johan's upcoming research project, which aims to examine the drivers of reforestation and sustainable forest transitions in India, Nepal, Brazil, and Mexico. References: Oldekop, J. A., Holmes, G., Harris, W. E., & Evans, K. L. (2016). A global assessment of the social and conservation outcomes of protected areas. Conservation Biology, 30(1), 133-141. Oldekop, J. A., Sims, K. R., Karna, B. K., Whittingham, M. J., & Agrawal, A. (2019). Reductions in deforestation and poverty from decentralized forest management in Nepal. Nature Sustainability, 2(5), 421-428. Hajjar, R., Oldekop, J. A., Cronkleton, P., Newton, P., Russell, A. J., & Zhou, W. (2021). A global analysis of the social and environmental outcomes of community forests. Nature Sustainability, 4(3), 216-224. Oldekop, J. A., Rasmussen, L. V., Agrawal, A., Bebbington, A. J., Meyfroidt, P., Bengston, D. N., … & Wilson, S. J. (2020). Forest-linked livelihoods in a globalized world. Nature Plants, 6(12), 1400-1407. Erbaugh, J. T., & Oldekop, J. A. (2018). Forest landscape restoration for livelihoods and well-being. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 32, 76-83. Oldekop, J. A., Chappell, M. J., Peixoto, F. E. B., Paglia, A. P., do Prado Rodrigues, M. S., & Evans, K. L. (2015). Linking Brazil's food security policies to agricultural change. Food Security, 7, 779-793.

In days gone by development (of cities, infrastructure, agriculture, etc.) happened without regard for the environment. And it was really the devastating effects of unimpeded development that led to the establishment and early growth of the environmental movement, broadly speaking. We have become much more efficient at using land and other resources, but development remains inevitable. In theory, biodiversity offsets cancel out the effect of development by conserving biodiversity "elsewhere". But that's just theory. Biodiversity offsets are controversial for a number of reasons. It is, however, likely that we are stuck with them as a tool to mitigate biodiversity loss.Joining me on episode 29 of The Case for Conservation Podcast is ecologist at the University if Queensland, Martine Maron. For much of her career Martine has been researching offsets, and doing her best to make sure they are properly implemented. In our discussion she explains what they are, why we're stuck with them, and how to make the most of them.  Links to resourcesVideos - IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management Thematic Group – short animated explainer videos about offsetting. Taming a Wicked Problem: Resolving Controversies in Biodiversity Offsetting - an overview article about biodiversity offsetting in the journal BioScience. On track to achieve no net loss of forest at Madagascar's biggest mine - an interesting recent case study by a colleague of Martine, published int he journal Nature Sustainability. Visit www.case4conservation.com

Professor Julia Steinberger researches and teaches in the interdisciplinary areas of Ecological Economics and Industrial Ecology.  She is the recipient of a Leverhulme Research Leadership Award for her research project 'Living Well Within Limits' investigating how universal human well-being might be achieved within planetary boundaries. She is Lead Author for the IPCC's 6th Assessment Report with Working Group 3.She has held postdoctoral positions at the Universities of Lausanne and Zurich, and obtained her PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has published over 40 internationally peer-reviewed articles since 2009 in journals including Nature Climate Change, Nature Sustainability, WIRES-Climate Change, Environmental Science & Technology, PLOS ONE and Environmental Research Letters.As part of our drive towards finding the people at the leading edge of change, we wanted to connect with Prof Steinberger really to unpick the detail of personal and collective action. Each of us is only one person and the nature of the change can feel overwhelming even while it feels urgent.  So we need to hear directly from the people whose entire lives are given to solving this problem and who have concrete ideas of what we can do and how, who can direct our priorities and show us where the best leverage points lie.  Prof. Steinberger has clear ideas of how our culture can live within planetary boundaries and we unpick them in this podcast.  Enjoy! Julia on Medium https://jksteinberger.medium.com/an-audacious-toolkit-actions-against-climate-breakdown-part-1-a-is-for-advocacy-7baa108f00e9Living Well Within Limits https://lili.leeds.ac.uk/Positive Money https://positivemoney.org/Fossil Banks, No Thanks https://www.fossilbanks.org/

Die Themen in den Wissensnachrichten: +++ Konzert-Experiment mit sehr tiefen Tönen ließ Menschen stärker tanzen +++ Mehrjährige Reispflanzen sind effizienter +++ Fast ein Drittel aller Hochschul-Angehörigen sind schon mal sexuell belästigt worden +++ **********Weiterführende Quellen zu dieser Folge:Undetectable very-low frequency sound increases dancing at a live concert, Current Biology, 07. November 2022Sustained productivity and agronomic potential of perennial rice, Nature Sustainability, 07. November 2022Gender-based violence and its consequences in European Academia, Bericht vom EU-Unisafe-Projekt, 07. November 2022A systematic review of worldwide causal and correlational evidence on digital media and democracy, Nature Human Behaviour, 07. November 2022Oberflächentemperaturen in Nordsee und Ostsee im Sommer 2022, Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie, 07. November 2022**********Ihr könnt uns auch auf diesen Kanälen folgen: Tiktok und Instagram.**********Weitere Wissensnachrichten zum Nachlesen: https://www.deutschlandfunknova.de/nachrichten

Auto elettriche: sostituire l'1% "giusto" dei veicoli vale come sostituirne il 10% scelto a caso. Questo uno dei risultati emersi da uno studio pubblicato su Nature Sustainability da ricercatori dell'Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione del CNR (Cnr-Isti) in collaborazione con il Dipartimento di ingegneria informatica, automatica e gestionale (Diag) della Sapienza Università di Roma, che hanno analizzato vari scenari di elettrificazione del parco auto. Si tratta di un esempio lampante di come, nella transizione energetica, individuare la giusta roadmap e mettere a fuoco correttamente le priorità sia fondamentale per orientare le politiche ed evitare di disperdere gli incentivi. Lo studio è pubblicato su Nature Sustainability, articolo: "Gross polluters and vehicles' emissions reduction". Ospite: Luca Pappalardo, ricercatore del Cnr-Isti

Auto elettriche: sostituire l'1% "giusto" dei veicoli vale come sostituirne il 10% scelto a caso. Questo uno dei risultati emersi da uno studio pubblicato su Nature Sustainability da ricercatori dell'Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione del CNR (Cnr-Isti) in collaborazione con il Dipartimento di ingegneria informatica, automatica e gestionale (Diag) della Sapienza Università di Roma, che hanno analizzato vari scenari di elettrificazione del parco auto. Si tratta di un esempio lampante di come, nella transizione energetica, individuare la giusta roadmap e mettere a fuoco correttamente le priorità sia fondamentale per orientare le politiche ed evitare di disperdere gli incentivi. Lo studio è pubblicato su Nature Sustainability, articolo: "Gross polluters and vehicles' emissions reduction". Ospite: Luca Pappalardo, ricercatore del Cnr-Isti

In this interview with climate and wine scientist, Professor Kimberly Nicholas, we discuss the urgency of the climate crisis and the need to scale up mitigation and adaptation in the wine industry and beyond to avoid catastrophic impacts of climate heating. [Visit: https://genn.cc/alentejo for more information on this wine and Climate change series. Support my work via Patreon.] Kimberly is originally from Sonoma in California's wine country and is currently based in Sweden at the University of Lund. She has also recently published a book titled ‘Under The Sky We Make' highlighting the agency available to all of us to contribute toward a better world. Kimberly also produces a monthly advice column called We Can Fix It sharing thoughts and engaging in broader discussion on this complex subject. With the lens focussed primarily on wine, we look at the benefits of using a wider range of grape varieties, as well as the growing trend towards regenerative agriculture, to restore soil carbon and build resilience. To give some context to why there is an emphasis on words like urgency, catastrophe, and resilience, is because the Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change (IPCC), a scientist-led division of the United Nations, have in 2022 stated that we need to reduce our emissions in developed nations by 10-12% per year, in order to have a 50% chance of holding warming from rising above 1.5ºC global mean average. Reducing emissions this fast is a colossal task and is why so many people now agree we are in a climate emergency. Action must start now across our society if we are going to stand a chance of succeeding in sustaining a liveable climate. The world of wine may only be a tiny percentage of global agriculture but it is also a very sensitive crop and widely regarded as a cultural and luxury product. It is also greatly exposed to the risks of a changing climate and is widely seen as a leader in taking the actions required to transition towards true sustainability.

Alex Garden, chairman and CEO of Camarillo, Calif.-based Zume, explains how companies can use waste pulp materials to replace plastic packaging for to-go foods and packaged goods. Molded fiber can be used instead of expanded polystyrene meat trays, to replace the plastic scoops included with baby formula, as coffee cup lids, and in six-pack holders, among many other forms of packaging. The company's water and grease resistant food packaging does not use PFAS, or "forever chemicals" that are harmful to human health and the environment. The plastic versions of this packaging is a $390-billion industry that contributes to plastics' 4.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions — 2.2 billion tons of CO2eq annually — according to a December 2021 study published in Nature Sustainability. The challenge is growing production capacity, and Zume is making rapid progress after being founded in 2015. Zume recently announced a partnership with Transcend Packaging, a UK-based sustainable packaging maker to expand in Europe with new production capacity coming online in 2023. It already has manufacturing locations in the United States and India. You can learn more about Zume at https://www.zume.com/

Estudo científico publicado na revista Nature Sustainability mostra que regulamentar a mineração em áreas protegidas na Amazônia não é efetivo. Pesquisa identifica, por exemplo, que mais de 7 mil km² localizados na Reserva Nacional de Cobre e Associados (RENCA) seriam desmatados se fossem abertos legalmente à atividade minerária.

Estudo publicado na Nature Sustainability revela como ter consciência ecológica não é suficiente para ter uma atitude mais ecológica na compra de roupa.

