By Brett Wilkins The Data for Progress survey also found that an overwhelming majority of all likely voters favor the GND’s individual components. As...
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The Financial Impact of Natural Disasters on Communities
By Adrian Johansen The natural world is intrinsically tied with humanity, providing comfort, sustenance, beauty, and more. But it can also be dangerous...
La Ciudad de las Ideas 2020: Showcasing Sustainable Solutions in Mexico
By DR. MIRIAM ACZEL & DEBRA ACZEL La Ciudad de las Ideas (City of Ideas), co-founded by Dr. Andres Roemer and Ricardo Salinas Pliego, is a...
A Movement of Movements for the October Rebellion
Memorandum of Understanding for interested groups By Extinction Rebellion Extinction Rebellion has introduced a Movement of Movements strategy as a crucial part of the International...
Capacity Building for a Greener World
By Beth Offenbacker If you’re focused on capacity-building for Climate Change and a Green Economy, you’ll want to listen to Beth Offenbacker’s report from the recent Green...
Scientific Defensibility of Natural Resource Damage Assessment Implementation
By: Paul D. Boehm & Roxolana Kashuba The process of Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) evaluates and restores environmental services affected by the release of hazardous substances...
The Grapes of Wrath: Global Warming and Wine
By MIRIAM ACZEL The global wine industry is not a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions—accounting for roughly 0.1% of global carbon emissions—but it is particularly vulnerable to...
Is Climate Change a Security Issue?
There is a significant yet still under-researched connection between climate change and security-related risks. The frequency of extreme weather events, including flooding, severe droughts and other associated impacts of global warming are contributing to the reduction of crop yields, diminishing water resources, and ultimately impacting human livelihood. In some cases, these events have contributed to the migration of ‘climate refugees’ in order to meet their basic human needs, including access to water, food, electricity, and shelter. As a result, climate change is increasingly entering the policy arena as a significant security issue.
Recent Scientific Advancements Show New Connections Between Climate Change and Hurricanes
With Hurricane Florence making landfall in the Carolinas, Super Typhoon Mangkhut headed for the Philippines, and Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria fresh in our minds, many are asking what role climate change is playing in these disasters.
Scientists have known for years that global warming can exacerbate storms. But our understanding of the connection between hurricanes and climate change has evolved significantly in just the past year.
12 Countries Sign Historic Agreement Guaranteeing Environmental Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean
Air pollution can threaten the health and well-being of entire communities. Perhaps no one knows this better than villagers from Quinteros and Puchuncaví, Chile.
The two towns have been dealing with air pollution from nearby industrial parks since the 1970s. High levels of sulfur dioxide and particulate matter have damaged crops and sickened children, elderly people and animals. While the government has prepared a decontamination plan, there have already been at least two more air pollution episodes just this year that affected local schools and communities.
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