Tag Archives: Crisis

Our planet faces its greatest challenge for millennia: us.There is now almost unanimous agreement that humans are having enormous impacts on the natural balance of our planet, with consequences that threaten our own existence and the survival of natural ecosystems alike. The need for drastic change in our behaviour is …

In this short video, Nadia Colburn, PhD discusses how the current coronavirus situation provides a bridge for talking about the climate emergency. Now is the time for societal change. We can address the ecological crisis and refuse to go back to “normal.” Nadia is a writer, writing coach and a …

Join environmental lawyer and Think and Do, Camden founder Farhana Yamin, Kirklees CDE founders Mike Prior and Anna Davidson, and Climate Museum UK co-director and CDE coordinator Victoria Burns in discussing the origins and development of our first local CDE community and the emergence and importance of Pop-up Climate Emergency …

Join ISA’s regular live broadcast this weekend on “Climate & Environmental Crisis: Socialism or Barbarism?” As the devastating Covid-19 pandemic rages throughout the world, with capitalism’s inability to control or resolve it exposed to millions, the climate & environmental crisis, which represents an even greater threat to humanity, continues, exposing …

CNN’s Bill Weir looks at the parallels between coronavirus and the climate crisis. #ClimateChange #CNN #Weir This video was first published onSource link . We are just re-posting and re-sharing. Y Not Freakin’ Recyclable Home climate emergency

With major cities under coronavirus lockdowns, ecosystems around the world have been healing. Smog-free air, cleaner waterways and drastic drops in carbon emissions have become a rallying point for many environmental activists who say that change is possible. Emissions of carbon dioxide – the main contributor to global warming – …

Globalisation is a system put under crisis by the Coronavirus epidemic and with an incoming recession, it is time we take a look at building a more resilient economy to prepare for future crises. The local economy is one way to build a system that though less efficient, is less …

Lockdown Lecture “Dealing with energy needs in the context of climate crisis” by Padma Vibhushan Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, Rajiv Gandhi Science & Technology Commission & Former Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission. On 11th May, 2020 at 11:00 AM This video was first published onSource link . We are just re-posting …

https://www.gofundme.com/red-may-2020-capitalism-or-life Thea Riofrancos argues that a Green New Deal must tackle the climate emergency and rampant inequality at the same time. Only by winning immediate gains for the many can a movement grow strong enough to defeat big oil, big business, and the super-rich: an essential step in cutting carbon …

Welcome to the 2020 Virtual Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development ‘Sustaining Peace in the Time of COVID-19’. The open session ‘Climate Change: The Other Crisis’, in partnership with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, will be streamed from 15:00–16:30 CEST. Moderator: Dan Smith, Director, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute …