By DR. MIRIAM ACZEL The 26th annual Conference of the Parties (COP) summit is taking place now through November 12, 2021, in Glasgow, Scotland,...
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Growing Opportunities for Careers in the Green Economy
By Trinity Mills What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word “green”? These days, the word doesn’t just refer...
UN Chief Reminds Leaders of Need for ‘Clear and Unambiguous Commitment’ to 1.5°C
By Jessica Corbett United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday issued a statement emphasizing the importance of ambitious climate action after officials at...
Farmers and animal activists help form unlikely alliance to preserve and protect life on Earth
By EXTINCTION REBELLION They are joined by doctors, scientists, faith groups, global justice groups and peace groups to form a ‘Rebel Alliance’ Groups to come together...
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...
A Novelist’s Dream for a Clean Energy Future
By Shawn Oueinsteen Attaining a clean energy future should not be a nightmare. As a writer doing research for my climate novel, I’ve read experts encouraging...
Climate vs. Weather: Asking and Answering Sticky Questions
By MIRIAM ACZEL As a PhD student studying climate change and impacts of fossil fuels on the climate, I’m interested in public engagement, and how...
Climate Change and World Peace: Recognizing Young Leaders
By MIRIAM ACZEL Normandie Pour la Paix Last month, I attended the Normandy World Peace Forum, Normandie Pour la Paix, as a Young Leader, where I...
The Time for Business to Act is Now
On the 25th September 2015 in New York a document entitled Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was endorsed by the 193 countries of the UN General Assembly. The Agenda set out 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets covering a range of issues facing humanity including action on ending poverty, combating hunger, universally improving health and education, making our cities more sustainable, tackling climate change and protecting our oceans and forests.
Unlike the Millennium Development Goals that came before them, the ambition and universality of the SGDs meant that every country on the planet, developed or developing, stands to benefit. Delivering on the goals we we’re assured by the authors of the agenda would create a fairer world, one where reduced poverty, improved health and better education would create greater wealth that would be more evenly distributed.
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.
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