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Higher Education for Sustainability: A Critical Review of the Empirical Evidence 2013–2020

Environmental News Bits

“Higher Education for Sustainability: A Critical Review of the Empirical Evidence 2013–2020.” ” Sustainability 14(6), 3402. link] Abstract: Higher education for sustainable development (HESD) has grown into a substantial field of research and practice.

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A deep dive into the IPCC’s updated carbon budget numbers

Real Climate

And since the first IPCC estimates published in 2013, we have learned a lot and have gotten much better at estimating remaining carbon budgets. IPCC reported carbon budgets for the first time in 2013. in 2018, but they represent a significant update since AR5 in 2013. C in the context of sustainable development.

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Five Nobel Prize winners publish scientific article collection for children

Frontiers

Computer Simulations in Service of Biology , written by Michael Levitt , awarded The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2013. UN Sustainable Development Goals – Quality Education. The initiative is also part of Frontiers’ commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal 4 – Quality Education.

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Nobel Prize winners inspire young minds in new scientific articles for kids 

Frontiers

Launched in 2013, Frontiers for Young Minds inspires the next generation of scientists by making science accessible and engaging for young people. The Secrets of Secretion: Protein Transport in Cells , written by Randy Schekman , awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2013.

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Chief Editor of Environmental Analysis among the most influential analytical scientists in 2021

Frontiers

In 2012 and 2013, she was vice-chair of the European chemistry evaluation panel for the EU Marie-Curie excellence fellowships. Discover the Specialty Grand Challenge article: Environmental Analysis and the Dual Grand Challenge of COVID-19 and Sustainable Development. “

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Sounding Green vs Being Green: How to finance sustainability?

HumanNature

The Sustainable Development Goals outlined by the UN Foundation in 2015 not only provide a guideline for an ideal future, but also illustrate the multi-pronged dilemma of emerging economies. Climate is a global issue and when complex political systems around the world are brought together, solutions cannot be straightforward.

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Analysis: India’s heat action plans overlook the vulnerable

A Greener Life

In early 2021, ICLEI , a global organisation that coordinates sustainable development action by local governments, worked with the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre to prepare an unofficial HAP for Rajshahi in western Bangladesh. Bangladesh, Thailand and Laos, which were all hit hard by the April heatwave, have none.