A clear, certified home compostable mailing film has been created in Adelaide by local manufacturer BioBag World Australia for Direct Mail Centre of Australia as an alternative to single-use plastic that breaks down into microplastics. BioBag World Australia Director Scott Morton said the Compostable Wrap is an opportunity for a better environmental outcome because... Continue Reading →
This week, amid a surge of protests over police violence against black Americans, there’s been renewed scrutiny on the links between racism and environmental degradation in the United States. To help readers understand those links, I put together a quick reading list about climate change and social inequities. These suggestions are meant to be starters,... Continue Reading →
Read Up on the Links Between Racism and the Environment
The emergence of COVID-19 suggests that global warming may present an even graver threat to human welfare than many recognize. As indicated in the scientific literature, not only could the current warming of our planet increase the likelihood of an air-borne pandemic such as COVID-19; it could also damage our health and welfare. Let us... Continue Reading →
We cannot ignore the links between COVID-19 and the warming planet
The link between climate change, health and poverty…
For the poor and vulnerable, the health impacts of climate change are already here, says physician Cheryl Holder. Unseasonably hot temperatures, disease-carrying mosquitoes and climate gentrification threaten those with existing health conditions, while wealthier people move to higher ground. In an impassioned talk, Holder proposes impactful ways clinicians can protect their patients from climate-related health... Continue Reading →
examples of positive feedback cycles that will amplify warming…
Assuming we follow a “business as usual” approach and don’t make dramatic changes to our energy mix, conservative projections are that we’ll reach that first doubling to 560 ppm by the year 2050, increasing to 900 ppm by the year 2100, and even more beyond that. The first doubling of CO2, concentration would have... Continue Reading →
results would be catastrophic…
Our planet is rapidly changing, and what we are witnessing is unlike anything that has occurred in human, or even geologic, history. The heat-trapping nature of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane, both greenhouse gases, has been scientific fact for decades, and according to NASA, “There is no question that increased levels of greenhouse gases must... Continue Reading →
“The Truth” – Extinction Rebellion
The 10 Working Principles of Extinction Rebellion https://Rebellion.Earth/who-we-are/#p... 1. We have a shared vision of change 2. We set our mission on what is necessary 3. We need a re-generative culture 4. We hopefully challenge ourselves, and this toxic system 5. We value reflection and learning 6. We welcome everyone, and every part of everyone... Continue Reading →
Landmark United in Science report informs Climate Action Summit - Science highlights key facts and figures about growing gap between targets and reality. WMO Press release "Global Climate in 2015-2019: Climate change accelerates": https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press... WMO Press release "Landmark United in Science report informs Climate Action Summit": https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press... UN Climate Action Summit 2019: https://public.wmo.int/en/un-climate-... World Meteorological... Continue Reading →
World Meteorological Organization September 2019 Report
Thousands of scientists warn of ‘untold human suffering’ as they declare climate emergency More than 11,000 scientists from 153 countries on Tuesday officially declared a climate emergency and warned of “untold human suffering” if immediate bold action is not taken to stop the warming of the globe. In a paper published in BioScience, researchers at... Continue Reading →
2 must read Climate Emergency articles from Alternet…
In a rational world, the burning of Australia would be a historical turning point. After all, it’s exactly the kind of catastrophe climate scientists long warned us to expect if we didn’t take action to limit greenhouse gas emissions. In fact, a 2008 report commissioned by the Australian government predicted that global warming would cause... Continue Reading →
Australia Shows Us the Road to Hell
The goal of the Climate Emergency Campaign is to compel governments to adopt an emergency response to climate change and the broader ecological crisis. When the Climate Mobilization was founded at the People’s Climate March in 2014, there was no climate group publicly organizing around the need for WWII-scale emergency action on climate. We built... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 