Uniphore, a conversational automation tech company, yesterday announced its Series E funding round of $400 million, led by NEA, at a valuation of $2.5 billion. IBM has acquired Neudesic, a cloud consultancy. And the top 10 percent of the global population, by consumption, are responsible for almost half of the carbon emissions on the planet, a new study has found. Notes: Uniphore raises $400 million in Series E funding Uniphore, a conversational automation tech company, yesterday announced its Series E funding round of $400 million, led by NEA, at a valuation of $2.5 billion. This brings Uniphore's total funding to $610 million, the company said in a press release. March Capital and other existing and new investors also participated. Uniphore will use the money to invest further in voice AI, computer vision and tonal emotion, and expand its business operations in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific. IBM acquires Neudesic, a Microsoft Azure consultancy IBM has acquired Neudesic, a US cloud services consultancy specialising primarily in the Microsoft Azure platform, along with bringing skills in multi-cloud, the company said in a press release yesterday. This acquisition will expand IBM's portfolio of hybrid multi-cloud services and advance the company's hybrid cloud and AI strategy, IBM said. Headquartered in Irvine, California, Neudesic has more than 1,500 cloud and data experts located in the US and India. The top 10 percent of the world responsible for half the CO2 emissions The top 10 percent of the global population, in terms of wealth and therefore consumption, are responsible for almost half of the carbon emissions on the planet, a new study has found. The results of the study, by researchers at the University of Groningen, Netherlands, University of Maryland, in the US, and Shandong University in China, were published in the journal Nature Sustainability on Feb. 14. “Our results confirm extreme carbon inequality across the world,” the researchers said in their paper. To visualise this inequality, they divided the global population into the bottom 50 percent, the middle 40 percent and the top 10 percent of carbon emitters. The consumption of the bottom half of global carbon emitters was contributing only one-tenth of global carbon emissions. Meanwhile, the lifestyle of the middle 40 percent accounted for 43 percent of global carbon emissions. Consumption of the top 10 percent was contributing almost half of all emitted CO2. Moreover, the global top 1 percent were responsible for about 15 percent of global CO2 emissions, the researchers estimated. GOQii raises $50 million in series C funding GOQii has raised $50 million in series C funding, led by Sumeru Ventures, to invest further in its smart-tech-enabled platform for preventive health care, the company said in a press release yesterday. GOQii's products include fitness trackers, mobile app, coaching, a health store, and insurance. Proactive For Her raises $5.5 million in series A funding Proactive For Her, a digital clinic that offers products and services for outpatient health concerns of Indian women, has raised $5.5 million in Series A funding led by Vertex Ventures South East Asia and India with participation from existing investor Nexus Venture Partners, the Bangalore company said in a press release. Theme music courtesy Free Music & Sounds: https://soundcloud.com/freemusicandsounds

In this end-of-the-year episode, Courtney, Mike, Michael and Stefan sat down to recap the year, talking about their favorite reads and favorite listens, fieldwork done and not done, and interesting work done on non-traditional commons. References: Chambers, J. M., et al. (2021). Six modes of co-production for sustainability. Nature Sustainability, 4(11), 983–996. Christakis, N. A. (2019). Blueprint: The evolutionary origins of a good society. Hachette UK. Epstein, D. (2019). Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. Penguin Random House. Freeth, R., and Caniglia, G. (2020). Learning to collaborate while collaborating: advancing interdisciplinary sustainability research. Sustainability Science, 15(1), 247–261. Gorski, P. S. (2013). “What is Critical Realism? And Why Should You Care?” Contemporary Sociology, 42(5), 658–670. Gottlieb, L. (2019). Maybe you should talk to someone. Manjul Publishing. Kearns, F. (2021). Getting to the Heart of Science Communication: A Guide to Effective Engagement. Island Press. Mott, J. (2021). Hell of a Book: A Novel. Penguin. York, A. M., et al. (2021). Integrating institutional approaches and decision science to address climate change: a multi-level collective action research agenda. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 52, 19–26. Podcasts: Sam Harris: https://www.samharris.org/podcasts/making-sense-episodes/270-what-have-we-learned-from-the-pandemic https://www.samharris.org/podcasts/making-sense-episodes/269-deep-time Esther Perel: https://www.estherperel.com/podcast Wall Street Journal about uBiome: https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/the-journal/what-went-wrong-at-ubiome-part-1/8b0717aa-1c66-4524-b47f-0cd3a399fcae

What does fish food have in common with methane flaring? More than you'd think, according to a new study published in the journal Nature. Today on the news, a researcher has a novel use for methane in our state. Plus, Utah was ranked the worst in the nation for women's equality four years in a row. Now USU's Women & Leadership Project has recommendations to improve women's equality statewide. And, environmental groups are calling on Colorado River states to tighten their belts as they discuss the future of the West's main water source. Show Notes: Photo: An image of methane sources and capture potential from research published in Nature Sustainability. The Four Corners region is known as a methane ‘hot spot' due to flaring. Scientists are researching ways that may incentivize its capture, like creating a simple protein. USU: Women's Equality in Utah – Why Utah Is Ranked as the Worst State, And What Can Be Done https://www.usu.edu/uwlp/blog/2021/white-papers-womens-equality-in-utah USU: Utah Gender Wage Gap – A 2021 Update https://www.usu.edu/uwlp/blog/2021/utah-gender-wage-gap-2021-update WalletHub: Best & Worst States for Women's Equality (2021) https://wallethub.com/edu/best-and-worst-states-for-women-equality/5835 Nature Sustainability: Displacing fishmeal with protein derived from stranded methane https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-021-00796-2.epdf?sharing_token=bBWiqGDSRpvRe8RrjGseXtRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0Pu0zhSQ9pLEGPO3qq9OjeKN8GpZpJ2dtooxv2fnqnsKvDL3jB6Bp1vBt_WtD7q5i4RtvtiZlpcTL3nTdTIPFyx9efkPsuTAlyModEhMCl0A1fcIvnIWsgp5EEMs3P-UVA%3D The University of Utah: Methane emissions – Falling, but leaking https://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/uinta-basin-methane/

Badatelé ze Stanfordovy univerzity hodnotili, zda se lidstvu vyplatí ve větší míře vyrábět krmivo pro ryby z metanu. Takovou stravu bohatou na proteiny dokážou vyrobit bakterie. Mimo jiné přišli na to, že finančně by to bylo výhodné. Článek zveřejnil časopis Nature Sustainability.

In this episode, Stefan interviews Guido Caniglia. Guido is the Scientific Director of the Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research in Austria. Guido's work aims to shape epistemological and theoretical frameworks that contribute to ongoing scientific developments. Guido has worked in different scientific fields, from evolutionary-developmental biology to sustainability science and higher education for sustainable development. In his research, Guido studies how experimental and theoretical practices contribute to produce evidence and knowledge about complex phenomena of transformation, from evolutionary transitions in the history of life (e.g. the evolution of social behaviors) to purposeful transformations towards sustainability in our contemporary world (e.g. socio-ecological and socio-technical innovations). Guido previously held a Marie-Curie post-doctoral fellowship in the Faculty of Sustainability at Leuphana University of Lüneburg. He earned a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Florence (Italy) in 2010 while working in different academic communities mostly in Italy, Germany, Spain, and the United States. In January 2016 Guido obtained a second PhD, this time in Biology, from the Center for Biology and Society at Arizona State University (USA). From 2011 to January 2016 he also worked as Post-Doctoral researcher and project manager for the Global Classroom Project, a transnational partnership between Arizona State University and Leuphana University engaging in curriculum reform for higher education for sustainable development. We talk about how to improve collaborative processes in science, and how to learn to collaborate while collaborating. We also discuss his perspectives on the types of knowledge needed to foster sustainability transformations, and how that knowledge would be best produced, also his perspectives on radical pluralism. Guido's Institute page https://www.kli.ac.at/en/people/kli_team/view/244   KLI homepage https://www.kli.ac.at/en   Guido's Google Scholar profile https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=NQUM-sMAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao   Freeth and Caniglia (2020) - Learning to collaborate while collaborating https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11625-019-00701-z   Caniglia, G., C. Luederitz, T. von Wirth, I. Fazey, B. Martín-López, K. Hondrila, A. König, H. von Wehrden, N. A. Schäpke, M. Laubichler, D. Lang, and D. J. Abson. 2020. A pluralistic and integrated approach to action-oriented knowledge for sustainability. Nature Sustainability.   Guido's Twitter https://twitter.com/guidocaniglia?lang=en

