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From Trade-Off To Transition: The Power Dynamics of a Green Industrial Revolution & COVID-19
Managing Editor Rebeca Camacho discusses the plummeting in energy consumption due to COVID-19, and what this could mean for addressing the broader issue of climate change.
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After COVID-19: Implications on International Organizations and the Global Order
The post-COVID world may be a very different place to live. Due to rapid changes in geopolitics and social lives, we may find ourselves standing in unchartered territory.
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China’s Paradox: Economic Stimulation vs. Climate Catastrophe Aversion
In face of the looming climate crisis, China must decide whether to pursue maintaining its steadfast economic growth or to implement climate-conscious measures.
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AI: Changing the Tides of Water Sustainability
One of climate change’s notorious effects is the rising scarcity of clean water, leaving millions around the world without access to safe drinking water. In the midst of this growing global crisis, could artificial intelligence be the innovate solution we urgently need?
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The Who, What, and Why of Climate Refugees
The Prospect Executive Board provides critical background and context behind the global surge of Climate Refugees, in preparation for the upcoming IHouse Global Forum "The Science and Discourse of Climate Refugees"
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Persecution of Environmental Defenders in the Philippines
Staff writer Calvin Manahan speaks on the human rights violations that environmental activists face under President Duterte's vigilante regime in the Philippines.
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MAN VERSUS NATURE: JAIR BOLSONARO AGAINST THE AMAZON
Staff Writer Ariana Roshanzaer sheds light on how Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's policies are threatening both the environment and the indigenous tribes of the Amazon.
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PROFITEERING FROM DEATH: HONDURAS' WAR ON INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
Managing Editor Nick Vacchio contextualizes the violence and environmental devastation propagated by the Honduran government against its indigenous communities.
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CRISIS IN OUR CLOSETS: THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF FAST FASHION
Staff Writer Veronika Michels shines light on the environmentally damaging effects of modern fast fashion
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REVAMPING THE TOTAL SANITATION CAMPAIGN AND NGP
Daniel Firoozi discusses the magnitude of the problems from open defecation in India and ways of how sanitation can be improved.
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A VOICE DROWNED OUT: ISLAND NATIONS CALL TO ADDRESS RISING SEAS
Senior Editor Andrew Muse-Fisher discusses the threat global climate change poses to low lying island nations.
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A WINTER STORM IS COMING
Staff Writer Anjleena Sahni explores the global patterns and impacts of El Niño