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William Nordhaus, the Yale economist who won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Economics for integrating climate change into long-run economic analysis, has died, Yale announced. He created the DICE model linking economic growth and carbon emissions and spent over five decades teaching at Yale. Economists and climate researchers are paying tribute to his pioneering work on carbon pricing.
- 2Germany's Historic Sustainability Forest Fights Climate Change●How Germany’s Historic Sustainability Forest Is Fighting Climate Change
Germany's historic sustainability forest, one of the world's oldest managed forests, is being highlighted as a working model for climate action. Forbes reports on how centuries-old sustainable forestry practices there help capture carbon, preserve biodiversity and withstand environmental pressures. The story points to the forest as an example of how traditional land management can contribute to modern climate change mitigation efforts.
- 3Giant Sahara Solar Farms Could Alter Global Climate▼Solar Farms In The Sahara Might Have An Unexpected Effect On The Global Climate then reinforce the warming and wetter co
Scientists are revisiting the idea of covering large parts of the Sahara Desert with solar farms, and new modelling suggests the panels could do more than generate clean electricity. Dark panels would lower the desert's reflectivity, warming the surface and adding moisture to the air, potentially making parts of the Sahara greener and wetter. But those changes would not stop at the desert's edge: altered temperature and rainfall patterns could ripple across Europe, the Americas and beyond, with some scenarios pointing to warming and wetter conditions far from Africa. Commenters are debating whether the regional greening would be worth the global side effects.
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Global electric car sales almost doubled in October compared with the same period previously, according to a report by The Economic Times. The sharp rise points to continued momentum in the electric vehicle market, driven by growing consumer demand and expanding availability of models. Industry watchers are citing the jump as a sign that EV adoption is accelerating despite broader concerns about affordability and charging infrastructure.
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Jesuit schools are planning to hold mini-COP conferences, modelled on the UN climate summits, giving pupils a chance to debate climate issues in a COP-style format. The initiative, reported by Independent Catholic News, is part of Jesuit efforts to engage young people with climate action ahead of the next international conference.