What if tackling the world's biggest problem, climate change, was not actually the world's biggest problem? What if solving happiness was - and in restoring happiness we would create a healthier planet? In episode #175 Environmental Scientist Nicholas Carter returns to give us an update on the health of our planet, explain what COP26 is, and offer a suggestion for what we may actually need to consider if we are going to create a brighter future for humanity. Hope you enjoy it. Resources: World Resources Institute: Half a Degree and a World Apart: The Difference in Climate Impacts Between 1.5˚C and 2˚C of Warminghttps://www.wri.org/insights/half-degree-and-world-apart-difference-climate-impacts-between-15c-and-2c-warming Animal Agriculture is the predominant source of methane accounting for roughly 32 percent of human-caused methane emissions. https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/methane-emissions-are-driving-climate-change-heres-how-reduce-them 30% of historical cumulative CO₂ emissions are from land-use change. If the starting point is 1750 or earlier, this share just goes up (2020 Global Carbon Budget https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/12/3269/2020/) | https://ourworldindata.org/carbon-opportunity-costs-food Wiedmann, T., Lenzen, M., Keyßer, L.T. et al. Scientists' warning on affluence. Nat Commun 11, 3107 (2020). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-16941-y?fbclid=IwAR0AG6Lz_CcR2XY0uxVvKNmjnlWP0YLXl6iBcUfl8gcZmTjR7-ZVb3W3oes#citeas Jason Hickel (2019) Is it possible to achieve a good life for all within planetary boundaries?, Third World Quarterly, 40:1, 18-35, DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2018.1535895 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01436597.2018.1535895 O'Neill et al (2018). A good life for all within planetary boundaries. Nature Sustainability, 1, 88. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-018-0021-4 Is Green Growth Possible? https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13563467.2019.1598964?journalCode=cnpe20 Jason Hickel (2021) What does degrowth mean? A few points of clarification, Globalizations, 18:7, 1105-1111, DOI: 10.1080/14747731.2020.1812222 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14747731.2020.1812222 77–100% of marginal agricultural lands (in New Zealand) could financially benefit from afforestation. West, Thales AP, et al. "Promotion of afforestation in New Zealand's marginal agricultural lands through payments for environmental services." Ecosystem Services 46 (2020): 101212. ~80% of soy goes to animal agriculture https://ourworldindata.org/soy "All undisturbed natural ecosystems contain more soil organic carbon than their agricultural counterparts that, on average, sequester 25–75% less." Rattan Lal, Managing Soils and Ecosystems for Mitigating Anthropogenic Carbon Emissions and Advancing Global Food Security, BioScience, Volume 60, Issue 9, October 2010, Pages 708–721, https://doi.org/10.1525/bio.2010.60.9.8 University of Alberta meta-analysis on grazing vs. removing grazing: Filazzola, Alessandro, et al. "The effects of livestock grazing on biodiversity are multi‐trophic: a meta‐analysis." Ecology letters 23.8 (2020): 1298-1309. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ele.13527 You want to reduce the carbon footprint of your food? Focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local https://ourworldindata.org/food-choice-vs-eating-local Want to support the show? If you are enjoying the Plant Proof podcast a great way to support the show is by leaving a review on the Apple podcast app. It only takes a few minutes and helps more people find the episodes. It's also helpful to subscribe on Apple Podcast app and/or follow on the Spotify Podcast app. Simon Hill, Nutritionist, Sports Physiotherapist Creator of Plantproof.com and host of the Plant Proof Podcast Author of The Proof is in the Plants Connect with me on Instagram and Twitter Download my FREE two week meal plan Download my FREE blood test and supplement guides here

Nuacht Mhall. Príomhscéalta na seachtaine, léite go mall. * Inniu an séú lá déag de mhí Dheireadh Fómhair. Is mise Oisín Mac Conamhna. Tá an tAontas Eorpach tar éis moltaí nua a fhógairt chun Prótacal Thuaisceart Éireann a chur i bhfeidhm as seo amach. Faoi na moltaí, beidh sé i bhfad níos éascaí chun leigheasanna a iompórtáil sa Tuaisceart ón mBreatain; agus tá an tAontas Eorpach sásta ochtó faoin gcéad de sheiceanna ar earraí ag teacht i dtír ann ón mBreatain a sheachaint. Acht tá siad ag seasamh ar an ról eadránaithe atá ag Cúirt Bhreithiúnais an Aontais Eorpaigh ar an bPrótacal, rud a bhfuil rialtas na Ríochta Aontaithe go tréan ina choinne. Dár le páipéar a foilsíodh Dé Luain san iris Nature Sustainability, tá baol mór ag fás de thubaiste uafásach timpeallachta sa Mhuir Rua. Tá tancaer ola ann, an FSO Safer, atá faoi smacht na réabhlóidí Houthi in Éimín, le breis agus milliún bairille d'ola ar bord, agus atá ag titeamh as a chéile. Má dhoirtear an ola, scriosfar beatha muirí sa cheantar go hiomlán, agus cuirfear gorta agus ganntanas uisce ar na milliúin duine. Tá na Náisiúin Aontaithe i mbun idirbheartaíochta leis an ngluaiseacht Houthi agus rialtas Éimín faoin tancaer, acht níl aon réiteach bainte amach acu go fóill. Tá Paddy Moloney, an ceoltóir mór le rá, píobaire den scoth agus ceannaire ar an ngrúpa ceoil na Chieftains, tar éis bháis. Bhí sé ceithre scór is trí bliana d'aois. Bhí sé ag taisteal agus ag ceol ar fud an domhain leis na Chieftains ar feadh beagnach seasca bliain. Is iomaí gradam, Grammys san áireamh, a bhain siad amach, agus is mór an tionchar a bhí acu ar cheoltóirí traidisiúnta ar fud an domhain. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam. * Léirithe ag Conradh na Gaeilge i Londain. Tá an script ar fáil i d'aip phodchraolta. * GLUAIS a chur i bhfeidhm - to implement ról eadránaithe - arbitration role Cúirt Bhreithiúnais an Aontais Eorpaigh - European Court of Justice beatha muirí - sea life ganntanas uisce - water scarcity san áireamh - included

To mark 50 episodes on the podcast, I share my own evolving thoughts on food. I reflect on the state of agriculture and on what sustainability might mean in the food movement today. My experience over the last half decade engaging with the food movement has been that debates are all too often reduced to soundbites on social media. Complex arguments are reduced to 280 characters on Twitter, angry posts on Facebook, and rants on YouTube. We're talking past each other. That's unhelpful.  By sharing my thoughts, I hope to encourage more honest, open and nuanced discussions with whoever is listening.  In this episode, I briefly discuss: The failed promises of industrial agriculture The winners and losers of our food system Food sustainability through different lenses Agriculture and humanity's relationship to nature The future of farming through Charles C. Mann's Prophets and Wizards The land sharing land sparing debate Funding: where does all the money flow? Agroecology and its critics The dilemmas of cell-based and plant-based meat   References (in chronological order): World Health Organisation (WHO) - Obesity and Overweight Fact Sheet Lappé, Francis M., Fowler, Carey and Collins, Joseph (1977) Food First: Beyond the Myth of Scarcity White, Allen (2016) - 'Solving the 10,000-Year-Old Problem of Agriculture: An Interview with Wes Jackson' In These Times Online  Jackson, Wes & Berry, Wendell (2011) Nature as Measure: The Selected Essays of Wes Jackson Ritchie, Hannah (2021) 'Cutting down forests: what are the drivers of deforestation?' Our World In Data  United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) (2021) 'Our global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss' Mann, Charles C. (2018) The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow's World. Knopf publishing. Barretto, Alberto & Berndes, Göran & Sparovek, Gerd & Wirsenius, Stefan. (2013). Agricultural intensification in Brazil and its effects on land-use patterns: An analysis of the 1975–2006 period. Global change biology. 19(6). 10.1111/gcb.12174.  Holt-Giménez, Eric & Shattuck, Annie & Altieri, Miguel & Herren, Hans & Gliessman, Steve. (2012) We Already Grow Enough Food for 10 Billion People … and Still Can't End Hunger. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture 36. 595-598. Biovision Foundation for Ecological Development & IPES-Food (2020) Money Flows: What is holding back investment in agroecological research for Africa? Biovision Foundation for Ecological Development & International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems De Schutter, Olivier & Vermeylen, Margot (2020) The share of agroecology in Belgian official development assistance: an opportunity missed  Meier, M. S. et al. (2015) Environmental impacts of organic and conventional agricultural products – are differences captured by life cycle assessment?  Journal of Environmental Management 149, 193–207  Van der Werf, H.M.G., Knudsen, M.T. & Cederberg, C. (2020) Towards better representation of organic agriculture in life cycle assessment. Nature Sustainability 3, 419–425  Declaration of the International Forum for Agroecology (2015) Nyéléni, Mali. Via Campesina website IPES-Food (2016) From uniformity to diversity: a paradigm shift from industrial agriculture to diversifed agroecological systems. International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food systems.  Levidow, Les (2016) Agroecological Innovation. International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM).  Cook, C.D., Hamerschlag, K., and Klein, K. (2016) Farming for the Future: Organic and Agroecological Solutions to Feed the World. Friends of the Earth. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2009) 1.02 billion hungry. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2009) The state of food insecurity in the world. Rome, Italy: Economic and Social DevelopmentDepartment Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Reganold, J., Wachter, J. (2016) Organic agriculture in the twenty-first century. Nature Plants 2, 15221  Rodale Institute (2020) The Truth about Organic. Kutztown, PA.  Galloway McLean, Kirsty & Castillo, Ameyali & Rubis, Jennifer. (2011). Indigenous Peoples, Marginalized Populations and Climate Change: Vulnerability, Adaptation and Traditional Knowledge Debal Deb (2009) “Valuing folk crop varieties for agroecology and food security”, Independent Science News (26 October 2009).  United Nations (2015) United Nations General Assembly, Right to Food, UN Doc. A/70/287 Philpott, Stacy & Lin, Brenda & Jha, Shalene & Brines, Shannon. (2008). A multi-scale assessment of hurricane impacts based on land-use and topographic features. Agric Ecosyst Environ. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 128. 12-20.  Rosset, Peter & Sosa, Braulio & Jaime, Adilén & Avila, Rocio. (2011). The Campesino-to-Campesino Agroecology Movement of ANAP in Cuba: Social Process Methodology in the Construction of Sustainable Peasant Agriculture and Food Sovereignty. The Journal of peasant studies. 38. 161-91. Poux, X., Aubert, P.-M. (2018). An agroecological Europe in 2050: multifunctional agriculture for healthy eating. Findings from the Ten Years For Agroecology (TYFA) modelling exercise, Iddri-AScA, Study N°09/18, Paris, France  Fairlie, Simon (2010) Meat: A Benign Extravagance. Permanent Publications, Hampshire, UK.  Carrington, Damian (2019) '$1m a minute: the farming subsidies destroying the world - report' The Guardian.  The Food and Land Use Coalition (2019) Growing Better: Ten Critical Transitions to Transform Food and Land Use. The Global Consultation Report of the Food and Land Use Coalition. You might also like: FFS 000 - Why A Food Podcast? FFS 041 - On the Frontlines of Food FFS 033 - A Case for Eating Meat

Can you really power a plane with enough batteries to fly across the world? How many batteries does a ship need to circumnavigate the globe? Is there an efficient way to stop relying on diesel and dirty jet fuel? How can we turn big CO2 emitters like ships and planes into CO2 negative systems? Can aviation and transport ever be carbon neutral? How can we make fertilizer without using so much energy? The Haber Bosch process helped feed the planet, but how can we replace it to save the planet?   References: Travis A. Schmauss, Scott A. Barnett. Viability of Vehicles Utilizing On-Board CO2 Capture. ACS Energy Letters, 2021; 3180 DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.1c01426 Chade Lv, Lixiang Zhong, Hengjie Liu, Zhiwei Fang, Chunshuang Yan, Mengxin Chen, Yi Kong, Carmen Lee, Daobin Liu, Shuzhou Li, Jiawei Liu, Li Song, Gang Chen, Qingyu Yan, Guihua Yu. Selective electrocatalytic synthesis of urea with nitrate and carbon dioxide. Nature Sustainability, 2021; DOI: 10.1038/s41893-021-00741-3

Joining Anthony for the first episode of our sustainability series at VetChat is Craig Bennett, CEO of The Wildlife Trusts. They talk about a whole range of topics, including the UK's decline in nature, The Wildlife Trusts's aim to change this with their target of 30 by 30, and some of Craig's personal tips on how to be more sustainable. Discover more about The Wildlife Trusts here. Get involved in the 30 by 30 campaign here.

