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How the US can mine its own critical minerals − without digging new holes – Environmental News Bits
Piles of rare earth oxides praseodymium, cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium and gadolinium. Peggy Greb/USDA-ARS by Yuanzhi Tang, Georgia Institute of Technology and Scott McWhorter, Georgia Institute of Technology Every time you use your phone, open your computer or listen to your favorite music on AirPods, you are relying on critical minerals. These materials are the…
The secret lives of polar bear families – Environmental News Bits
Newborn polar bear cubs spend weeks in the den with their mother until they’re old and strong enough to be outdoors. (Dmytro Cherkasov/Polar Bears International), CC BY by Louise Archer, University of Toronto Despite being the largest land carnivore and a top Arctic predator that can weigh over 600 kg, polar bears start off surprisingly…
Personality traits shape our prosocial behavior – Environmental News Bits
Read the full story from the University of Zurich. Why do some people do more for the community than others? A new study now shows that personality traits such as extraversion and agreeableness correlate with volunteering and charitable giving.
Airlines face tough choices as cost of emissions-scheme compliance rises – Environmental News Bits
Read the full story at Trellis. Only one project has issued credits that airlines can use to meet regulatory requirements. Many more are eligible, but bureaucratic hurdles are slowing the approvals process. High credit prices may lead to non-compliance by airlines, undermining efforts to cap aviation emissions.
TNFD research reveals clear evidence of financial materiality of nature-related risks - Eco News
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) today released at London Climate Action Week a paper on the evidence of financial effects resulting from nature-related risks. The paper is co-authored by TNFD, the University of Oxford’s Environmental Change Institute (as part of the Resilient Planet Finance Lab) and Global Canopy. The TNFD also issued a set of case […]
UK recycling urgently needs funding boost – EnvironmentJournal
A £13million funding call has opened to support developments in circularity, reclamation and reuse. Announced by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [ESPRC] and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, finance will be made available for up to nine projects. Among other things, research that aims to…
Will Scotland become the first UK nation to criminalise ecocide? – Inside track
This post is by Jodie Bettis, a Grand Union Scholar at the Open University. Ecocide broadly refers to severe damage to or loss of ecosystems, and in response to the ecological emergency, campaigners worldwide are seeking to criminalise the most environmentally destructive acts. More and more countries recognise ecocide in law According to the Eco…