Allowable pollution limits are exactly what they linguistically imply: legal caps on the amount a given pollutant can be emitted or released. In the grand scheme of environmental policy, allowable limits are a great step towards pushing emitters to reduce … Continue reading
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Indonesia’s Brand New Capital
Aiming to be the nation’s green city of tomorrow, Nusantara’s construction has already had, and will continue to have, significant environmental impacts.
Indonesia’s capital city, Jakarta, has been bearing the burden of climate change and overcrowding for quite some time. … Continue reading
Can AI Become Sustainable or Are We Feeding A Digital Beast?
When Chinese entrepreneur Liang Wenfeng unveiled DeepSeek’s latest Artificial Intelligence (AI) app earlier in January, the tech world was quick to marvel at its potential. Here was an AI model that promised to rival the likes of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and … Continue reading
Mexico’s Presidential Election: Implications for National Climate Policy
Excerpt: Sheinbaum has come to take his place. For much of her career, Sheinbaum and López Obrador have maintained a close and amicable relationship; some have called him her mentor. Such a relationship raises an important question: will Sheinbaum forge … Continue reading
A path to disaster: Unpacking Lebanon’s Environmental Failures
“A thousand times dead, a thousand times relived,” echoes Lebanon’s history. Injustices. Corruption. Theft. Revolt. Resistance. Persistence. This phrase encapsulates the resilience of a nation striving to live in a country that mirrors its true essence, battling not just the … Continue reading