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Climate Change

The industrial revolution was the starting point of an unstoppable increase in carbon emissions, which inevitably leads to global warming. Many scientists believe that a 2°C (3.6°F) rise in global temperature would lead to a major environmental catastrophe. Learn about the climate crisis, current developments in climate research and the emerging technologies that could save the world.

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10 Article

Can Carbon-Dioxide Removal Save the World?

CO2 could soon reach levels that, it’s widely agreed, will lead to catastrophe.
Elizabeth Kolbert
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The Heat Will Kill You First

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Jeff Goodell
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Green to Gold

How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage
Daniel C. Esty and Andrew S. Winston
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8 Article

A Greener Future for Finance

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Afsaneh Beschloss and Mina Mashayekhi
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Is It Too Late to Stop Climate Change?

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How to Channel Eco-Anxiety

Learning to live between despair and hope
Renée Lertzman and Sam Mowe
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10 Article
The Economist
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8 Book

False Alarm

How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet
Bjorn Lomborg
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7 Article

Fifty Shades of Green

The world needs a new, sustainable financial system to stop runaway climate change
Mark Carney
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Cluster of Excellence Climate, Climatic Change, and Society
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Giada Ferraglioni and Sergio Colombo
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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster

The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
Bill Gates
Knopf, 2021