I can't believe we finally managed to agree on #protecting out #oceans. This is a momentous occasion on par with the removal of CFC chemicals. #climaterepair #climatechange #ClimateChangePolicies

BBC: Ocean treaty: Historic agreement reached after decade of talks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64815782

This is a great article in the THE by Phillip Gramlich and Karin Bodewits - Why don’t universities practise what they preach on climate? "Overheated buildings, meat-heavy menus and solar-panel-free roofs are not a good example"

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/philipp-gramlich-4953854_why-dont-universities-practise-what-they-activity-7027559254987264000-4PlH?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateResearch #ClimateChangePolicies #universities

Via Euronews: Tax the rich: A wealth tax could fund better transport and weather warning systems, report finds

Here's how a 'climate tax' on the rich could help vulnerable countries

We need to “transform” the global taxation system to protect the world’s poorest from climate change, report urges.

https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/01/31/tax-the-rich-a-wealth-tax-could-fund-better-transport-and-weather-warning-systems-report-f

#ClimateChangePolicies, #climatechange, #taxes, #ultrarich

In his latest video @nerd4cities proposes an interesting theory about why single family detached homes appreciate faster than other types of dwellings (has to do with land to property ratio):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sR6039esiFo

This article is mentioned in the description. Argues that public policy should not incentivize owning a home as an investment, it should instead be something we consume: https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/12/homeownership-real-estate-investment-renting/672511/
#housing #Housing4All #housingcrisis #ClimateChangePolicies #urbanism

@CiclistaRubio @Arne_radelt yep and a lot of these policies are actually popular 🤦‍♀️ eg home insulation, frequent flyer tax, stop new coal and gas just off the top of my head #ClimateChangePolicies

“The narrow conceptualisation of #homeowners as ‘rational actors’ has resulted in simplistic policies that target (yet still have not solved) financial challenges around retrofit, with little consideration of wider contextual challenges.” https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629622004194 #UK #UnitedKingdom #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeEducation #ClimateChangePolicies #EnergyEfficiency