“Nature Sustainability” adlı bir çevre dergisinde, Avrupa'daki 42 nehirden okyanuslara giden çöplerin incelendiği araştırmadan elde edilen veriler yayınlandı. The Guardian ve Der Spiegel'in de yer verdiği araştırmaya göre nehirlerden denize sürüklenen çöpün yüzde 16'sı Türkiye kaynaklı. Kaynak ülke sıralamasında Türkiye'nin ardından İtalya yüzde 11,3 ile ikinci, İngiltere yüzde 8,4 ile üçüncü ve yüzde 8,21 ile İspanya dördüncü sırada yer alıyor. Daha az kıyı şeridinin bulunduğu Almanya ise nehirlerden denizlere sürüklenen çöplerin yaklaşık yüzde 2'sinden sorumlu. Greenpeace Akdeniz, Nisan 2021'de açıkladığı raporunda, Türkiye'nin 2020 yılında da Avrupa'dan en çok plastik atık alan ülke olduğuna dikkat çekmişti. Rapora göre geçen seneye kıyasla plastik atık ithalatı yüzde 13 arttı ve her gün 241 kamyon dolusu plastik atık Türkiye'ye geldi. Son 16 yılda ise Avrupa'dan Türkiye'ye gelen plastik atıklar 196 kat arttı. Greenpeace Akdeniz Biyoçeşitlilik Projeleri lideri Nihan Temiz Ataş araştırma sonuçlarını Medyascope yayınında yorumladı.

This week John spoke to Professor Jamie Woodward from the University of Manchester about two key global issues; our developing understanding of climate change during the Quaternary and microplastic transport and storage in river catchments. Both are major examples of how physical geography research has impacted on national and global policy. Jamie's research on microplastics in rivers is now feeding directly into the Parliamentary Inquiry into Water Quality in Rivers. Jamie Woodward is Professor of Physical Geography at the University of Manchester.   Thanks to Collins for sponsoring series 6 of GeogPod. Links from the pod The Ice Age: A Very Short Introduction Microplastics in Rivers Jamie's Ted Talk, 'Changing Rivers' Free resources Quaternary ice age poster from Geography Review   Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere - the Keeling Curve and the carbon cycle   Full text view-only version of the Nature Sustainability paper   This work was discussed on the BBC Radio 4 programme Inside Science   Film clip here from the BBC News report   Guardian article   Policy at Manchester blog that explores some of the policy implications of this work

Les toilettes sèches, ce n'est pas seulement pour les festivals et les "hippies". Il faut bien comprendre que nos toilettes classiques ne sont pas idéales du tout, même si elles sont devenues plus économes. Une chasse d’eau, c’est 20% de l’eau utilisée par un foyer. C’est jusqu’à 12 litres d’eau à chaque utilisation! D’après les estimations d’une étude parue dans la revue Nature Sustainability, 141 milliards de litres sont salis chaque jour à coups de chasses d’eau. Les toilettes sèches ont connu des évolutions stupéfiantes ces dernières années en direction des pays en voie de développement: dans l'hexagone aussi, elles pourraient répondre au problème grandissant de la pollution des sols et des rivières.Les sources utilisées : Sur la consommation mondiale d’eau pour les toilettesUn rapport de l’OMS sur le manque de toilettes dans le monde et le péril sanitaire que cela représente Sur la manière d’entretenir ses toilettes sèches à litière, un document pédagogique très simpleUn panorama des toilettes sèches, incluant les toilettes à séparation des excrémentsLe vainqueur du concours lancé par Bill et Melinda Gates pour “réinventer les toilettes”Un rapport parlementaire sur la situation des boues d’épuration en FranceLe projet en cours sur l’exploitation de l’urine en Île-de-FranceLe premier réseau urbain de toilettes sèches à BordeauxLe rapport de l’ANSES sur les eaux grises en 2015La consultation en cours sur l’utilisation des eaux grises avant décret See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode,  Dani talks with the authors of the new report on Socio-Technical Innovation Bundles for Agri-Food Systems Transformation led by Cornell University. Listen to Christopher Barret, Tim Benton, Jessica Fanzo, Mario Herrero, and Rebecca Nelson discuss topics ranging from climate-smart agri-food systems, health and nutrition, and actionable recommendations that have the ability to create a more sustainable, climate friendly, and equitable food system. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts.

《自然》子刊Nature Sustainability最新上线的一篇论文中，北京师范大学地理科学部的张立强教授与北京大学物理学院的林金泰研究员牵头带领的一支研究团队在近9年时间里，考察了超过25万北京孕妇的临床数据，并结合空气质量数据的分析，发现暴露于空气污染与增加孕早期流产风险有关。

《自然》子刊Nature Sustainability最新上线的一篇论文中，北京师范大学地理科学部的张立强教授与北京大学物理学院的林金泰研究员牵头带领的一支研究团队在近9年时间里，考察了超过25万北京孕妇的临床数据，并结合空气质量数据的分析，发现暴露于空气污染与增加孕早期流产风险有关。

《自然》子刊Nature Sustainability最新上线的一篇论文中，北京师范大学地理科学部的张立强教授与北京大学物理学院的林金泰研究员牵头带领的一支研究团队在近9年时间里，考察了超过25万北京孕妇的临床数据，并结合空气质量数据的分析，发现暴露于空气污染与增加孕早期流产风险有关。

The 50th annual Earth Day celebration is quickly approaching on April 22! To celebrate this milestone, we sat down with Alexis Bateman and Suzanne Greene from MIT’s Sustainable Supply Chains initiative to discuss the importance of freight transportation in making a positive impact on sustainability as well as the current state of the transportation sector. From measuring your GHG footprint to creating some new and innovative carbon offset programs, the duo offers pragmatic advice for improving your company’s transportation sustainability efforts. Plus, they address the pros and cons of pandemics like COVID-19 on green supply chain initiatives. To wrap things up, Inam Iyoob joins Chris Caplice for the latest North American truckload market rate trends and forecast powered by FMIC. [2:07] To learn more about how the Brundtland Commission defines sustainability, click here: https://www.iisd.org/topic/sustainable-development[7:38] Download a copy of the Mission Possible: Reaching net-zero carbon emissions from harder-to-abate sectors by mid-century report from the Energy Transitions Commission website: http://www.energy-transitions.org/mission-possible[14:54] Learn more about Josué Velázquez Martínez’ “Green Button Project” here: https://sustainablelogistics.mit.edu/green-button-project-consumer-preference-for-green-last-mile-home-delivery/ [15:47] Take a look at the Walmart study “The Emissions Implications of Modern Retailing: Omnichannel vs. Stores and Online Pure-Plays” here: https://cdn.corporate.walmart.com/00/5a/3c20743a4f0db2d00c452aebea95/omni-channel-emissions-modeling-whitepaperfinal04182017.pdf[16:28] To learn more about the Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC) framework for measuring your GHG footprint, visit their website: https://www.smartfreightcentre.org/en/how-to-implement-items/what-is-glec-framework/58/ [27:51] Get a preview of Suzanne Greene’s “Carbon offsets for freight transport decarbonization” article in Nature Sustainability here: https://www.suzanne.mit.edu/transport-carbon-offsets

This insight clip is taken from episode 017 of the podcast with Harini Nagendra. Harini explains some of the challenges and bias of the science system between the global north and the global south. Harini Nagendra is a Professor of Sustainability at Azim Premji University. Her recent book "Nature in the City: Bengaluru in the Past, Present, and Future" (Oxford University Press India, 2016) examines the transformation of human-nature interactions in Bangalore from the 6th century CE to the present, addressing the implications of such change for the urban sustainability of fast-growing cities in the global South. The book was listed by the science journal Nature as one of the five best science picks of the week in its issue of July 28 2016. https://azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/SitePages/harini-nagendra.aspx Prof. Nagendra is an ecologist who uses methods from the natural and social sciences - satellite remote sensing, biodiversity studies, archival research, GIS, institutional analysis, and community interviews, to examine the sustainability of forests and cities in the global South. She completed her PhD from the Centre for Ecological Sciences in the Indian Institute of Science in 1998. Since then, she has conducted research and taught at multiple institutions, and was most recently a Hubert H Humphrey Distinguished Visiting Professor at Macalester College, Saint Paul, Minnesota in 2013. She is a recipient of numerous awards for her research, including a 2017 Web of Science 2017 India Research Excellence Award as the most cited Indian researcher in the category of Interdisciplinary Research; a 2013 Elinor Ostrom Senior Scholar award for her research and practice on issues of the urban commons, and a 2009 Cozzarelli Prize from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA (with Elinor Ostrom). Harini Nagendra has authored two books, and over 150 peer reviewed publications, including in Nature, Nature Sustainability and Science.  Harini’s two books: Nature in the City: Bengaluru in the Past, Present and Future https://www.amazon.com/Nature-City-Bengaluru-Present-Future/dp/0199465924   Cities and Canopies: Trees in Indian Cities https://www.amazon.com/Cities-Canopies-Trees-Indian/dp/0670091219/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Cities+and+Canopies%3A+Trees+in+Indian+Cities&qid=1569093142&s=books&sr=1-1 She writes extensively on her research for the public via newspaper and magazine articles, science blogs, and has given a number of public talks for science communication. She also engages with international research on global environmental change, She is a Steering Committees member of the Future Earth Programme on Ecosystem Change and Society and a former Steering Committee Member of the Global Land Project, Diversitas and a Capacity Building Committee member of the Asia Pacific Network for Global Environmental Change. She has also been a Lead Author of the 5th IPCC Report - Working Group III. Harini’s Google Scholar page https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=GWyr-pgAAAAJ&hl=de&oi=ao   Link to her commentary piece in Nature 2018 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05210-0   Link to her recent article in Nature Sustainability https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-018-0101-5?platform=hootsuite   Finding Sustainability Podcast @find_sust_pod https://twitter.com/find_sust_pod Environmental Social Science Network https://essnetwork.net/ https://twitter.com/ESS_Network @ESS_Network

