Ecological grief – need to expand the narrative of climate change and find ways to support one another, encourage action, and create healthy communities

As climate change marches forward, it will exact a mounting, tangible toll on our collective mental health and productivity. Michaela Cavanagh writes on the undark website about the wide range of impacts of climate change. It’s Time to Talk About Ecological Grief When I called Courtney Howard, one of the authors of the recent … Continue reading Ecological grief – need to expand the narrative of climate change and find ways to support one another, encourage action, and create healthy communities →

How one family is following a low-carbon lifestyle

Undoubtedly, this low-carbon energy transition makes us wonder what it means for us. Tereza Stastna writes on the Deutsche Welle website about the efforts of one family in Berlin. It ends with a very good quote we should all reflect on: "It's not just a project, and it's not a game," she says. "Our kids … Continue reading How one family is following a low-carbon lifestyle →

More than 90% of the heat trapped by humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions has been absorbed by the seas

Damian Carrington writes in The Guardian that seas absorb 90% of climate change’s energy as new research reveals vast heating over past 150 years. This has to be a big concern. Now to solve it. Global warming of oceans equivalent to an atomic bomb per second Global warming has heated the oceans by the … Continue reading More than 90% of the heat trapped by humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions has been absorbed by the seas →

The power of positive stories in addressing climate change

Stories with positive role models and which focus on the positive outcomes of solutions are much more likely to inspire action to solve it, says Denise Baden, Associate Professor in Business Ethics at the University of Southampton. She explains in an article on The Conversation website. Environmental storytelling can help spread big ideas for … Continue reading The power of positive stories in addressing climate change →

Reviewing some of the good climate change news from 2018

Seven British academics have co-written an article on The Conversation website to provide some positive news about climate change in 2018. Do you have a good news item you could add? Climate change: six positive news stories you probably missed in 2018 Climate change news can be incredibly depressing. In 2018 alone, The Conversation … Continue reading Reviewing some of the good climate change news from 2018 →

Only two in five of Scotland’s smaller firms feel prepared for risks posed by climate change

This is a problem for practically every country, but it is good to see that there has been a study to see the level of preparation of SMEs in Scotland to cope with climate change. Hannah Burley explains in an article on The Scotsman website. So, what is the situation in your country? Scottish … Continue reading Only two in five of Scotland’s smaller firms feel prepared for risks posed by climate change →

It’s time to take a clear-eyed look at the science behind the increasing number of weather events due to climate change — the political science

Politics drives so much of our reaction to climate change impacts. Charles Lane provides a good article on the Washington Post website that you should enjoy. It’s time to look at the (political) science behind climate change This year, California recorded its deadliest wildfire in state history. The combined intensity and duration of the … Continue reading It’s time to take a clear-eyed look at the science behind the increasing number of weather events due to climate change — the political science →

With climate change, low energy prices cause problems

There are many who have said that prices need to work for the environment but what do you do when oil prices remain so low that they provide no incentive for energy efficiency improvements? Yes, one can tax but government after government has had a hard time doing that. One can just ask President Macron … Continue reading With climate change, low energy prices cause problems →

Climate change seen as one of the factors for loss of many of the world’s languages

It is amazing that there are about 7,000 languages spoken globally. However, many are expected to die out this century. Anastasia Riehl, Director of the Strathy Language Unit at Queen's University in Ontario explains in an article on The Conversation website why many of them will be lost because of the impact of climate change. … Continue reading Climate change seen as one of the factors for loss of many of the world’s languages →

Impact of carbon emissions on our concentration and decision-making

There is much concern that rising levels of carbon dioxide could affect concentration and decision-making of global workforce according to new research. Adam Forrest explains in an article on the Independent website. Climate change likely to make us more stupid, study finds Rising carbon dioxide emissions could cause a decline in the brainpower of … Continue reading Impact of carbon emissions on our concentration and decision-making →