The Policy Platform About the Green New Deal The Green New Deal (GND) was introduced through House Resolution 109 on February 7, 2019, by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Ed Markey. The Green New Deal’s core priorities include aggressive cuts to greenhouse gas emissions, widespread green job creation, and addressing... Continue Reading →
The Climate Crisis: Towards Zero Carbon
Forests burn, glaciers melt and one million species face extinction. Can we humans save the planet from ourselves? In a new film, alumni Sir David Attenborough and Dr Jane Goodall DBE, and leading Cambridge University researchers, talk about the urgency of the climate crisis – and some of the solutions that will take us towards... Continue Reading →
Irish School Kids Rap About the Climate Crisis
Listen to these kids’ 🔥 rap about combating the climate crisis. » Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe » Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: https://go.nowth.is/KnowThis In US news and current events today, students from Cappabue National School in rural Ireland are serious about... Continue Reading →
Climate Rap Challenge – Science Rap Academy
Write a verse (in any language) about how climate change is affecting your local environment and community and submit it in the comments or on IG/Twitter (@ScienceWithTom). In these verses, 8th graders from San Francisco, California (The Nueva School) and high schoolers from Andalucía, Spain (Colegio Salesianos in Alcalá de Guadaíra) explain the environmental and... Continue Reading →
GAWVI – Climate Change (Official Audio)
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Stand for Trees
Dear Future Generations: Sorry
An Apology Letter to Future Generations. Sorry. Source... I'm sorry we are starting to take heed to messages and dire requests from the past now...
Recent years have seen an onslaught of apocalyptic natural disasters around the world – floods, cyclones, storms, wildfires, and 2020 was deemed the joint hottest year on record. All over the world young people have demanded action against climate change, determined to compel the world to act now to prevent irreversible damage to our environment... Continue Reading →
WaterAid showcases 15 young activists fighting to save our planet
Greening the ghetto…
In an emotionally charged talk, MacArthur-winning activist Majora Carter details her fight for environmental justice in the South Bronx -- and shows how minority neighborhoods suffer most from flawed urban policy. Continued at source...
January 21, 2021 - New globally consistent methods for mapping forest carbon sources and sinks around the world show that forests absorb a net 7.6 billion metric tonnes of carbon dioxide each year. The data confirms that globally forests are an overall carbon sink, though there is variation within forests. The new maps, released today... Continue Reading →
New Maps Show Forests Absorb Twice as Much Carbon as They Release Each Year
2020 was remarkable in every aspect. With political scandals, coronavirus and a financial crisis, it was a relief to reach 2021, finally. Despite these challenges, 2020 was a progressive year for the renewable energy industry. Here’s our 2020 Renewable Energy Review. What has happened in 2020 – Renewable Energy Review? In the following, we list... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 