A team of researchers tried to gauge public perceptions of climate activists and faith in humanity’s ability to work together on issues like climate change.
Politicians routinely criticise young climate strikers as not making a difference. But the reality is quite different.
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Conscripting young volunteers to combat climate change is not necessary. Australians aged 15-17 already have the highest rates of volunteering in the country.
The Kumasi Kejetia Market is the biggest in West Africa.
Lewis Abedi Asante
Governments should change their approach by deepening collaboration with citizens to ensure delivery of urban infrastructure
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985, is one example of doctors’ involvement on the political stage.
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Yossi Sheffi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
InterContinental Hotels Group plans to switch miniature toiletries for bulk products, but it isn’t likely to do as much for the environment as activists might think.
Popular climate movements are gaining momentum around the world.
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Populism focuses on charismatic individuals. Environmentalism is all about collective action on collective solutions. How do they come together?
Ben & Jerry’s opened Art for Justice, which highlights the need for criminal justice reform and features art by formerly incarcerated artists.
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The reported number of deaths of people campaigning to protect the environment has tripled over a 15 year period.
One of the artworks made as part of a project where Australians are sending artistic representations of the bird to politicians to protest the Adani mine, which threatens the bird’s habitat.
Robyn Rich
Australian artists are protesting the Adani mine’s potential impact on the black-throated finch. The project is gaining traction online, but in this case, emotive art might not be enough.
Young LGBT Americans score higher on political engagement surveys.
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By placing less emphasis on public opinion, and questioning public morality as the basis of its decision, the latest High Court decision shows that times have indeed changed.
For poet John Kinsella, veganism is an ethics of commitment. Living as a vegan, he writes, is not a holier-than-thou situation, but a move towards being more respectful of life.
Students take to the streets in Brussels, Belgium.
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The revolution begun by Syrians exactly eight years ago has been won – by the murderous leader they rebelled against. But the struggle for freedom, dignity and justice Syrians launched is not over.
Sixteen year-old Greta Thunberg inspired global climate change school strikes.
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These youngsters have ample fervor, and they are dramatically photogenic. Dismissing them as being fake or lightweight can spell trouble for members of the establishment.
Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
Chinese users have started posting sensitive materials, like documents of sexual assault, on the blockchain. But the government has taken its own steps to crack down on this practice.