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With aeroplanes grounded and roads deserted, the coronavirus lockdowns of 2020 caused a 7% drop in global carbon emissions. In the years before the pandemic, the growth in global emissions had been slowing down. But what happens now?
In an interview for The Conversation Weekly podcast, Corinne Le Quéré, part of a team of researchers tracking global carbon emissions over time, tells us the scale of the drop shows just how much coordination is needed for the world to meet its commitments under the Paris Agreement. “You can see with these numbers that to tackle climate change, you need large scale actions … we can make a huge difference.” Listen to the episode here, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Meanwhile, a group of academics researching women’s experiences in lockdown explain why it was so hard to see the images of the police response to the vigil on Clapham Common last weekend. And we learn why a storm that caused Beijing’s skies to turn orange recently was down to dust, not sand – and why that’s much worse.
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Gemma Ware
Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast
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Grounded.
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Gemma Ware, The Conversation; Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation; Daniel Merino, The Conversation
Plus we hear about the hardships faced by migrant workers in Canada. Listen to episode 7 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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Kaitlynn Mendes, University of Leicester; Elizabeth Milne, University of Leicester; Jessica Ringrose, UCL; Tanya Horeck, Anglia Ruskin University
Women don't feel safe outside and they don't feel safe inside. Street lighting doesn't solve the problem.
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Beijing turns orange: March 15, 2021.
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Matt Telfer, University of Plymouth
It was tiny dust that turned the sky orange.
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Health + Medicine
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Megan Clement, The Conversation
The European Medicines Agency has said the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is not associated with an increased overall risk of developing blood clots.
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Samantha Vanderslott, University of Oxford; Andrew Pollard, University of Oxford; Seilesh Kadambari, University of Oxford
Allowing people to discuss their concerns one-on-one has been shown the improve vaccine uptake.
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Donald Weaver, University of Toronto
It was first officially described 115 years ago, but we still do not have a cure for Alzheimer's disease. The human brain is extremely complex, and Alzheimer’s is its most complex disease.
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Politics + Society
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Rory Fitzgerald, City, University of London
Across 29 countries, there are wide disparities between how women feel about going out alone and how men feel.
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Danny Dorling, University of Oxford
Because of the pandemic, we know less about the shape and size of our society than we have for decades.
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Nick Bearman, UCL
As the deadline looms, it's important to understand how best to fill out the survey – and why.
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Science + Technology
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Osnat Katz, UCL
On the March equinox, everywhere in the world has more sunlight than darkness.
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The Anh Han, Teesside University; Luís Moniz Pereira, Universidade Nova de Lisboa; Tom Lenaerts, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
Using a simulation, we found scenarios where AI regulations could be most effective.
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Environment + Energy
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Jonathan Radcliffe, University of Birmingham
Britain's electricity sector continues to decarbonise, but its capacity to store energy lags far behind.
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Arts + Culture
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Les Johnson, Birmingham City University
The last original Wailer may have died, but the musician's lasting influence on music is clear
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