Punishing heat that hovered and hung on much longer than usual. Flash floods that washed away large swaths of land and life. And wildfires that burned much of the year, leaving a wake of smoke and charred earth. The toll of disasters propelled by climate change in 2023 can be […]
Inequality
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Stare at a climate map of the world that we expect to inhabit 50 years from now and you see a band of extreme heat encircling the planet’s midriff. Climate modelling from 2020 suggests that within half a century about 30% of the world’s projected population – unless they are […]
Western leaders have gone on a charm offensive on the opening day of the UN general assembly as they were forced to defend their record in meeting the organisation’s sustainable development goals (SDGs), and insist that the war in Ukraine had not distracted them from this commitment to end global […]
Economist Adewale “Wally” Adeyemo listens to questions during his Senate Finance Committee nomination hearing to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 23, 2021. Greg Nash/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights Sept 11 (Reuters) – Reversing a significant rise in […]
In early 2020, as the coronavirus spread, schools around the world abruptly halted in-person education. To many governments and parents, moving classes online seemed the obvious stopgap solution. In the United States, school districts scrambled to secure digital devices for students. Almost overnight, videoconferencing software like Zoom became the main […]
Housing-related energy use is responsible for rising carbon inequality R.M. Nunes/Alamy The gap between the carbon footprints of the highest and lowest-income people is growing wider, despite carbon dioxide emissions falling overall in some countries. “From an ethical perspective, if those that are already better off get a larger share […]
The number of children being born is falling in many countries, including South Korea JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images The global population will peak at 8.6 billion in 2050 and decline to 7 billion by 2100 if current trends continue. That is the projection of a model developed as part […]
So much for equality: Men are less likely to become elementary teachers or nurses because of gender bias, report finds Men are much less likely to get jobs in hospitality fields like teaching and nursing Discrimination and bullying they face because of their gender keeps them away Rates of men […]