There is a broad consensus that the impacts of climate change are not experienced equally. According to the World Bank, “The poorest and most vulnerable people bear the brunt of climate change impacts ...

Unlike in the last election season, climate change has been a centerpiece of the Democratic debates in the lead-up to the 2020 Presidential election. Even as this issue is finally receiving (belated) ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Tamma Carleton, assistant professor of economics at the Bren School of Environmental Science and ...

Climate change and economic inequality are deeply interconnected, with the potential to exacerbate each other if left unchecked. A new study published in Nature Climate Change sheds light on this ...

The global increase in income and wealth at the upper end of the scale is particularly worrying. The very richest people are ...

Somdip is the Chief Scientist of Nosh Technologies, an MIT Innovator Under 35 and a Professor of Practice (AI/ML) at the Woxsen University. The world is grappling with numerous challenges, such as ...

These forms of inequality are rising as progress has been made in more traditional measures of inequality such as extreme poverty and disease UNITED NATIONS, Dec 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A new ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The Roman Empire fell more than 1,500 years ago, but its grip on the popular ...

Digital Climate Change gives this debate a new frame. It treats digital transformation as a long-term, slow-moving crisis. Like environmental climate change, it is gradual at first, then disruptive.