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[ad_1] Representatives of the World Future Council from all continents have signed a letter to world leaders in which they outline recommendations and calls for immediate targeted actions required to rebuild a resilient and just world now and after the Covid-19 pandemic. The coronavirus pandemic shows how fragile the current …

[ad_1] ????????NINTH ONLINE STRIKE FOR THE CLIMATE ???????? Forest are absolutely vital to life on Earth, creating clean fresh air for us to breathe, maintaining our water cycles, and nourishing millions of species of wildlife. • Forests Clean Water. Did you know that you have the forest to thank for …

[ad_1] A pioneering project has been launched by the University of Exeter has been launched to develop new initiatives for greener home heating. The SHIFFT project (Sustainable Heating: Implementation of Fossil-Free Technology) is designed to help transform low carbon heating in houses and public space. The project, which includes a …

[ad_1] It’s flood season again. Simon Mitchell, WWF-Canada’s Freshwater Lead Specialist, lives steps away from the Saint John River in New Brunswick, so we asked him how our restoration work can help provide nature-based solutions to this increasing problem. Why is flooding in the Saint John River getting worse?Flooding is …

[ad_1] In response to the decision taken by Barclays, at its AGM today, to oppose a resolution to genuinely commit to a safe climate, aligned with the goals of the historic Paris climate agreement, Greenpeace UK’s head of climate finance, Rosie Rogers, said: “Rather than backing a resolution that set out …

[ad_1] It sounds bananas, but it looks like monkeys are engaging in serious criminal behavior in Delhi, India. Security cameras at a local branch of the State Bank of India recently captured video of a monkey ripping open the front panel of an ATM, according to the Hindustan Times. But while …

[ad_1] The coronavirus crisis has sparked a personal protective equipment arms race as governments rush to stockpile masks, gloves, visors and gowns, and regular citizens clamor for supplies. A rapid expansion in the production of plastic products is necessary, but all the plastic ends up somewhere and environmentalists fear it …

[ad_1] While cities and towns across the United States are wrestling with the devastating impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, none have been hit harder than low-income and minority communities. Places like Detroit, Chicago, and St. James Parish in Louisiana, plagued by decades of economic inequality and pollution in impoverished neighborhoods, …

[ad_1] An ozone hole over the Arctic that was the largest ever recorded there has closed, according to the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS). And its beginning and end have nothing to do with climate change, global warming or a reduction in air pollution because of the coronavirus pandemic. – It has …

[ad_1] More investment in broadband instead of building roads should be part of a “green” package of measures to rebuild the economy, climate advisers have urged. Ministers should also take immediate steps to boost home insulation programmes, help people retrain in green jobs such as installing clean heat pumps, create …