Mega-sporting events such as the Olympics are exciting for fans the world over, but they can have profound impacts on the environment and economy of a host country. The massive infrastructure build-up, the resources and energy consumption, and the amount of human and financial capital invested in these ambitious undertakings...
The recently concluded Stockholm +50 climate conference took place in the wake of looming climate change, economic shocks, and geopolitical tensions worldwide. While the meeting commemorated the historic 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, it aimed to set a vision to accelerate climate action this decade and secure...