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Blueprint of a smokescreen: Introducing the validated climate disinformation corpus for behavioural research on combating climate disinformation

British Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Behavioural science research has the potential to develop evidence‐based strategies to fight disinformation about climate science and climate mitigation action; however, this research has yet to be conducted systematically with validated sets of climate disinformation stimuli. Here, we present the Climate Disinformation Corpus, a collection of
Tobia Spampatti, Tobias Brosch, Christian Mumenthaler, Ulf J. J. Hahnel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mitigating Greenhouse Gases in Agriculture [PDF]

, 2011
Climate change has severe adverse effects on the livelihood of millions of the world’s poorest people. Increasing temperatures, water scarcity and droughts, flooding and storms affect food security. Thus, mitigation actions are needed to pave the way for
Gattinger, Andreas, Jawtusch, Julia, Muller, Adrian   +2 more
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Environmental justice in education for climate action: Case studies from Perú and Uganda

Children &Society, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper draws on participatory research with secondary school learners in Perú and Uganda that shows how environmental and social (in) justices are interwoven and embedded in young people's experiences of the natural world. These experiences contrast with learners' accounts of environmental education in secondary schooling, in which the ...
Rachel Wilder, Expedito Nuwategeka, Carlos Monge, Alithu Bazan Talavera   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carbon finance initiatives can provide biodiversity benefits

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
We evaluated the biodiversity co‐benefits of a REDD+ initiative in the tropical forests of Sierra Leone and Liberia using a quasi‐experimental study design. Complementary measures from bioacoustics and DNA metabarcoding revealed that REDD+‐financed protected areas were associated with additional biodiversity benefits compared to control areas.
H. S. Sathya Chandra Sagar, Jennifer Raynor, Felicity A. Edwards, Fiona J. Sanderson, Sorrel Jones, Douglas W. Yu, Alex Bush, Maia E. Persche, Tarik Bodasing, Michael E. Taire, Ben Gottesman, Mohamed A. Feika, Mohamed Nyallay, Zuzana Buřivalová   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

When Knowledge Is Power: Leveraging Green Innovation Through Employee Training

International Journal of Training and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper aims to examine the relationship between investments in employee training and green innovation outcomes in German firms. The study investigates how these training expenditures influence the development and implementation of innovations that lead to environmental benefits, such as reduced energy consumption or emissions.
Louisa Mach
wiley   +1 more source

Power, Responsibility, and Accountability: Re-Thinking the Legitimacy of Institutions for Climate Finance [PDF]

, 2010
Offers lessons from current mechanisms to finance climate mitigation and adaptation and considerations for legitimacy in new ones: the capacity to determine outcomes, the exercise of power as intended, and standards and systems to ensure ...
Athena Ballesteros, Jacob Werksman, Kaija Hurlburt, Smita Nakhooda   +3 more
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Designing Integrated Policies for the Twin Transition: Challenges and Tradeoffs

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Democratic governance faces the intertwined imperatives of managing the transformative risks and opportunities of digitalization, particularly stemming from artificial intelligence (AI), while achieving environmental sustainability within planetary boundaries.
Martino Maggetti
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing Key Global Agendas of Road Safety and Climate Change: Synergies and Conflicts

Journal of Road Safety, 2016
The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change identifies, with 95% certainty, that human activities are the dominant cause of observed global warming since the mid-20th century (IPCC, 2014a).
Chika Sakashita, Soames Job
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Is the European Union's innovation policy sufficient to enable marine, coastal, and freshwater restoration in Europe?

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction The European Union (EU) policy framework emphasizes the importance of innovation to achieve the environmental goals and to ensure continued economic growth and increased EU global competitiveness. Objectives This paper analyses whether those policy instruments can effectively support ecosystem restoration.
Sašo Gorjanc, Youssef Zaiter, Clara Jarry, Gloria De Paoli, Jia Wang, Cloé Rivière, Pierre Strosser   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A review of topsoil governance for mining and agriculture in South Africa and abroad

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Topsoil is taken for granted as the dirt under our feet. Yet, humanity hinges on 15 cm of topsoil. As with potable water, topsoil is a natural resource we depend on daily. This review examines the chronological development of topsoil conservation through the governance of legal and other instruments since 1701. It highlights how topsoil is defined, its
Chrizette D. Neethling, Surina Esterhuyse, Pieter W. van Deventer, Suzanne J. Milton, Joh R. Henschel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source