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Worst-Case Global Heating Estimates Not Strong Enough, Research Shows
New modelling data suggests that worst-case scenarios of global heating may not be severe enough, and that the climate is significantly more sensitive to greenhouse gases than previously thought. Rather than a 3 °C shift in climate!-->…
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Ditch Factory Farms: Health Experts Say Pandemic Is Telling Humanity To End Animal Agriculture
A new editorial article authored by leading academic physicians from the US to New Zealand says that the coronavirus pandemic is showing humanity that unsustainable and dangerous factory farming must be phased out for alternative proteins.!-->…
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British Environmentalist Chris Packham: Coronavirus Is Price We’re Paying For Planet Destruction
Chris Packham, the famous British naturalist, wildlife photographer and television presenter for the hit BBC nature series Springwatch was recently interviewed by the Guardian columnist Zoe Williams. In the interview, the prominent!-->…
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Singapore Startup NamZ Launches Climate-Resilient Sustainable Food Brand
NamZ, a Singapore food tech developing “future fit” foods using climate-resilient crops, has just launched a range of sustainable food products under its new brand WhatIF Foods. Products include shakes, soups and noodles, all of which are!-->…
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Environmental Groups Recommit To Climate Justice While Reckoning With Racist Pasts
By: Shannon Osaka
Already stressed by the threat of coronavirus and widespread unemployment, the United States has erupted into protests after the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, by a Minneapolis police!-->!-->!-->…
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Rapusia: Search Engine Uses Advertising Income To Back Social & Environmental Projects
Rapusia is a new web search engine that helps raise money for the company to fund social and environmental projects globally. Born out of South African charity Tennis World Foundation and sports news Coppini Trading, Rapusia currently!-->…
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Environmental Racism In The US: Insidious, Unchecked & Made Worse By Covid-19
By: Ari Kelo
From unleashing toxic pollutants in neighborhoods populated by people of color to building oil pipelines on indigenous lands, environmental racism has a long and disturbing history in the United States. Despite this, most!-->!-->!-->…
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“Our Food Systems Are Failing”: UN Chief Urges Action To Rebuild A Resilient Food System
The United Nations secretary-general António Guterres has just released his latest policy brief on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on global food security and nutrition. In the report, Guterres stresses that the world is at a!-->…
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Stories Of Nepal: Platform Helps Communities Who Face Flooding & Food Shortages Amidst Covid-19
Stories of Nepal, an initiative created by street photographer Jay Poudyal and inspired by Humans of New York, has just raised US$26,000 in donations from the community to distribute across nine regions in Nepal for individuals who have!-->…
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The Green New Deal: What It Is, How It Plans To Fight Climate Change & Why It Matters
Heard a lot about the Green New Deal (GND) but still a little confused about what it actually is? We got you. The proposed United States legislation package isn’t exactly a simple one-policy solution to our climate crisis, so we've done a!-->…
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Arctic Circle: ‘Zombie Fires’ Still Burning Due To Warming Of North Pole
By: Mark Kaufman
Some fires won't die.
They survive underground during the winter and then reemerge the following spring, as documented in places like Alaska. They're called "overwintering," "holdover," or "zombie" fires,!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Jane Goodall: Change Our Food System Or Humanity Is “Finished”
Jane Goodall, the 85-year-old renowned anthropologist, animal activist and primatologist says that humanity will be “finished” if we do not make dramatic changes to our food systems in response to the climate and coronavirus crisis.!-->…
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Experts Call For Sustainable Development In Indonesia’s Coronavirus Recovery
In a virtual meeting on Thursday (May 28), a number of government and legislative figures in Indonesia said that the country must rebuild from the coronavirus using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a!-->…
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Ocean Microplastic Pollution May Outnumber Zooplankton Says New Study
A new study finds that the amount of plastic pollution in our seas is likely to have been severely undercounted. The true number may be higher than the amount of zooplankton, which underpins our marine ecosystem and helps to regulate the!-->…
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World Environment Day: 10 Women POC Planet Activists To Celebrate Everyday
This year, we are celebrating World Environment Day by spotlighting female persons of colour who are leading the fight to save our planet. From campaigning to end deforestation to protecting wildlife species, combating rising global!-->…
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George Floyd Death: Climate Activists Promise To Address Rampant Racial Justice
By: Ilana Cohen, Evelyn Nieves, Judy Fahys, Marianne Lavelle, James Bruggers
Friends of the Earth tweeted #BlackLivesMatter, and the head of the NRDC promised “to be fully and visibly committed to the fight against systemic racism.”
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World Environment Day: It’s “Time For Nature”, A Call For Bold Action To Save Biodiversity
World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5, and is the United Nations’ largest annual event to encourage awareness and action to protect our planet. This year, the theme of the event is biodiversity, with a “Time for Nature”!-->…
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Global Warming: Arctic Circle As Hot As Hong Kong Average Temperatures
In the last week of May, parts of the Arctic Circle recorded temperatures on par with the average monthly temperature in Hong Kong. North Central Siberia, for instance, saw temperatures climb as high as 26 degrees Celsius. Scientists have!-->…
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Sixth Mass Extinction Of Wildlife: Over 500 Species On Brink Of Extinction
Scientists are warning that the sixth mass extinction of wildlife is speeding up, with over 500 land animal species now on the verge of disappearing forever within the next 20 years. The root cause is human destruction of nature – without!-->…
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Beethoven Pastoral Project To Unite World With Classical Music For Climate Action
On World Environment Day this year (June 5), the Beethoven Jubiläums GmbH and the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat will launch the Beethoven Pastoral Project, an initiative to unite the world with the famous composer’s Symphony!-->…
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Amazon Rainforest: The Devastating Impact Of Brazil’s Pro-Deforestation Policies
Two new studies show the alarming rate of deforestation in Brazil during the first year of far-right president Jair Bolsonaro’s time in office. Both studies were released days after video footage revealed the environmental minister!-->…
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