Harini Nagendra is a Professor of Sustainability at Azim Premji University. Her recent book "Nature in the City: Bengaluru in the Past, Present, and Future" (Oxford University Press India, 2016) examines the transformation of human-nature interactions in Bangalore from the 6th century CE to the present, addressing the implications of such change for the urban sustainability of fast-growing cities in the global South. The book was listed by the science journal Nature as one of the five best science picks of the week in its issue of July 28 2016. https://azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/SitePages/harini-nagendra.aspx Nature in the City: Bengaluru in the Past, Present and Future https://www.amazon.com/Nature-City-Bengaluru-Present-Future/dp/0199465924 Cities and Canopies: Trees in Indian Cities https://www.amazon.com/Cities-Canopies-Trees-Indian/dp/0670091219/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Cities+and+Canopies%3A+Trees+in+Indian+Cities&qid=1569093142&s=books&sr=1-1 Prof. Nagendra is an ecologist who uses methods from the natural and social sciences - satellite remote sensing, biodiversity studies, archival research, GIS, institutional analysis, and community interviews, to examine the sustainability of forests and cities in the global South. She completed her PhD from the Centre for Ecological Sciences in the Indian Institute of Science in 1998. Since then, she has conducted research and taught at multiple institutions, and was most recently a Hubert H Humphrey Distinguished Visiting Professor at Macalester College, Saint Paul, Minnesota in 2013. She is a recipient of numerous awards for her research, including a 2017 Web of Science 2017 India Research Excellence Award as the most cited Indian researcher in the category of Interdisciplinary Research; a 2013 Elinor Ostrom Senior Scholar award for her research and practice on issues of the urban commons, and a 2009 Cozzarelli Prize from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA (with Elinor Ostrom). Along with her two books, she has authored over 150 peer reviewed publications, including in journals such as Nature, Nature Sustainability and Science. She writes extensively on her research for the public via newspaper and magazine articles, science blogs, and has given a number of public talks for science communication. She also engages with international research on global environmental change, She is a Steering Committees member of the Future Earth Programme on Ecosystem Change and Society and a former Steering Committee Member of the Global Land Project, Diversitas and a Capacity Building Committee member of the Asia Pacific Network for Global Environmental Change. She has also been a Lead Author of the 5th IPCC Report - Working Group III. Harini’s Google Scholar page https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=GWyr-pgAAAAJ&hl=de&oi=ao   Link to her commentary piece in Nature 2018 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05210-0   Link to her recent article in Nature Sustainability https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-018-0101-5?platform=hootsuite

Er moet dringend nieuw Europees bosbeleid komen. Daartoe roepen wetenschappers op in het vakblad Nature Sustainability. Onze bossen staan namelijk onder druk, zeggen ze, doordat we er steeds meer van vragen én de bossen lijden door het opwarmende klimaat. Wij spreken erover met Gert-Jan Nabuurs. Hij is hoogleraar Europese bossen aan de Wageningen Universiteit en een van de auteurs van het artikel.

Dados recolhidos de satélites da Nasa em duas décadas revelaram que as superfícies verdes aumentaram 5% de 2000 a 2017, o que significa ganhar uma área equivalente a uma Amazônia, em 17 anos. O planeta está cada vez mais verde – mas isso não necessariamente é uma boa notícia. A informação foi confundida por muitos céticos sobre as mudanças climáticas como um sinal de que o combate ao aquecimento global não passa de uma farsa dos “ecochatos”. No entanto, a realidade é que o “esverdeamento” crescente dos últimos anos é um resultado direto da destruição acentuada das florestas, um dano ambiental que, além de irreparável, torna ainda mais difícil conter a elevação da temperatura global. Por quê? A RFI ouviu dois especialistas para entender a questão. Para começar, a maior parte das áreas verdes surgiu pelo aumento da área cultivada, principalmente na Índia. “Temos, realmente, um aumento das áreas verdes, mas a maior parte desse aumento é das áreas de agricultura, pecuária, irrigação ou áreas que não eram cultivadas e passaram a ser, com novas tecnologias. É a substituição de um verde por outro”, explica doutor em ecologia Ben Hur Marimon Junior, pesquisador da Universidade do Estado do Mato Grosso (Unimat) e especialista na floresta Amazônica. “Quando derrubamos florestas tropicais, as que mais têm sido convertidas em outros usos, aquela área vai ser usada de outra forma, também verde. Mas o que era uma floresta primária, intacta, passa a ser uma outra coisa, com menos qualidade.” Reflorestamento não compensa o desmatamento Outro fator que influencia – esse, mais positivo -, é a expansão do reflorestamento. Na China, a questão virou política de Estado para evitar a desertificação, com o projeto Grande Muralha Verde. Segundo a pesquisa, publicada na revista Nature Sustainability, 42% das novas áreas verdes no país asiático são resultado do replantio de florestas, que compensam, em parte, as emissões colossais de gases nocivos pelo maior poluidor do planeta. O problema é que, por mais louvável que seja esse esforço, uma mata replantada jamais será como a original, ressalta o engenheiro florestal Tasso Azevedo, coordenador do Sistema de Estimativa de Emissões de Gases de Efeito Estufa do Observatório do Clima (SEEG) e do Projeto de Mapeamento Anual da Cobertura e Uso do Solo no Brasil (MapBiomas). “Em sua grande maioria, são florestas para uso comercial. Florestas simples, como dizemos, de baixa diversidade e de monoculturas de árvores para o uso da madeira”, sublinha Azevedo. “E o que também tem muito são áreas em regeneração: áreas que foram abandonadas, depois de serem desmatadas, e agora se regeneram naturalmente. Acontece muito nos países desenvolvidos, na Europa, num longo processo que pode levar 30 anos.” Conforme a Nasa, uma das regiões onde houve maior alta da superfície verde é no extremo norte do planeta. Campos pobres em vegetação ocuparam espaços onde, antigamente, só havia neve. Equilíbrio da temperatura global A queda da superfície das florestas gera consequências diretas no equilíbrio da temperatura global, já que a produção de chuvas é atingida. A capacidade de uma grande árvore de transpirar é muito maior do que uma lavoura de cana de açúcar ou uma pastagem, ressalta Ben Hur, que trabalha há mais de 30 anos na maior floresta tropical do mundo. “Pela maioria das árvores da Amazônia, por exemplo, nós temos um efeito muito maior de transpiração e umedecimento da atmosfera. É vapor de água sendo transferido do solo para atmosfera”, indica o especialista. “Para se ter uma ideia, uma arvore adulta, grande, tem capacidade de até mil litros de água por dia de transpiração. A meu ver, esse é um dos maiores serviços da Amazônia.” A floresta amazônica ajuda na regulação térmica de todo o continente sul americano. Além disso, ela também desempenha o papel de um gigantesco filtro de ar, ao retirar o excesso de gás carbônico da atmosfera e devolver oxigênio. “Até pouco tempo atrás, a Amazônia conseguia neutralizar todas as emissões anuais de gás carbônico da América do Sul. Esse efeito está diminuindo, porque a floresta tem um limite”, lamenta o pesquisador da Unimat. Questionamento “perverso” da ciência ambiental O questionamento da degradação ambiental acompanha a história dessa ciência, mas ganhou força com a ascensão de líderes populistas no mundo ocidental. Informações científicas são retiradas do contexto para fortalecer as teses segundo as quais as mudanças climáticas não existem. Ao noticiar o estudo da Nasa, por exemplo, a emissora conservadora americana Fox News ressaltou como positivo o papel da atividade humana no aumento das áreas verdes. As explicações dos estudiosos sobre o quanto a atuação do homem é, na realidade, a causa original do problema, foram ignoradas. “Enquanto estavam questionando com ciência, poderia fazer sentido. Mas o que vemos hoje é uma desonestidade intelectual, que é você distorcer dados ou até omiti-los, para falar sobre uma determinada tese – e é uma tese moralmente muito perversa, porque é um tema que ameaça a humanidade como um todo”, avalia Tasso Azevedo. Apesar da sensação de caça às bruxas aos ambientalistas, Ben Hur Marimon Junior prefere ver o lado positivo das polêmicas: jamais se falou tanto sobre o meio ambiente. “Apesar das informações contrárias, negando a ciência e as descobertas científicas, a gente tem o debate – e é do conflito que surge o fogo, a luz. Dentro do debate, a gente consegue colocar as ideias.”

