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Out of Africa, with Thomas L. Friedman

Foresight Staff
March 25, 2018

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman investigates whether a changing climate could also be one of the drivers of Europe’s worst migration crisis since World War II. He travels to the remote corners of the African Sahel to see whether some of those migrants making the deadly trip across the Mediterranean are actually “climate refugees.”

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Years of Living Dangerously

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Rising seas, rising challenges: Informing the future directions of coastal resilience

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COP16 in Rome: Bridging the biodiversity finance gap

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How climate change is reshaping the insurance landscape

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Addressing consumption is key to reducing emissions in cities

If the emissions associated with the trade of goods and services between cities and the rest of the world are considered, then cities’ emissions are …

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Britain Links Green with Growth

“Green and growth can go hand-in-hand.” These are the words of the UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who recently rolled out his ten-point plan for a greener Britain. Wind turbines, technological advancement and moving on from fossil fuels form the backbone of his plan. How will this be achieved? Will it be enough to meet the island nation’s commitment to net zero emissions by 2050?

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The sound of ice – Ep.02

Listen to the numbers. From an ice-breaker in the Arctic to the keyboard of a piano, scientific indicators become music and gestures, a narrative made of science and digital art. An experimental tale of the emotions at the heart of research. This is how Judy Twedt creates data-driven soundtracks from sea ice.