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There have been debates on the best responses to slow global warming, and their timing. The debates are around the specific actions for climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation, or climate action in general. See for example: Economic analysis of climate change; Climate change denial#Delaying climate change mitigation measures
A wind farm, when installed on agricultural land, has one of the lowest environmental impacts of all energy sources: It occupies less land area per kilowatt-hour (kWh) of electricity generated than any other energy conversion system, apart from rooftop solar energy, and is compatible with grazing and crops.
A case before the Supreme Court could not only resurrect a controversial oil train project in Utah but forever narrow the scope of one of America’s most important environmental laws.
Anti-environmentalism is a set of ideas and actions that oppose environmentalism as a whole or specific environmental policies or environmental initiatives.. Criticism of environmentalism can come both from outside the movement and from within, as it represents a variety of ideas and political positions.
The environmental movement has made considerable progress from the first Greenpeace protest involving six people and a boat in 1971, to the environmental conferences of today involving the world’s leaders and commanding global attention. Environmental mega conferences differ from small environmental and sustainability conferences in ...
The Environmental Justice Atlas documented 3,100 environmental conflicts worldwide as of April 2020 and emphasised that many more conflicts remained undocumented. [1] Gas flaring and oil spills in the Niger Delta contribute to local conflict. Climate activists blockade British Airports Authority's headquarters for day of action.
They include new theoretical or historical insights, emerging environmental issues, and discussion of controversial developments in environmental policy. Some issues of Global Environmental Politics feature numerous articles discussing a single topic while others contain only one article with the goal of inciting debate on a range of connected ...
A 2023 review study published in One Earth stated that opinion polls show that most people perceive climate change as occurring now and close by. [70] The study concluded that seeing climate change as more distant does not necessarily result in less climate action, and reducing psychological distancing does not reliably increase climate action ...