The celebrated Canadian science broadcaster and environmental activist, David Suzuki, says we have to stop elevating the economy and politics over the state of our world. Adam Morton writes on The Guardian website about Suzuki’s positive words. ‘Despair is a luxury we can’t afford’: David Suzuki on fighting for action on the climate crisis … Continue reading Important message on climate change “that we don’t know enough to say it’s too late”
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Assessing how adopting an active lifestyle can make us better equipped to cope with rising global temperatures
Thomas Deshayes from the Université de Montréal and Julien Periard, from the University of Canberra write a good article on The Conversation website about how humans can combat heat, which is increasingly important as we need to find ways to adapt to increasing temperatures. Can physical activity boost our resilience to rising temperatures? Climate … Continue reading Assessing how adopting an active lifestyle can make us better equipped to cope with rising global temperatures
Research is still in its early stages on how, precisely, both climate change and environmental degradation relate to violence against children
Simone Datzberger, Jenny Parkes, Lottie Howard-Merrill from UCL and Steven Kator Iorfa from the University of Portsmouth write on The Conversation website about the impact of climate change on violence against children. The explored both direct violence – physical, sexual and emotional – and structural violence; that is, rooted in inequitable and unjust systems and … Continue reading Research is still in its early stages on how, precisely, both climate change and environmental degradation relate to violence against children
Do phrases like “global boiling” actually help drive us towards faster and more effective climate action? Or do they risk making us prone to climate doomism, and risk prompting a backlash?
It has been widely reported that UN Secretary General António Guterres declared last week that the era of “global boiling” has arrived. Is this a help or a hindrance? Noel Castree, Professor of Society & Environment at the University of Technology Sydney discusses the impact of such phrases in an article on The Conversation website. … Continue reading Do phrases like “global boiling” actually help drive us towards faster and more effective climate action? Or do they risk making us prone to climate doomism, and risk prompting a backlash?
“We are kidding ourselves if we think that the oil giants will pave the way for a future where our planet is habitable”
The oil giant claims 30% of its investing budget goes to ‘transition growth engines’, but it recently ditched a target to reduce its oil output. Daniel Capurro writes on the iNews website that BP invested 11 times more money on oil and gas than on low-carbon energy in the last quarter. Earlier this year International … Continue reading “We are kidding ourselves if we think that the oil giants will pave the way for a future where our planet is habitable”
The sooner the oil industry starts facing up to the realities of climate change, the more chance it has to survive
Adi Imsirovic, Fellow at the University of Surrey writes on The Conversation website that we are in trouble since the oil and gas industry remains largely in climate denial. What are your views? The oil industry has succumbed to a dangerous new climate denialism If we have not been warned of the dangers of … Continue reading The sooner the oil industry starts facing up to the realities of climate change, the more chance it has to survive
“Dwindling appetite for green legislation” affecting roll out of European Green Deal
At a time when we need more ambitious plans and implementation to address major concerns arising from climate change, there is an undoubted backlash for many reasons that could seriously leave us well short of the impact we need for our mitigation actions. Kira Taylor discusses latest developments in an article on the EURACTIV website. … Continue reading “Dwindling appetite for green legislation” affecting roll out of European Green Deal
While household air conditioning is one of the “most effective adaptation strategies to reduce heat-related mortality and morbidity,” it can also be an unsustainable and problematic solution to extreme heat
Emily Chung writes on the CBC News website about the benefits and costs of air conditioning in extreme heat. Passive cooling, greenery, behaviour changes are more sustainable, researchers say. Why air conditioners can be a problematic solution to extreme heat As extreme heat hits many parts of the world amid a warming climate, millions … Continue reading While household air conditioning is one of the “most effective adaptation strategies to reduce heat-related mortality and morbidity,” it can also be an unsustainable and problematic solution to extreme heat
How dangerously under prepared northern Europe is for the consequences of climate change
Jesus Lizana, Nicole Miranda and Radhika Khosla of the University of Oxford write on The Conversation website explaining that their new research highlights how dangerously under prepared northern Europe is for the consequences of climate change. If you are from northern Europe, do you agree with their views? Northern Europe faces biggest relative increase … Continue reading How dangerously under prepared northern Europe is for the consequences of climate change
US weatherman receives death threats for conveying messages about the climate crisis
Oliver Milman writes on the Guardian website about a US weatherman, Chris Gloninger , who wove the reality of global heating into his forecasts in the conservative heartland of Iowa. Gloninger said he experienced “a holy shit moment” with climate change as he was drenched while covering 2017’s Hurricane Harvey. Obviously, not all his viewers … Continue reading US weatherman receives death threats for conveying messages about the climate crisis
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