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Longtime buddies Will Crocker (Senior Director of Customer Experience)  and Spencer Burke (VP of Growth) chat the return of Game of Thrones, a ban on the government from creating free tax-preparation software, and a potential ban on crypto mining in China. Also, Prince Harry calls for a ban on Fortnite?!        TRANSCRIPT: [0:00:17] PJ: Hello again. Welcome back to Braze for Impact, your weekly tech industry discuss digest. This is PJ Bruno, and I'm thrilled to have with me two very close buddies. I have Will Crocker, senior director of CX, that's customer experience. Hi, Will.   [0:00:32] Will: Hey, how you doing, PJ?   [0:00:33] PJ: And also, of course, my good friend Spencer Burke, the head of the House Growth. He's here with us today.   [0:00:40] Spencer: Hey, hey, it's good to be back.   [0:00:42] PJ: It is good to be back.   [0:00:43] Will: You guys grew a house?   [0:00:46] PJ: I'm just trying to rewatch more Game of Thrones, and I had that moment where Melisandre's like, "Robert of the House Baratheon." And I wanted to do something similar for Spencer, but I don't know if it hit.   [0:00:57] Spencer: PJ of the House Bruno.   [0:00:59] PJ: Exactly. Just makes you sound more special, I think.   [0:01:02] Will: So Game of Thrones is coming back real soon, right? What do you guys think?   [0:01:06] PJ: Oh, yeah. Sunday night. I'm thrilled. I'm gonna be in the UK, so I'm trying to find people there that ... For a watch party, because as you know, Game of Thrones takes place in England. Or so it may seem. I'm pumped. I'm so freaking pumped for the last season. Spence, any predictions?   [0:01:25] Spencer: I feel so far behind. I'm up to date, but my wife, Jenny, like you, is rewatching. She rewatched everything.   [0:01:33] PJ: You have to.   [0:01:33] Will: Everything? That's a lot.   [0:01:35] Spencer: Over the past couple months. Yeah. And so I'm going through, and I'm like, "All right, who's this again? What did they do?" And since she's been rewatching it, I'll come in at season four and be like, "Oh yeah, that's the guy who ..." And she's like, "No, that hasn't happened yet." And then when she got [inaudible], I was like, "Oh, but that's the guy who did this." She's like, "No, that was three seasons ago."   [0:01:54] PJ: Right.   [0:01:54] Spencer: So I'm just totally discombobulated, but I know once it gets started, there's the action, there's the dragons. We have a big battle coming. Gonna get straight into it.   [0:02:03] Will: Yeah, and you have a cheat sheet that's going to tell you what's going on in the new episodes.   [0:02:07] Spencer: Exactly.   [0:02:07] Will: Meanwhile, I am my girlfriend's cheat sheet, and I am in the same place as you, so I'm just gonna start making things up. I'm just gonna go out there and just say, "That's the secret Stark over there, that one. Just pay attention."   [0:02:21] PJ: They're gonna need to level up those recaps. That's gonna become a five to 10-minute thing of just, "Okay, wait, what ... There's all the sub-threads."   [0:02:30] Will: I'm actually shocked HBO didn't release a pre-episode which was a condensed, 30-minute explainer of what happened in the last season. They should've done that this week. They could've gotten a ton of views on that.   [0:02:40] PJ: Dude, tell me about it. I really ... I need something like that. I need-   [0:02:43] Spencer: That must exist somewhere. A supercut.   [0:02:45] Will: I'm sure YouTube has created that.   [0:02:47] PJ: There's a fan out there that's made that, for sure.   [0:02:49] Will: My main prediction is that HBO is gonna make a lot of money.   [0:02:52] PJ: And then they're gonna go back, they're gonna do a prequel, right? I think there's already talk about some sort of ... Around the time of Aegon and the Mad King. [crosstalk]   [0:03:01] Will: There are apparently four or five in production right now.   [0:03:04] PJ: Jeez.   [0:03:04] Will: Yeah.   [0:03:05] Spencer: Wow.   [0:03:05] PJ: It's a cash cow. What're you gonna do?   [0:03:07] Will: Got to milk it.   [0:03:09] PJ: That's what you do with a cash cow, man.   [0:03:11] Spencer: Did you guys watch SNL this past weekend?   [0:03:13] PJ: I didn't, no. Was there-   [0:03:14] Spencer: Kit Harington was the host.   [0:03:15] PJ: Oh, nice.   [0:03:16] Will: Yeah, he looked like he's 12 years old when I saw that ... The photo. It was really weird.   [0:03:20] PJ: When he's clean-shaven, he does look very young.   [0:03:22] Spencer: He also has a very laddish accent compared to his Jon Snow character. But they had a skit that was a parody of all of the spin-offs, so they had a Game of Thrones that was a Law & Order ripoff, just all of these different versions taking characters and then putting them into a sitcom or a drama or whatever. It was really funny.   [0:03:41] PJ: Classic. Yeah, I mean, I wonder ... Those guys ... You would think you just have a calling card to any job you want after you were on Game of Thrones, but I don't know. It's tough to break out of that when you've made a role for yourself.   [0:03:54] Will: Yeah, you can get pigeonholed pretty easily, I think. I think some of the other characters like that, like Robb Stark, who died seasons ago, what's he been in? Who knows?   [0:04:03] PJ: I don't know. I just see flashes of his face in different-   [0:04:06] Spencer: Actually, I do know.   [0:04:06] PJ: You do know?   [0:04:06] Spencer: He's in that Bodyguard show.   [0:04:08] Will: Oh, really?   [0:04:09] Spencer: I forget what ... Is it Netflix?   [0:04:12] Will: Is Sean Bean at a Starbucks now, shilling coffees? Is that where he is after he said "No, I need more money," and they were like, "Well, we'll kill you in season one. It's fine."   [0:04:20] Spencer: Yeah, he was in the Bodyguard on Netflix. Check it out.   [0:04:24] PJ: Check it out. We're plugging it. Plugging it here. All right, guys, we could talk about Game of Thrones forever, we might as well move on. But in light of Game of Thrones coming up and all the exiles that happen throughout Game of Thrones, this is the Banishment Episode-   [0:04:40] Speaker 8: You are banished!   [0:04:42] PJ: -of Braze for Impact.   [0:04:46] Spencer: Dun dun dun.   [0:04:47] PJ: Exactly. Dun dun dun dun dun dun ... We're really thrilled about it. We're gonna talk about some bans and some tentative bans that are on our radar right now. Starting off with number one, the House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that includes language that would permanently bar the Internal Revenue Service from creating a free, electronic service for Americans to file their taxes, advancing a primary objective of the industry of for-profit companies like Intuit and H&R Block. Companies like Intuit, which produces TurboTax, which I use, and H&R Block allow most Americans to file for free as long as they earn less than $66,000 for the year, but most eligible Americans don't take advantage of that, with just three percent filing for free. Are you guys TurboTaxers? Do you-   [0:05:37] Will: TurboTax, yeah, regrettably.   [0:05:38] Spencer: TurboTax.   [0:05:39] PJ: We subscribe over here. TurboTax. Yeah, I was one of those late bloomers for doing my own taxes. It was kind of like you'd check off things as becoming an adult. "Oh, got to do this. Got to do this." Taxes was the last thing. It was like my dad did it, and I paid a guy to literally handle all of it. Now I'm TurboTax-ing, and I'm a grown, grown man now.   [0:05:58] Spencer: Consider yourself an adult?   [0:06:00] PJ: I thought ... For me, that was the last bit of criteria to say, "Okay, I've made it. I'm an adult."   [0:06:05] Will: It's truly ridiculous that we have to file like that. It's crazy. No other country in the world does it that way. Apparently, I think, in the UK, you have to make ... This number might be a little bit wrong, but it's something like 125,000 pounds a year to have to file. Other than that, what happens is the government just mails you your tax return, because they've got all the data like the IRS does. And they say, "If you want to contest this, go for it. Otherwise, here's your check."   [0:06:32] Spencer: Good to go.   [0:06:33] PJ: Yeah. Super easy. Why are we making it so hard on ourselves?   [0:06:37] Will: It also really screws poor people as well, here, because people have this idea in America that paying taxes ... You are always paying your taxes, right? Filing taxes your taxes is synonymous with paying your taxes. When in reality, if you make $30,000 a year, you're almost certainly going to get a refund. They're leaving money on the table, and if the IRS isn't automatically doing it, they don't get the refund, and IRS doesn't call them to complain, either.   [0:07:03] PJ: Yeah.   [0:07:06] Spencer: They have the information. Especially for a simple filer. You're just getting your deductions, you worked at the same place, you've lived in the same state. They know ... They know it. They could just do it. Estonia does this. Estonia. But apparently, I was reading-   [0:07:24] Will: They have e-citizenship, too, though.   [0:07:25] PJ: It just would ... Is it ... What's the reasoning? It's just it would take a lot of work for that to happen?   [0:07:30] Spencer: Well, there's a couple of reasons. One, these companies spend a lot of money lobbying our Representatives.   [0:07:35] Will: Tens and tens of millions of dollars every year.   [0:07:38] Spencer: The second is the party that prefers to remove taxes, they tend to do it for the people with the most money. But that aside, they think that if it's too easy ... Too easy to pay your taxes, it'll be as a result too easy for our Congress to increase taxes. So they try to make it harder so that people have to go through the pain and we all hate taxes. So there's-   [0:08:08] PJ: So wait, the thinking is that taxes will be increased if we did less work?   [0:08:13] Will: They want you to associate misery and pain and nonsense with taxation every year, and they've been highly successful, I would say.   [0:08:21] PJ: Yeah, tell me about it.   [0:08:23] Will: So, it's ... I don't know. I hope that someday we get there, but this bill that's about to go through with the tax free preparation software, banning all that stuff, it's, I believe, a bipartisan-supported bill, which just makes me really, really ask virtually everyone in Congress, "Guys, what the hell's going on?"   [0:08:49] PJ: I mean, it's just they're making money, right? Is it just-   [0:08:52] Will: Yeah. I think it costs the IRS more money to deal with these external agencies, too. Because you have to imagine on the technical side, they're building integrations and accepting all these form factors from all these different places. If the IRS just built this internally, or some other service built it that was easy to use and free, everyone would start using that, and then all of a sudden all of the overhead costs and all that starts to go down, too.   [0:09:20] PJ: Well, let's hope there's a different future for us, because I think that should be a free tool, hands down.   [0:09:26] Spencer: For sure. Have any of you guys had to deal with cryptocurrency and paying taxes on that?   [0:09:33] Will: I have, yes. It was pretty damn confusing. That might be the exception for where you might have to file something yourselves.   [0:09:43] Spencer: Yeah, right. Here's this new, sketchy asset that I made some money on.   [0:09:47] Will: Yeah, I made ... Not, I would say, a well-informed investment on it, because I don't think virtually anyone's investment on it is well-informed, unless you're a Ph.D. Mathematician who's dug into the source code. But yeah, I'd go as one of the lucky ones and got out while I was sensible, so I had to figure out where the hell to put that in TurboTax. It was weird.   [0:10:06] PJ: I'm sure it was. Did you, as well, or-   [0:10:08] Spencer: Yeah, this year. I'm almost embarrassed to admit it now, but-   [0:10:13] PJ: Well, since you're mentioning crypto ... Nice segue. Appreciate it. Onto our next ban. China considers ban on cryptocurrency ... Mining, that is, because it's a stupid waste of energy. Regulators in China are considering a ban on cryptocurrency mining as an undesirable economic activity, according to a government document released Monday. Basically, the whole thinking is that it's a huge waste on valuable resources because it takes so much energy to do this crypto mining. According to a recent report in Nature Sustainability, crypto mining emits anywhere between three million and 15 million tons of carbon dioxide globally. China making a decision that's good for the environment? I'm a little confused.   [0:10:59] Will: Yeah, although they've actually been getting a lot better about that. I think they won the race to the bottom in terms of environmental impact, and then realized how awful the bottom was and are trying to desperately claw up the other side now.   [0:11:12] Spencer: Yeah, I think with the Olympics, when they had to just close factories so that it wasn't so polluted that people were hacking up a lung while running a marathon.   [0:11:21] PJ: Jeez.   [0:11:21] Will: Yeah. It's still not good there, but they're doing a lot more, I think. Anyway, on the crypto subject, I just don't know. It's just like ... I see the potential, maybe, of something like this in the future, but right now, I read some article ... This was a year ago, that said that a year ago, Bitcoin itself was taking as much electrical energy every month as the nation of Germany.   [0:11:51] Spencer: I think it's one percent of global energy consumption is going to Bitcoin mining.   [0:11:55] Will: Yeah, and they kept saying that it's gonna go up. And that's only Bitcoin, too. There are, what, hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of other cryptocurrencies? If you assume Bitcoin is maybe half the market, probably? Something like that? Or maybe it's a third. Who knows? Anyways, that means a huge portion of global energy is essentially right now going to give people another store of money. Banking's a hell of a lot cheaper. Do you know how much energy J.P. Morgan probably spends? I don't know what it is, but I guarantee you it's not one percent of energy.   [0:12:31] PJ: Right.   [0:12:31] Spencer: Especially since most of the mining happens in China, and they're still pretty reliant on coal for a lot of that energy consumption, so not great with the whole global warming thing and the future of humanity, but who knows?   [0:12:44] PJ: Yeah, but I mean, you mentioned it, Will. Maybe sometimes you need to hit the bottom first to know that you need to dig yourselves out.   [0:12:52] Will: I just want to thank you guys as the hosts of this podcast for picking really uplifting topics. [crosstalk]   [0:12:57] Spencer: Do you have a story about hitting rock bottom you'd like to share with us?   [0:13:01] Will: No, that's coming in an upcoming episode of When Shift Hits the Fan.   [0:13:03] PJ: That's true. Look forward to our Rock Bottom Episode, starring Will Crocker.   [0:13:07] Spencer: Will, didn't you ... You were telling me before the show a little bit about graphics cards and how the changing and use in mining was affecting the prices.   [0:13:17] Will: Oh, yeah, there was a point where I ... I play computer games, so I own a graphics card, and there was a point where I bought a graphics card, and usually any piece of technology you buy depreciates over time. It's just because newer stuff comes out, and it gets better. But the market for GPUs, which are graphical processing units, was so nuts because of Bitcoin a couple years ago that I realized my graphics card had appreciated almost 50% at one point. And there just came a point when I was like, "Should I just sell this thing and wait for a while and get out of the market?" But it's absolutely insane how much the prices were fluctuating based upon that. If anybody who's an nVidia stockholder, you rode that wave right with everyone else.   [0:13:59] PJ: The graphics card biz. I see you, Will.   [0:14:03] Will: I'm long on the graphics card biz. They have real applications, too, like neural net processing and a lot of the kind of things that you see people doing, like libraries like TensorFlow to do understanding complex deep learning problems in computer science. All of that requires GPUs, essentially, so it's gonna come forward, but it's gonna fall a little bit for the crypto.   [0:14:26] PJ: Will, since you are such a gamer, and I am as well ... Spencer, were you a little bit in your heyday, probably?   [0:14:32] Spencer: A little bit.   [0:14:33] PJ: I mean, I think given that, Will, you should probably take some beef with Prince Harry, because this next article: Prince Harry calls for a ban on Fortnite. I know that's not your top game, but still, I mean, let's take a look at this.   [0:14:47] Will: Yeah. Fortnite's all right.   [0:14:49] PJ: Ahead of one of the biggest nights in the gaming industry, Prince Harry has called for a ban on Fortnite due to its supposed addictive qualities. Harry said, "That game shouldn't be allowed." In a British accent, of course. "That game shouldn't be allowed. Where's the benefit of having it in your household?" And then, also, Harry suggested Fortnite, a shooter game focused on survival, was responsible for tearing families apart. "It's like waiting for the damage to be done and kids turning up on your doorstep and families being broken down."   [0:15:24] Spencer: Is this real?   [0:15:24] PJ: This is real. This is a legitimate quote.   [0:15:26] Spencer: No.   [0:15:26] PJ: Yeah, yeah, yeah, no.   [0:15:27] Will: You're tearing me apart, Lisa!   [0:15:30] PJ: "You're tearing me apart, Prince Harry!" Yeah. So that's where he stands on it. Ironically enough, he feels the same way about social media, feels like it's real poison in general. And I guess a day later, him and Meghan Markle started their own Instagram page, so you can follow them on that, which is nice.   [0:15:51] Will: Oh, yeah, which also isn't destroying society at all, right? That's just totally fine that everyone's addicted to Instagram and those things.   [0:15:58] PJ: Exactly. I mean, ban on addictive substances, i.e. Video games. This is ... We're addicted to our tech, obviously, right? But thoughts on video games? To me, my argument was always: video games, yes, they can suck time and everything, but to me, it was always ... It's like an interactive art form. I'm witnessing somebody's art they've put together. Especially MMORPGs, massive multiplayer online role-playing games. Anything that has a big, big, huge world, and I just want to run around all of it, I just really appreciate the design and thought that goes into all of it. That's my feeling.   [0:16:33] Will: It's like a concert in some ways, right? Like at a concert, you're coming to watch music, but you're also coming together to experience that with everyone else around you, and I think multiplayer games are the same way. You're creating that human interaction, which creates the art around it.   [0:16:44] PJ: Yeah.   [0:16:46] Will: Yeah, I don't know about this. I wonder if EA bribed Prince Harry to pick on Fortnite. It was like, "Epic Games needs to be taken down a notch." Because couldn't you just make this claim about most games?   [0:16:58] Spencer: Yeah, why Fortnite, Prince Harry?   [0:17:01] Will: Just because it's the big target. I don't know.   [0:17:03] PJ: Yeah, that's probably what it was. He was thinking about it, and it's just-   [0:17:06] Spencer: It's the only video game he's heard of.   [0:17:07] PJ: I mean, for a guy who smokes as much pot as Prince Harry, I would've thought that video games would be right ... What do you do, then, when you're stoned?   [0:17:13] Will: Is he a toker? I didn't know that.   [0:17:15] Spencer: Yeah, if we want to talk about tearing families apart, how about the royal family of the British Empire?   [0:17:20] PJ: Oh, man. Dude. Counterargument in your face.   [0:17:24] Will: Whoa, guys. Whoa, guys. We have EMEA customers here.   [0:17:28] PJ: Of course, we're just playing. This is all in jest. But no, I think it's a genuine thing. I'm sure plenty of parents are concerned when their kids are spending hours and hours in their room. I'm sure they also don't understand how social gaming actually is.   [0:17:42] Spencer: Especially Fortnite.   [0:17:43] PJ: Especially Fortnite. But what I will say, if you want to ban Apex Legends, you can just go ahead and do that as far as I'm concerned, because I can't even get in a session without throwing the remote against the wall, everyone's so good.   [0:17:54] Spencer: Talk to this guy.   [0:17:55] Will: It's just because you're bad. But it's just the ... Real talk. I'm sorry. Don't just run around in the open and just flail about. Hide behind things. Shoot people.   [0:18:04] Spencer: You should get a lesson from Will.   [0:18:05] PJ: I thought that when you run out in the middle of the board and you kind of scattershot and spin in circles-   [0:18:10] Spencer: He can't be taught.   [0:18:11] Will: I need clay to mold.   [0:18:14] PJ: I'm too old. I'm too old. This old sponge is dried up. There's not much I can learn left.   [0:18:18] Spencer: "This Old Sponge," that's our new show.   [0:18:21] Will: On the subject of ... "This Old Sponge," with PJ Bruno. But on the subject of addiction and games, I do think it's a problem. It is something that ... it's not great for kids to spend infinite hours on these sort of things, but I think there's some interesting, far less intrusive ways than banning the stupid thing. I think ... I've seen some things I think in Vietnam or China, somewhere in Asia, there're some countries now which have stipulations that if somebody has n hours of consecutive play time, that they then have to pop up a message that says, "Hey, are you sure you want to keep playing? Maybe it's time to go take a break or go outside."   [0:19:00] PJ: That's pretty cool.   [0:19:00] Spencer: I like that.   [0:19:00] Will: Or I think some of the games also have something where you have to ... you get reduced experience or something like that after you play for too many consecutive hours.   [0:19:10] PJ: Interesting.   [0:19:11] Spencer: In-game punishment.   [0:19:12] Will: So the game ... Yeah, so you basically get decreasing rewards in the margin.   [0:19:17] Spencer: That's smart.   [0:19:18] PJ: That is really smart. Or if they could have a feature that causes your parent to care more and actually put some restrictions on how much you're playing the game. That's just me. Anyways, we're at our time. Will, thank you so much for being here.   [0:19:35] Will: Thank you, PJ. I hope you find yourself in the game someday, and stop hating the game. Hate the player.   [0:19:43] PJ: That's true. And I'll never stop searching for myself in-game. Spencer, thanks for coming along for the ride.   [0:19:48] Spencer: Thanks, Peej.   [0:19:49] PJ: And you, too. Thanks for joining us, guys. You take care. [0:19:52]

