How we talk about the climate crisis matters. Learn science-based tactics to starting the conversation with your family and friends. As we approach the upcoming holiday season, many of us will sit around the dinner table with our family and friends and discuss (or maybe debate) important issues from healthcare to immigration to women’s rights. However, a recent study found that not nearly enough Americans discuss another critical issue – the climate
KAKU ON NEWEST GRAVITY WAVES Posted: 29 Sep 2017 11:53 PM PDT Early last year, scientists made a breakthrough discovery of gravitational waves in the wild, signaling the dawn of a new subfield of astronomy. This week, separate observatories in Washington, Louisiana, and Italy independently detected and collectively confirmed more gravitational waves in the wild — this time from the collision of two black holes about
Strong, Peaceful Communities in the Face of Rising Hunger This month, five UN agencies released a new report warning that conflicts and protracted violence – exacerbated by climate change – have pushed the number of people living in hunger up from 795 million to 815 million between 2014 and 2016. The report notes that the majority of people living in hunger – 60 percent – live in countries affected by conflict. At The Hunger Project,
La Via Campesina calls for a Global Week of Action against the WTO and FTAs as the 11th Ministerial Conference draw closer 10 September 2017 Capitalism and Free Trade, Food Sovereignty, Free Trade Agreements, Transnational Companies and Agribusiness September 10, The International Day of Action against WTO and FTAs Today, La Via Campesina is calling upon social movements and civil society organisations of the world to mobilise and organise
Eija Rönkkö Title: European Brown Bear Gallery: Best Photo of the Week Competition 30 Sep 2017 Equipment: Canon EOS 7 Mark II, Sigma 150-600 mm Location: Suomussalmi, Finland Habitat: Swap Date Taken: 2017-07-15
September 24th, 2017 Another beautiful sunny morning at Pennington Marsh and I decided to walk my normal circuit in reverse, first out past Fishtail and to Keyhaven and back past Butts and Jetty Lagoon and finally past Pennington Lagoon and Shoveler Pools. I had much of the morning to spare after dropping Tobias off so my birding was very leisurely. There were very large numbers of hirundine passing west overhead with many hundreds of birds,
UNDP Expert Commentary on the Latin American NDC Dialogue in Quito Read about observations from my colleagues & partners on regional opportunities in Latin America, specifically in energy, first looks at climate finance, and pathways for integrating gender considerations into climate action. http://www.ndcpartnership.org/news-and-events/news/undp-expert-commentary-latin-american-ndc-dialogue-quito &nb
A WeChat article published September 15 has sparked a fierce internet debate after highlighting the enormous plastic waste from single-use plastics provided with online food orders. An article in Southern Weekly depicts two sides: one saying food delivery, which uses between 730 million to 2.92 billion containers annually, is an environmental threat, another that the sector is being unfairly villainised. However, following a lawsuit against
A phone survey of almost 4,000 people in 35 Chinese cities has revealed some attitudes to environmental protection have worsened. The number of people unwilling to bring their own shopping bag rose 12.9% in 2013 to 18.5% this year, while the number of people supporting garbage classification slightly dropped. 57% of people said they were satisfied with government performance on the environment, a drop of 3% on the 2015 level. However, 71.1%
A new system to be introduced next March will label products based on their water efficiency and usage, reported ChinaNews. Companies will self-report data, which will be confirmed through inspections. The labels will help consumers understand which products are most efficient and incentivise companies to develop better products. China already has a strong track record on product efficiency labelling. It was introduced 12 years ago to cover
For the ninth year in a row, China has been crowned the top country for skyscraper construction judged on overall floorspace, reported ChinaNews. At the end of 2016, China had built 485 skyscrapers over 200 metres high. In 2016 alone, China built 84 of the 128 skyscrapers globally. The article quoted experts who praised the use of skyscrapers to manage China’s urban population density but warned against wasteful skyscraper construction.
Dear colleagues It is a great pleasure to let you know that the President of Ecuador recently launched the Amazon Program for Forest Conservation and Sustainable Production (UNDP-GCF-GEF). This program aims at reducing deforestation in Ecuador to mitigate climate change. It will do so by implementing the policies and measures prioritized in the National REDD+ Action Plan. With finance from both GCF and GEF, the initiative
I am pleased to announce that Timmons Roberts and I have a new journal article in Global Environmental Change on the transition to neoliberal international climate governance. We argue that the contemporary UNFCCC has adopted neoliberal reforms which leaves crucial gaps in mitigation, transparency, equity and representation. Here is the citation, followed by a link for free access to the article and abstract
Forests are of crucial importance for Natura 2000, the EU-wide ecological network of protected areas. Nearly 25% of the total forest area in the EU is part of the network, but knowledge about how Natura 2000 is implemented in forests, and its effects on biodiversity, forest management and other land uses across the EU is fragmented. The new What Science Can Tell Us Study from the European Forest Institute, ‘Natura 2000 and forests:
Author Michael Pollan lets us in on a dirty secret. Hear him explain in this video exactly why the absolute cheapest, most processed, high in fat and least healthy food is what's for lunch for most American kids. This is a scandal, an utter disgrace. Video: http://www.nextworldtv.com/page/5309.html NextWorldTV.com P.S. Please share NextworldTV.com emails and videos with your friends and colleagues. That's how we
The social impacts of REDD on indigenous peoples and local communities who are dependent on forests has been controversial since REDD was included in the Bali Road Map at COP 13 in 2007. But over the past ten years, debate over whether REDD projects are desirable has been, to some extent at least, marginalised by a focus on how to manage the risks of REDD, and how to promote benefits through REDD. Many discussions about REDD have focused on
