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Boosting public support for climate policy through information provision: insights from German survey experiments

npj Climate Action
Despite being an economists’ favorite, carbon pricing suffers from limited public support, undermining the feasibility of target-consistent prices. Revenue rebating is frequently considered as a remedy.
Maximilian Kellner, Karolina Rütten, Mattis Geiger, Mirjam A. Jenny, Lena Lehrer, Hellen Temme, Cornelia Betsch   +6 more
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Barriers and facilitators to state public health agency climate and health action: a qualitative assessment

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background As the health implications of climate change become more apparent, agencies and institutions across the United States are developing recommendations for state and territorial health agencies (S/THAs) to implement evidence-informed climate and ...
Cat Hartwell, Sam Lovell, Jeremy J. Hess, Kathleen Dolan, Jamie Vickery, Nicole A. Errett   +5 more
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Understanding bio‐based polymers: A study of origins, properties, biodegradation and their impact on health and the environment

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This review provides an overview of bio‐based polymer sources, their unique functional properties and their environmental impact, and addresses their role as sustainable alternatives. It discusses end‐of‐life options, including composting and anaerobic digestion for renewable energy.
Sabina Kolbl Repinc, Blaž Stres, Mirica Karlovits, Igor Karlovits, Petra Jerič, Ondrej Panák, Anja Verbič, Blaž Likozar, Uroš Novak   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing climate action progress of the City of Toronto

Buildings & Cities, 2022
The Canadian City of Toronto’s progress is evaluated for the implementation of its climate action plan, TransformTO, and its effectiveness in reducing sectoral emissions.
Kimberley R. Slater, Jacob Ventura, John B. Robinson, Cecilia Fernandez, Stewart Dutfield, Lisa King   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

From regime‐building to implementation: Harnessing the UN climate conferences to drive climate action

WIREs Climate Change, 2022
AbstractThe gap between the internationally agreed climate objectives and tangible emissions reductions looms large. We explore how the supreme decision‐making body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Conference of the Parties (COP), could develop to promote more effective climate policy.
Obergassel, Wolfgang, Bauer, Steffen, Hermwille, Lukas, Aykut, Stefan C., Boran, Idil, Chan, Sander, Fraude, Carolin, Klein, Richard J. T., Mar, Kathleen A., Schroeder, Heike, Simeonova, Katia, Bauer, Steffen; 2 German Development Institute/Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Bonn Germany, Hermwille, Lukas; 1 Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy Wuppertal Germany, Aykut, Stefan C.; 3 Universität Hamburg, Fakultät WISO, Center for sustainable society research (CSS) Hamburg Germany, Boran, Idil; 2 German Development Institute/Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Bonn Germany, Chan, Sander; 2 German Development Institute/Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Bonn Germany, Fraude, Carolin; 7 Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) Potsdam Germany, Klein, Richard J. T.; 8 Stockholm Environment Institute Bonn Germany, Mar, Kathleen A.; 7 Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) Potsdam Germany, Schroeder, Heike; 7 Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) Potsdam Germany, Simeonova, Katia; 11 Independent Researcher Sofia Bulgaria   +20 more
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The Impact of Tilburg Frailty on Poststroke Fatigue in First‐Ever Stroke Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study With Unified Measurement Tools and Improved Statistics

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Poststroke fatigue (PSF) and frailty share substantial overlap in their manifestations, yet previous research has yielded conflicting results due to the use of heterogeneous frailty assessment tools. Objective To evaluate the independent impact of frailty on PSF using a unified measurement system (Tilburg Frailty Indicator, TFI ...
Chuan‐Bang Chen, Xiao‐Xue Wang, Shao‐Rui Bao, Sui‐Li Lin, Mei‐Chun Shu, Xi‐Xi Ye, Wen‐Jie Cong   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sub- and non-state climate action: a framework to assess progress, implementation and impact

, 2020
The rising importance of cities, states and regions, firms, investors, and other subnational and non-state actors in global and national responses to climate change raises a critical question: to what extent does this climate action deliver results? This
Thomas N. Hale, Sander Chan, A. Hsu, Andy Clapper, C. Elliott, P. Faria, T. Kuramochi, Shannon McDaniel, Milimer Morgado, Mark Roelfsema, Mayra Santaella, Neelam Singh, Ian Tout, C. Weber, Amy Weinfurter, O. Widerberg   +15 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Beyond shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs) and representative concentration pathways (RCPs): climate policy implementation scenarios for Europe, the US and China

Climate Policy, 2020
The 2015 Paris Agreement is falling short of its aspirations, as signatory countries are struggling to implement the policies required to meet the targets.
R. Hewitt, R. Cremades, D. Kovalevsky, K. Hasselmann   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Overcoming the coupled climate and biodiversity crises and their societal impacts

Science, 2023
Earth’s biodiversity and human societies face pollution, overconsumption of natural resources, urbanization, demographic shifts, social and economic inequalities, and habitat loss, many of which are exacerbated by climate change.
H. Pörtner, R. Scholes, A. Arneth, D. Barnes, M. Burrows, S. Diamond, C. Duarte, W. Kiessling, P. Leadley, Shunsuke Managi, P. McElwee, G. Midgley, H. Ngo, D. Obura, U. Pascual, M. Sankaran, Y. Shin, A. L. Val   +17 more
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Network Localization of Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Fatigue is among the most common symptoms and one of the main factors determining the quality of life in multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the neurobiological mechanisms underlying fatigue are not fully understood. Here we studied lesion locations and their connections in individuals with MS, aiming to identify brain networks ...
Olli Likitalo, Jaakko Kungshamn, Albert Bellmunt‐Gil, Silvia Tommasin, Abhineet Ojha, Matias Viitala, Juho Aaltonen, Jyrki Lötjönen, Juha Koikkalainen, Pauli Ylikotila, Patrizia Pantano, Merja Soilu‐Hänninen, Juho Joutsa   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source