Swedish activist Greta Thunberg attends a climate strike outside the Swedish parliament, December 20 2019.
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Instead of Tudors and Churchill, history students need to learn how civilisation has arrived at the point of no return.
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Making ammonia produces almost 2% of global carbon dioxide emissions.
Indigenous young people take part in the first Hornbill Festival organized by the Malaysian Nature Society (MNS), 16 September 2018.
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The world’s millions of indigenous people play a critical role in conserving biodiversity.
Albert Bierstadt, Rocky Mountain Landscape, 1870.
Literature of the past can help us to make the cultural shift that’s necessary to address climate change.
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Our climate is changing – and so must architecture.
Village Forests can reduce poverty and also deforestation if done properly.
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Village Forests under the Social forestry Scheme can not only reduce poverty but also deforestation, study finds.
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Although China’s tree-planting efforts have increased carbon sequestration for climate mitigation and protected the soil from erosion, they have also led to drastic water shortages.
Montreal climate march, September 27 2019.
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New research shows changing your lifestyle for environmental reasons can lead you into political action.
Jane Goodall, English primatologist and anthropologist, addresses a press conference during the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, January 22 2020.
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Jane Goodall’s comments at Davos may seem harmless, but they reflect a dangerous misreading of the climate crisis that needs to be challenged.
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Psychedelic drugs are creating waves as evidence mounts of their therapeutic potential. New research also suggests they might mitigate the climate crisis by unlocking a lost connection to nature.
Merapi Eruption by Night, by Raden Saleh, 1865.
The Tambora-Frankenstein myth silences Shelley’s critique of science.
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We need to tackle individualism to tackle climate change.
Indonesia’s power plants are vulnerable to climate-related events, such as floods and droughts.
Climate change affects power plants in Indonesia, eventually disrupting energy supply to consumers.
A resident sits inside a styrofoam box as he wades through a flooded area in Jakarta in early January.
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Indonesia’s capital Jakarta will face escalating flood costs by 2050.
Millions of youth have participated in climate strikes, negotiations, press conferences and events, demanding urgent climate action this year.
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The actions of today’s leaders on climate change will determine how much more vocal youth will become in 2020.
We really screwed this one up didn’t we.
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There is nothing funny about the prospect of environmental collapse. But comedy can highlight the errors that led us to the crisis, and encourage us to act in the face of hopelessness.
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These seven cli-fi novels will get you fired up for action.
The Indonesian government has included climate change programs in its Village Fund. It’s aiming to reduce emissions and alleviate poverty.
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The Indonesian government has been distributing funds for village development. In 2019, the money can also be used for climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Our food, finance, and logistics systems are more vulnerable than we think.
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Our food, finance, and logistics systems are worringly vulnerable to climate shocks – we can’t rule out collapses within a decade.
Thinking big.
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Old buildings aren’t just waste – the materials can be reused to create the cities of the future.