Mayors of 94 cities are taking the Green New Deal global, as states fail to act on climate crisis: Copenhagen hosts the C40. Maykova Galina/Shutterstock. At the seventh World Mayor’s Summit in Copenhagen, leaders of 94 cities embraced a global Green New Deal, in an attempt to make the 2020s the defining decade in the …
Breastfeeding can help tackle climate crisis but it’s on governments, not mums to save the world: shutterstock/SeventyFour In the midst of debates about how to best tackle the climate crisis, breastfeeding was recently highlighted as a significant way women can help to make a difference. But while there is no doubt of the important role …
Ghana’s health system isn’t quite ready for climate change realities: Training is necessary to equip health workers to deal with climate change risks. EPA Climate change has been labelled as the greatest public health risk of the 21st century. Health risks from climate change are expected to become increasingly severe in the coming years. They …
I stand with the climate striking students – it’s time to create a new economy: Striking for the climate. Paapaya/Shutterstock I initiated a letter of support to climate striking students – an English version of the German letter coordinated by ecologist Gregor Hagerdorn, signed by more than 1,000 academics – for many reasons. My role …
Climate change: children are carving out a place in politics – now adults must listen and act: Andrius Kaziliunas/Shutterstock. There’s no doubt that young people today are driving action on climate change. The #FridaysforFuture school strikes are arguably the most dedicated and sustained direct action in a generation. School pupils have kicked off an international …
Covering Climate Now – The Conversation signs up for a special week of climate change coverage: Covering Climate Now is a global effort involving more than 170 news organisations. Columbia Journalism Review There is no bigger story than climate change and the threat it poses to life on Earth. Despite this, there have been several …
Climate breakdown is pushing Brazil’s iconic Araucaria tree to extinction – new research: An Araucaria juts out of Brazil's misty Atlantic Forest Douglas Scortegagna/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA For hundreds of thousands of years, the distinctive candelabra shapes of Araucaria trees (Araucaria angustifolia) have defined landscapes at the southern edge of Brazil’s Atlantic Forest. Humans have …
Spiders are threatened by climate change – and even the biggest arachnophobes should be worried: As the world warms, male ladybird spiders are hatching too early in the year to meet a mate. MF Photo / shutterstock Is climate change making spiders more aggressive? A recent scientific study suggests so, as the researchers link aggressiveness …
Peru’s ancient water systems can help protect communities from shortages caused by climate change: Harvesting wheat in the Peruvian Andes. Shutterstock. Water is essential for human life, but in many parts of the world water supplies are under threat from more extreme, less predictable weather conditions due to climate change. Nowhere is this clearer than …
Groundwater reserves in Africa may be more resilient to climate change than first thought: A woman draws water from a well in Wereta, Ethiopia. Milosk50/Shutterstock Groundwater reserves in Africa are estimated to be 20 times larger than the water stored in lakes and reservoirs above ground. These are the freshwater stores that flow in rocks …
Southampton to Shanghai by train – one climate change researcher’s quest to avoid flying: Zhu Difeng/Shutterstock Academics travel a lot. Whether for fieldwork or conferences, we’re often encouraged to do it. Often internationally, invariably by aeroplane. But while globetrotting might make us feel important, a recent study suggests there’s no connection between academic air-miles and …
The stark truth about UK government climate action: there is no one in charge: Steve Allen / Shutterstock The UK’s climate change targets are world-leading. Yet there is no clear plan in place to achieve them. That is the stark message of a new progress report from the government’s official advisers, the Committee on Climate …
To tackle the climate crisis we need more democracy, not less: As the climate crisis is increasingly felt across the globe, protesters take to the streets and politicians scrabble to respond, a crucial question is beginning to emerge. How can governments develop climate strategies which build public support for action? An announcement by six UK …
Boris Johnson supporters want no-deal Brexit and less talk of climate change – new survey of party members reveals: By the end of July the UK will have a new prime minister. They will be chosen not by the electorate but by a group of around 160,000 members of the Conservative Party. This selectorate gets …
What psychotherapy can do for the climate and biodiversity crises: Shutterstock/PopTika Apologies in advance, but I’m hoping that reading this will help you feel depressed – about biodiversity loss and our lack of progress over the climate crisis. The thing is, in these extreme circumstances, a bit of depression about the environment could be precisely …
How climate change could affect some of West Africa’s iconic bird species: shutterstock If scientists know how particular species are responding to the realities of global climate change, they can help to recommend better conservation strategies. But information about climate change response and adaptation is either limited or not available for many tropical bird species. …
We’ve declared a climate emergency – here’s what universal basic income could do to help the planet: Governments around the world are declaring “climate and environmental emergencies” to highlight the unsustainable ways in which humans, over a few generations, have transformed the planet. We’ve made enough concrete to cover the entire surface of the Earth …
Summit on School Climate and Culture – 4th Annual – a Culture interest event taking place on 2019-08-12 07:00:00 in United States Complete event information available at http://sscc.dmschools.org/ The Des Moines Public Schools is determined to improve School Climate and Culture through professional development, skill building and the application of best practices and research. Experts within …