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The corporate climate overhaul
The rules of business must be changed if the planet is to be saved, says Pavan Sukhdev.
- Pavan Sukhdev
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Securing natural capital and expanding equity to rescale civilization
Increasing population size and per capita impacts are making sustainability a difficult to goal to achieve; this Review explores possibilities for sustainable development.
- Paul R. Ehrlich
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Stop squandering helium
Establish a global agency to build a sustainable market for this precious commodity, say William J. Nuttall, Richard H. Clarke and Bartek A. Glowacki.
- William J. Nuttall
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Seafood labelling under fire
Study finds that some stocks certified as 'sustainable' are overfished.
- Daniel Cressey
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Change the approach to sustainable development
Conventional environmental assessments are not enough — it is time for some joined-up global thinking, says Mark Stafford Smith.
- Mark Stafford Smith
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Tax 'societal ills' to save the planet
Funding is a major stumbling block for environmental initiatives, says Edward Barbier. Taxing financial transactions or trade in arms, tobacco and fuel might help.
- Edward Barbier
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African land grabs hinder sustainable development
Sales of forest land to corporations are dispossessing inhabitants and harming ecosystems.
- Anjali Nayar
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Environment: In at the deep end
A Dublin exhibition inspires a practical approach to water sustainability, finds Anthony King.
- Anthony King
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Q&A: Mr Sustainability
John Robinson directs the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS), a hub for sustainability research that opens for business this month in an ultra-green building at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada. Robinson explains the practical challenges involved in turning a campus into a 'living lab'.
- Nicola Jones
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Books in brief
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Damned if they do
An industry approach to greener hydropower is far from perfect, but it does offer a way forwards.
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Introduction: Next generation biofuels
Proponents of biomass-based fuels push for sustainability against a steady tide of conflicting analysis, but can advanced biofuels cut the mustard?
- Peter Fairley
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Second chances
Leaders must end a run of unmet pledges when they meet to discuss sustainable development.
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China announces energy-saving plans
Environment must not be sacrificed to unsustainable development, says nation's premier.
- Jane Qiu
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Sustainability through computing
A book promoting the use of informatics to help us live greener lives could have been enhanced by following interactive design principles, suggests Nick Salafsky.
- Nick Salafsky
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How is the Global Green New Deal going?
China and South Korea have invested heavily in environmental stimulus projects. Other G20 countries need to deliver on their sustainability promises to save both the planet and the economy, says Edward Barbier.
- Edward Barbier
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Europe cannot keep its promises on fish stocks
Even with total cessation of fishing, UN target would still be missed.
- Daniel Cressey
Lead by example
Worth a dam?