Tag Archives: ClimateChange

[ad_1] We are living in a time unlike any other. The rhythm of life is shifting; the frenzied speeds of daily activities and the productive flows that propel and accelerate entire societies have been intercepted by the global reach of the deadly coronavirus pandemic. I write from Toronto, Canada, where this has been …

[ad_1] How Mangos Got Me Hooked on Climate Change by Juliana Vélez Duque |May 1, 2020 One of the mango trees that bore fruit in the mountain farm in Porce, Colombia. Source: Juliana Vélez Duque Climate and Society 2020 students are blogging about topics that interest them for Applications in Climate …

[ad_1] ???????? EIGHTH ONLINE STRIKE FOR THE CLIMATE ???????? Today I want to talk about plastic. The so-called Pacific Trash Vortex or Great Pacific Garbage Patch has formed in the middle of the Pacific Ocean in recent years. Basically it is a huge accumulation of floating garbage (mainly composed of …

[ad_1] There is no question that the current situation linked to Covid-19 is entirely without precedent, with governments around the world putting in place extraordinary measures to prevent or reduce the hardship suffered by many. In the UK, the crisis has led to many government activities being put on hold. …

[ad_1] Throwback to my first climate strike, I carried this sign at a strike when Greta came to NY. #climate #climateactivist #digitalclimatestrike #climatestrikeonline #climatestrike #strikeforclimate #climatechange #climatecrisis #climateemergency #vegan #veganteen #youthactivism #activism #pollutersout [ad_2] Source Y Not Freakin’ Recyclable Home

[ad_1] News on climate in the time of coronavirus Subscribe today This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. *Note: Some names have been changed in order to protect sources with undocumented status. For the past five years, …

[ad_1] Congress should direct the Department of Agriculture to use COVID-19 relief funds to ensure that farmworkers – not big farmers – have protections, free testing and paid sick leave. Last month, USDA announced a $19 billion COVID-19 relief initiative, including $16 billion in direct payments to farmers. These new …

[ad_1] In an industry notorious for food waste, award-winning chef Douglas McMaster has achieved the seemingly unattainable — Silo, the world’s first zero-waste restaurant. For Silo’s second outpost in London, local interior design studio Nina+Co teamed up with McMaster to craft an interior that reinforces the restaurant’s sustainable ethos with locally sourced natural …

[ad_1] The International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned economic lockdowns brought on by the coronavirus pandemic look set to cut global energy demand and carbon dioxide emissions by record amounts. Global energy demand could slump by six per cent in 2020 due to the restrictions placed on homes and industry …

[ad_1] An industry body that represents 320 member organisations in the solar PV industry has written an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa, in which it calls on him to remove limitations to private power generation as a way of supporting efforts to kick start the economy post COVID-19. The …