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Per Krusell: The Role of Economic Analysis in Combatting Climate Change
Per Krusell, Professor of Economics at Stockholm University. Abstract The science is clear: Present global warming is caused by CO2 emissions from human activities. In order to avoid the big problems th
Climate change and affective conflicts
Sweden has just experienced some unusually warm weeks in June. In Spain, yet another heat wave is causing alarm. In a text published in the Spanish newspaper El País, philosopher Julia Mosquera descri
Geoengineering – a serious alternative or a dangerous idea?
Geoengineering is a term used to describe techniques for large-scale manipulation of the climate to reduce the Earth's average temperature. These controversial ideas are now being debated more extensi
Four decisions that actually matter for climate change
Did you take part in Earth Hour last month? On the 24th of March each year a big part of the earth’s population in the most energy consuming countries turn the lights off for one hour to stress the en
The Oxford Handbook of Population Ethics
Oxford University Press, 648 p. The Oxford Handbook of Population Ethicspresents up-to-date theoretical analyses of various problems associated with the moral standing of future people and animals in c
Humanity - the biosphere's best hope?
Human activity often has a negative impact on the Earth's ecosystems. However, according to researchers Karim Jebari and Anders Sandberg, humans are still, in the long run, the best and actually the only
Air: Pollution, Climate Change and India's Choice Between Policy and Pretence
Harper Collins India’s air pollution is a deadly threat. Will its politics meet the challenge? Exposure to the world’s worst air pollution kills over a million Indians each year. It also affects childr
Implications of climate change for policing practice worldwide
Venue: Institute for Futures Studies, Holländargatan 13 in Stockholm, or online Welcome to a seminar arranged in collaboration with two visiting researchers from the Hague University of Applied Science,