Tag Archives: ActOnClimate

[ad_1] Barack Obama has warned that the climate crisis “will force far harsher changes” on future generations than the coronavirus pandemic and urged people to “demand more” from leadership to protect the plant. In a message on Twitter on Earth Day, the former president shared an Associated Press report about the young climate activists that …

[ad_1] The coronavirus outbreak has rightly dominated the headlines over recent months. The number of fatalities as well as the changes made to daily life have been huge, and resulted in rapid change in working, social and economic conditions. Recently, media narratives have shifted to exit strategies, and the risk …

[ad_1] GlacierHub Writers and Editors Share What Earth Day Means to Them Earth Day is the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement, which began in 1970. Fifty years later, “Earth Day is widely recognized as the largest secular observance in the world, marked by more than a billion …

[ad_1] ClientEarth uses law to tackle the climate crisis. We pair up with lawyers and charities throughout Europe to fight dirty coal. Maria-Jolie Veder, one of our energy lawyers, tells us how we work with local experts to help people take on polluting coal. How do you clean up coal? …

[ad_1] News on climate in the time of coronavirus Subscribe today These days, we all could use a little good news — so we’re presenting a few of this year’s Grist 50 Fixers, in depth. For a quick dose of hope and optimism, meet 2020 Fixer Tara Pham. Tara Pham’s …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Removal of the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS from drinking water costs local communities millions of dollars, says a new Environmental Working Group study, published today in the European water industry journal Water Solutions. The study documented the severe threat PFAS poses to drinking water safety, …

[ad_1] As more people around the world stay inside, more animals are able to thrive in places that are typically crowded by humans. In the southeastern U.S., sea turtles are enjoying a peaceful nesting season without pesky sunbathers, fishermen or boats. “It’s going to be a very good year for …

[ad_1] According to a report just published governments could chart a path to a fully decarbonised energy system by the middle of the century and revive economies hit by the coronavirus if they tailor stimulus packages to boost clean energy technologies. With governments adopting massive stimulus packages to blunt the …

[ad_1] Eleven leading energy and industrial companies have signed a formal agreement to support a joint plan to develop a decarbonised industrial cluster in the Humber. The consortium’s plan to transform the Humber region into the world’s first net-zero carbon industrial cluster by 2040 was boosted last week (April 16) …

[ad_1] In response to Shell’s Responsible Investment Annual Briefing update Richard George, head of Greenpeace UK’s climate campaign, said: “A credible Net Zero plan from Shell would start with a commitment to stop drilling for new oil and gas. “Instead, investors are being fobbed off with vague aspirations that don’t …