Environmental and Sustainability Science


Environmental and Sustainability Science
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Summaries and news items on recent developments
in reverse chronological order


The latest on Climate Change
IPCC6 Synthesis Report Headline Statements, 23 March 2023


Global fresh water demand will outstrip supply by 40% by 2030
The Guardian, 17 March 2023


Floods and droughts are intensifying
Nature Water, 13 March 2023


The other energy crisis
Arthur Dahl, updated 22 February 2023


Risks from sea level rise
UN Security Council debate, 14 February 2023


Regenerative Agriculture
Earth4All paper, Club of Rome 2023


Planned science-policy panel on chemicals, wastes and pollution
UNEA Open-ended Working Group
30 January-2 February 2023


Global Biodiversity Framework Adopted
Convention on Biological Diversity, COP 15, Montreal, Canada
18 December 2022


Earth for All: A survival guide for humanity
Book review by Arthur Lyon Dahl
5 December 2022


World Scientists’ Warning of a Climate Emergency 2022
26 October 2022


Risk of passing multiple climate tipping points
International Science Council
9 September 2022


Food Loss and Waste
International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste
29 September 2022


Biodiversity Values Assessment
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
1 August 2022


Climate Tipping Points Warning
United in Science
Multi-agency climate science report
13 September 2022


IPBES Values Assessment
Multiple values of nature and its benefits

Latest report of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy
Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
11 July 2022


Climate Change 2022
Mitigation of Climate Change - Summary for Policymakers

IPCC
4 April 2022


Legally binding agreement to end plastic pollution
UN Environment Assembly
2 March 2022


Climate Change 2022
Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II
27 February 2022


Only One Earth Science
website with graphics
11 February 2022


Planetary Boundary for Pollutants, Including Plastics, Exceeded
UNEP Geneva Environment Network
24 January 2022


Chemical pollution has passed safe limit for humanity
Damian Carrington, Environment editor, The Guardian
18 January 2022


Global Status of Coral Reefs
Report on Status of Coral Reefs of the World 2020

launched by Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network
5 October 2021


Making Peace with Nature
UNEP Synthesis Report
February 2021


World Scientist's Warning of a Climate Emergency
Summary and commentary by Arthur Dahl
22 August 2021


Where is Climate Change Taking Us?
IPCC 6th Assessment Report
The Physical Science Base
released 9 August 2021


Well-being in Vanuatu
Vanuatu National Statistics Office issues new report
8 July 2021


Our Planet, Our Future
Nobel Laureates Urgent Call for Action
29 April 2021


Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2020
World Bank
4 April 2021


Active Coral Restoration: Techniques for a Changing Planet
New book including work of Austin Bowden-Kerby
3 April 2021


Ecosystem Accounting Takes Off
United Nations Statistical Commission
1-5 March 2021


Scientists' Warnings: Affluence
Alliance of World Scientists
6 December 2020


Compilation to be continued

R
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2020


Planet Under Pressure 2012
scientific conference with IEF participation, London, England
26-29 March 2012



Last updated 23 March 2023