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Dr. Thomas Goldsby, a professor of supply chain management at the University of Tennessee — Knoxville's Haslam College of Business, assigns his undergraduate student a "routine exercise" that frequently proves revelatory. Its purpose is to illustrate the complexity of the various trade routes that bring products from all over the world to consumers. The assignment... Continue Reading →
How climate change will disrupt supply chains: Experts say you should expect more shortages in the future
The dire warnings on global warming in the report released on Monday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) sent shockwaves around the globe and was described as a code red for humanity by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres. The report warns that limiting warming to close to 1.5°C or even 2°C will be... Continue Reading →
Climate change: Can the world prevent irreversible tipping points?
(CNN)In the same week that Tropical Storm Fred caused catastrophic flooding in North Carolina, and Hurricane Grace made its second landfall in Mexico, Hurricane Henri is barreling toward New England, where it's expected to be the first to make landfall there in 30 years. Hurricanes -- also called tropical cyclones or typhoons outside North America... Continue Reading →
How the climate crisis is changing hurricanes
World economy set to lose up to 18% GDP from climate change if no action taken, reveals Swiss Re Institute's stress-test analysis New Climate Economics Index stress-tests how climate change will impact 48 countries, representing 90% of world economy, and ranks their overall climate resilience Expected global GDP impact by 2050 under different scenarios compared... Continue Reading →
World economy set to lose up to 18% GDP from climate change if no action taken…
Steven Donziger's legal saga has demonstrated deep-rooted conflicts of interest in the judicial system when it comes to climate justice. This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. After spending more than 700 days under house arrest, a human rights and environmental lawyer was found... Continue Reading →
This attorney took on Chevron. Then Chevron-linked judges and private prosecutors had him locked up.
This story includes details about the impacts of climate change that may be difficult for some readers. If you are feeling overwhelmed by this crisis situation here is a list of resources on how to cope with fears and feelings about the scope and pace of the climate crisis. Before [the recent] science assessment from the Intergovernmental... Continue Reading →
The Latest IPCC Report Is A Mental Health Minefield
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The world's children cannot afford more empty promises at this year's United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), youth activists including Greta Thunberg said, after a U.N. report found virtually no child will escape the impact of global warming. In the first index of its kind, published on Friday, U.N. children's agency UNICEF... Continue Reading →
World Leaders Out of Excuses on Climate Change…
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Texas’s oil regulator has a solution for those who fear the world is over-heating: “Turn the damn air conditioner up.” The sentiment was voiced at an energy conference Friday by Wayne Christian, a member of the Texas Railroad Commission, which oversees oil and gas drilling and transportation in the biggest producing state. The remarks came... Continue Reading →
A Texas Solution to Global Warming: Use More Air-Conditioning
Climate and environmental hazards are having devastating impacts on the well-being and future of children. 2020 was the hottest year on record. Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are the highest they have been in at least 3.5 million years. In many parts of the world, people are facing multiple climate-related impacts such as severe drought and... Continue Reading →
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