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Commentary and Opinion

Cracks in the Future of the Antarctic

Posted on November 6, 2018 by prometheus

by Cassandra Brooks National Geographic Last week governments met in the southern reaches of Hobart, Australia to make decisions on how to manage the vulnerable icy waters around Antarctica. They deliberated in the wake of the recent reports, which concluded with … Continue reading →

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MeCCO Monthly Summary: 1.5 to Stay Alive

Posted on November 5, 2018 by prometheus

Media and Climate Change Observatory (MeCCO) October 2018 Summary October media attention to climate change and global warming was up 43% throughout the world from the previous month of September 2018, and more than doubled (up 51%) from October last … Continue reading →

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Game On! Promoting Commitment Into Positive Action

Posted on October 23, 2018 by prometheus

by Beth Osnes CSTPR Faculty Affiliate and Associate Professor of Theatre and Environmental Studies at the University of Colorado There are ‘given ups,’ and there are ‘grown ups.’ ‘Grown ups’ are adults who are still in the game. They are the … Continue reading →

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Technology Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Posted on October 22, 2018 by prometheus

by Marilyn Averill Senior Fellow at Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment Technology plays a huge role in action on climate change. Implementation of the Paris Agreement will require even more technology-related planning, capacity building, financing, development, … Continue reading →

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Is It Possible? A Future Where People and Nature Thrive

Posted on October 16, 2018 by prometheus

CIRES News October 2018 Can humans drive economic growth, meet rising demand for food, energy and water, and  make significant environmental progress? The short answer is “yes,” but it comes with several big “ifs.” New research shows that we can … Continue reading →

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Open Access: The Way Forward for Academic Publishing

Posted on October 15, 2018 by prometheus

by Alison Gilchrist, CSTPR Science Writer Scientists: what if you knew one weird trick that would increase the number of times your paper was read, cited, and shared? What if that one maneuver also increased the impact your research had on the … Continue reading →

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Adventures in London & How the World is Doing on Climate and Health

Posted on October 11, 2018 by prometheus

by Olivia Pearman Environmental Studies PhD Student, University of Colorado Boulder Last month, on September 4th and 5th, I had the good fortune to travel to London to attend the annual meeting of The Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health … Continue reading →

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Reconciling the Supply of and Demand for Research

Posted on October 10, 2018 by prometheus

by Roger Pielke, Jr. Founding CSTPR Director, CSTPR Faculty Affiliate and Professor at University of Colorado Boulder In 2006, as part of a major NSF research project on decision making under uncertainty, Dan Sarewitz and I published a paper outlining … Continue reading →

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The Rhetoric of Climate Leadership

Posted on October 8, 2018 by prometheus

by Denise Fernandes Ph.D. Student, Environmental Studies Program, University of Colorado Boulder The Climate Action Summit in San Francisco in September 2018 was an attempt to bring together diverse global initiatives on carbon emission reduction. It was space whereby all levels … Continue reading →

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Elon Musk Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize

Posted on October 4, 2018 by prometheus

by Matthew Burgess, CSTPR Core Faculty and Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Ian Burgess, Co-Founder and CTO of Validere, recently named one of Canada’s 20 most innovative technology companies by the Canadian Innovation Exchange Elon Musk has been in the news … Continue reading →

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