By KAVEH MADANI It is official. COVID-19 is no longer just a simple disease outbreak or epidemic in the global south. It is a global...
Archive for tag: Climate Change
Virginia climate faith group finds persistence leads to progress
By ELIZABETH MCGOWAN The nondenominational Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions has expanded to include 75 congregations and communities. A small gathering of worshipers dispirited...
Australia’s Wildfires: Climate Change and How We Can Help
By MIRIAM ACZEL Apocalyptic Wildfires As ‘apocalyptic wildfires’ continue to burn across the Australian Continent, the extent of loss of life is hard to comprehend. Ecologists at the University...
Fight or switch? How the low-carbon transition is disrupting fossil fuel politics
By CARA DAGGETT As the Trump administration works to weaken regulations on fossil fuel production and use, a larger struggle is playing out across multiple industries....
Climate change is a security issue. How can we make sure climate security receives the attention it needs?
By SHIRIN HAKIM & MIRIAM ACZEL Shirin Hakim and Miriam Aczel, who recently co-organised a Grantham Institute event about climate change, low-carbon transitions and security, reflect on why climate change is...
The Costs of Climate Action and Inaction
By Matthew Capuano-Rizzo The crisis “Qu’est-ce qu’on veut ? La justice climatique ! Quand est-ce qu’on la veut ? Maintenant !” During the international climate...
Have I got the Bonn blues? Time to look forwards to COP25 in Chile
By Trish O’Beirne Having spent most of my academic career in the happy company of students finding creative solutions to the climate crisis, the reality...
12 Top Rated Amazon Items to Keep You Cool Without AC
By Curtis Tongue Air conditioning is a modern-day luxury that many of us can’t imagine living without. Unfortunately, according to energy.gov, air conditioners are responsible for 6% of...
Scary Science? Teaching Kids the Facts About Climate Change
By MIRIAM ACZEL Our climate is changing, and more rapidly and drastically that we thought. While geological evidence shows that Earth’s climate has constantly been...
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...