- By TEDx Talks
Not all carbon is created equal. Writer Jackson Carpenter argues that the power to stop climate change rests on recognizing different kinds of carbon – a shift in perspective that allows us to change
As I write this, much of inland eastern Australia is enduring what is likely to be the worst drought ever recorded.
Rooftops covered with grass, vegetable gardens and lush foliage are now a common sight in many cities around the world.
Urban flooding represents the most common yet severe environmental threat to cities and towns worldwide. Future changes in rainfall extremes are likely to increase this threat, even in areas that could become drier.
- By Quartz
The world’s supply of cheap and clean fresh water will likely plummet as the climate warms and populations boom. Can we find ways to conserve, cut waste, and find new sources before it’s too late?
- By Anupam Nanda
The idea of a four-day working week is gaining traction. Recently, several high-profile companies have trialled reduced hours. And in the UK, the Labour Party has pledged a 32-hour four day work week within ten years should it come to power.
Just like us, the natural world dances to the rhythms of its seasonal cycles. We all enjoy the first suggestions of spring as trees come into leaf, migrant birds arrive, bees and butterflies emerge, and men in cities start wearing shorts.
- By Jade McClain
Cities are at the forefront fighting against climate change in a range of ways, according to a new article.
Globally, about two billion people suffer from “hidden hunger” – a chronic deficiency of vitamins and minerals.
Climate change is not inherently funny. Typically, the messengers are serious scientists describing how rising greenhouse gas emissions are harming the planet on land and at sea, or assessing what role it played in the latest wildfire or hurricane.
The flames consuming the Amazon rainforest this year have alarmed the world, renewing concerns about one of the planet’s most biodiverse regions and the release of large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere
The livability of planets is most likely dependent on an atmosphere of a fine balance of heat trapping greenhouse gasses.
Electric cars, trains, trams and boats already exist. That logically leads to the question: why are we not seeing large electric aircraft? And will we see them any time soon?
Thousands of school students across Australia joined in the global protest calling for action on climate change.
Women leaders who support climate action are being attacked online with increasing regularity.
Eco-anxiety is likely to affect more and more people as the climate destabilises. Already, studies have found that 45% of children suffer lasting depression after surviving extreme weather and natural disasters.
- By David Korten
Humanity’s existential crisis can be resolved only when we the people stand united behind a vision of the world we truly want.
Researchers working in the field of climate change communications have, for many years, been confronted with the same puzzle
We are living in a time of extraordinary ecological loss. Not only are human actions destabilising the very conditions that sustain life, but it is also increasingly clear that we are pushing the Earth into an entirely new geological era, often described as the Anthropocene.
- By Todd Miller
Building a new world will require first reexamining—and dismantling—the cultural ethos of productivity that creeps into our lives every day.
Canadians across the country say their allergies are getting worse.
Seaweed is a lot more than marine debris you find on the beach. It may play a big role in the effort to mitigate climate change, researchers say.
- By MSNBC
On a special show before a live studio audience, Bill Nye the science guy discusses the climate crisis with Chris Hayes.