I spoke with Professor Rodrigo Zeidan of New York University, Shanghai. He has just published Economics of Global Business (MIT Press, 2018), a great book with innovative real-world macroeconomic analyses of timely policy issues, with case studies and examples from more than fifty countries. The book is particularly suitable for use as an introduction to macroeconomics for business students. If you are looking for something accessible that covers also the most contemporary topics (inequality, climate change, migration, sustainability, austerity, financial crisis…), go and buy it. It is a beautiful book written having in mind students with no previous education in economics. It is original in its style, in the selection of themes and in the approach to policy making. The book is divided into two parts and 15 chapters. The preface starts with an amazing personal story of his infancy. After presenting analytical foundations, modeling tools, and theoretical perspectives, Economics of Global Business goes a step further than most other texts, with a practical look at the local and multinational tradeoffs facing economic policymakers in more than fifty countries. Topics range from income equality and the financial crisis to GDP, inflation and unemployment, and, notably, one of the first macroeconomic examinations of climate change. Written by a globetrotting economist who teaches and consults on three continents, Economics of Global Business aims not for definitive answers but rather to provide a better understanding of the context-dependent rationales, constraints, and consequences of economic policy decisions. The book covers long-run and short-run growth (with examples from the United States, China, the European Union, South Korea, Japan, Latin America, Africa, Australia, and Vietnam); financial crises and central banks; monetary and fiscal policies; government budgets; currency regimes; climate change and macroeconomics; income inequality; and globalization. All chapters rely on recent and historical examples of economic policy in action. Rodrigo Zeidan is an Associate Professor of Practice of Business and Finance at New York University Shanghai and a Visiting Professor at Brazil's Fundação Dom Cabral and Copenhagen Business School. His more recent research focuses on Sustainable Finance, alongside issues in Corporate Finance and Development Economics. Alongside his article in Nature Sustainability, his research has been published in the Journal of Corporate Finance, Harvard Business Review, Journal of Business Ethics and Journal of Environmental Management, among others. Rodrigo has written extensively for media outlets, including the The New York Times, World Economic Forum, Bloomberg, Americas Quarterly and Financial Times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I spoke with Professor Rodrigo Zeidan of New York University, Shanghai. He has just published Economics of Global Business (MIT Press, 2018), a great book with innovative real-world macroeconomic analyses of timely policy issues, with case studies and examples from more than fifty countries. The book is particularly suitable for use as an introduction to macroeconomics for business students. If you are looking for something accessible that covers also the most contemporary topics (inequality, climate change, migration, sustainability, austerity, financial crisis…), go and buy it. It is a beautiful book written having in mind students with no previous education in economics. It is original in its style, in the selection of themes and in the approach to policy making. The book is divided into two parts and 15 chapters. The preface starts with an amazing personal story of his infancy. After presenting analytical foundations, modeling tools, and theoretical perspectives, Economics of Global Business goes a step further than most other texts, with a practical look at the local and multinational tradeoffs facing economic policymakers in more than fifty countries. Topics range from income equality and the financial crisis to GDP, inflation and unemployment, and, notably, one of the first macroeconomic examinations of climate change. Written by a globetrotting economist who teaches and consults on three continents, Economics of Global Business aims not for definitive answers but rather to provide a better understanding of the context-dependent rationales, constraints, and consequences of economic policy decisions. The book covers long-run and short-run growth (with examples from the United States, China, the European Union, South Korea, Japan, Latin America, Africa, Australia, and Vietnam); financial crises and central banks; monetary and fiscal policies; government budgets; currency regimes; climate change and macroeconomics; income inequality; and globalization. All chapters rely on recent and historical examples of economic policy in action. Rodrigo Zeidan is an Associate Professor of Practice of Business and Finance at New York University Shanghai and a Visiting Professor at Brazil's Fundação Dom Cabral and Copenhagen Business School. His more recent research focuses on Sustainable Finance, alongside issues in Corporate Finance and Development Economics. Alongside his article in Nature Sustainability, his research has been published in the Journal of Corporate Finance, Harvard Business Review, Journal of Business Ethics and Journal of Environmental Management, among others. Rodrigo has written extensively for media outlets, including the The New York Times, World Economic Forum, Bloomberg, Americas Quarterly and Financial Times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I spoke with Professor Rodrigo Zeidan of New York University, Shanghai. He has just published Economics of Global Business (MIT Press, 2018), a great book with innovative real-world macroeconomic analyses of timely policy issues, with case studies and examples from more than fifty countries. The book is particularly suitable for use as an introduction to macroeconomics for business students. If you are looking for something accessible that covers also the most contemporary topics (inequality, climate change, migration, sustainability, austerity, financial crisis…), go and buy it. It is a beautiful book written having in mind students with no previous education in economics. It is original in its style, in the selection of themes and in the approach to policy making. The book is divided into two parts and 15 chapters. The preface starts with an amazing personal story of his infancy. After presenting analytical foundations, modeling tools, and theoretical perspectives, Economics of Global Business goes a step further than most other texts, with a practical look at the local and multinational tradeoffs facing economic policymakers in more than fifty countries. Topics range from income equality and the financial crisis to GDP, inflation and unemployment, and, notably, one of the first macroeconomic examinations of climate change. Written by a globetrotting economist who teaches and consults on three continents, Economics of Global Business aims not for definitive answers but rather to provide a better understanding of the context-dependent rationales, constraints, and consequences of economic policy decisions. The book covers long-run and short-run growth (with examples from the United States, China, the European Union, South Korea, Japan, Latin America, Africa, Australia, and Vietnam); financial crises and central banks; monetary and fiscal policies; government budgets; currency regimes; climate change and macroeconomics; income inequality; and globalization. All chapters rely on recent and historical examples of economic policy in action. Rodrigo Zeidan is an Associate Professor of Practice of Business and Finance at New York University Shanghai and a Visiting Professor at Brazil's Fundação Dom Cabral and Copenhagen Business School. His more recent research focuses on Sustainable Finance, alongside issues in Corporate Finance and Development Economics. Alongside his article in Nature Sustainability, his research has been published in the Journal of Corporate Finance, Harvard Business Review, Journal of Business Ethics and Journal of Environmental Management, among others. Rodrigo has written extensively for media outlets, including the The New York Times, World Economic Forum, Bloomberg, Americas Quarterly and Financial Times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I spoke with Professor Rodrigo Zeidan of New York University, Shanghai. He has just published Economics of Global Business (MIT Press, 2018), a great book with innovative real-world macroeconomic analyses of timely policy issues, with case studies and examples from more than fifty countries. The book is particularly suitable for use as an introduction to macroeconomics for business students. If you are looking for something accessible that covers also the most contemporary topics (inequality, climate change, migration, sustainability, austerity, financial crisis…), go and buy it. It is a beautiful book written having in mind students with no previous education in economics. It is original in its style, in the selection of themes and in the approach to policy making. The book is divided into two parts and 15 chapters. The preface starts with an amazing personal story of his infancy. After presenting analytical foundations, modeling tools, and theoretical perspectives, Economics of Global Business goes a step further than most other texts, with a practical look at the local and multinational tradeoffs facing economic policymakers in more than fifty countries. Topics range from income equality and the financial crisis to GDP, inflation and unemployment, and, notably, one of the first macroeconomic examinations of climate change. Written by a globetrotting economist who teaches and consults on three continents, Economics of Global Business aims not for definitive answers but rather to provide a better understanding of the context-dependent rationales, constraints, and consequences of economic policy decisions. The book covers long-run and short-run growth (with examples from the United States, China, the European Union, South Korea, Japan, Latin America, Africa, Australia, and Vietnam); financial crises and central banks; monetary and fiscal policies; government budgets; currency regimes; climate change and macroeconomics; income inequality; and globalization. All chapters rely on recent and historical examples of economic policy in action. Rodrigo Zeidan is an Associate Professor of Practice of Business and Finance at New York University Shanghai and a Visiting Professor at Brazil's Fundação Dom Cabral and Copenhagen Business School. His more recent research focuses on Sustainable Finance, alongside issues in Corporate Finance and Development Economics. Alongside his article in Nature Sustainability, his research has been published in the Journal of Corporate Finance, Harvard Business Review, Journal of Business Ethics and Journal of Environmental Management, among others. Rodrigo has written extensively for media outlets, including the The New York Times, World Economic Forum, Bloomberg, Americas Quarterly and Financial Times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode: Four short stories about sustainability. Katie Tackman on banana circles, Chris Canaday on urine-diverting dry toilets and solar disinfection of water, and Frederique Cebron on his family’s five-year journey to find people developing techniques for sustainable living.