Partnering Countries Will Harness the Power and Expertise of the U.S. Government, Philanthropic Groups and Academia to Scale Up Clean Energy Deployment and Investment WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States of America today announced the Net Zero World Initiative — a new partnership between countries working to implement their climate ambition pledges and accelerate transitions... Continue Reading →
What is the Anthropocene? Have human beings caused permanent changes to the planet? This question has sparked discussions between environmental advocates and geologists regarding what to call the current period we live in. Officially, according to the International Union of Geological Sciences, we are in the Holocene epoch and have been for the past 11,700... Continue Reading →
The Anthropocene: Are we Entering a new Epoch?
There is a small group of scientists that have proposed replacing 100% of the world’s fossil fuel power plants with nuclear reactors as a way to solve climate change. Many others propose nuclear grow to satisfy up to 20 percent of all our energy (not just electricity) needs. They advocate that nuclear is a “clean”... Continue Reading →
7 reasons why nuclear energy is not the answer to solve climate change
“Canada is warming, on average, at twice the global rate,” says a recent Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation (University of Waterloo) report. “Urgent action is required NOW to manage risk and avoid worsening impacts — and ultimately FATALITIES — resulting from rising heat.” The report which identifies Canada’s “red zones” should raise alarm bells for... Continue Reading →
Alarm Bells Over Canada’s Extreme Heat In Red Zones
LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) - Britain unveiled a new taskforce on Monday to write rules forcing financial firms and listed companies to publish plans from next year for transitioning to a net zero economy by 2050. Last November at the COP26 UN Climate Summit, British finance minister Rishi Sunak said companies would have to publish... Continue Reading →
Britain moves ahead with mandatory climate plans for companies
Kenyan Women Pray for Rain
Hundreds of women in northern Kenya join together to pray for rain—which they haven’t seen in almost a year. The community plans to repeat the practice every day until rain comes. In response to this crisis, Mercy Corps is providing cash assistance so families can purchase essential needs like food and water. We’ve helped thousands... Continue Reading →
The Climate Leader is an introductory training series in systems thinking to help fuel the global response to climate change. These materials will help you to be more effective at addressing climate change by enabling you to see the interconnections and big picture in your work. For the first time, we are offering an online... Continue Reading →
The Climate Leader Introductory Training Series
En-ROADS is a global climate simulator that allows users to explore the impact of roughly 30 policies—such as electrifying transport, pricing carbon, and improving agricultural practices—on hundreds of factors like energy prices, temperature, air quality, and sea level rise. Developed by Climate Interactive, the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative, and Ventana Systems, En-ROADS is a system... Continue Reading →
What is En-ROADS?
‘Worst it’s ever been’: a threatened species alarm sounds during the election campaign – and is ignored
Warnings of dramatically escalating extinctions in Australia over the next two decades seem to be falling on deaf ears Gregory Andrews was Australia’s first threatened species commissioner, appointed in 2013 by the then incoming Coalition environment minister Greg Hunt. He recently returned to the country, after serving as high commissioner to Ghana, and was disheartened... Continue Reading →
Environmental Racism: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver discusses environmental racism, how both government and industry are failing people of color, and pandas. Source
Saying “Green New Deal” over and over in a stump speech is not enough. These tools and scorecards will help you find candidates truly committed to environmental issues. For U.S. voters who care deeply about climate change, the 2022 elections are about more than control of Congress and leadership of most states. The results will,... Continue Reading →
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