Economic and political assessments of climate change have for years helped justify inaction. Now, young environmentalists worldwide are shifting the debate to focus on values, ethics and justice.
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As the UN’s Climate Action Summit approaches, governments need to start doing more than setting targets. Here’s how they can make a start.
Ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s will close its Australian stores for this month’s global climate strike and pay staff to attend the protest, telling customers “if it’s melted, it’s ruined”.
Conservatives worldwide favor carbon pricing, cap-and-trade systems and other innovative environmental plans – just not in the United States.
The use of fossil fuels has to end and be replaced by sustainable energy as quickly as possible. The Paris Agreement was a good start but states continuing to work together is key.
The species which surround a tree in a forest make up the character of its neighbourhood. Good neighbours can make forests resilient to climate change.
Could our best shot at stopping climate catastrophe be restoring forests on a massive scale?
Academic research has awakened society to the scale of the climate emergency – now universities must lead the way on the solution.
Though they were against climate action, the neocons showed that diplomacy can successfully be ignored when facing a huge threat.
Strengthening the language on climate change can help, but journalists should cover its inspiring solutions, too.
It’s natural to feel powerless against climate breakdown. But transforming pain into action can be infectious, and might just tip the balance towards a healthy climate.
The BBC’s new documentary is a great opportunity to challenge our current economic system.
A rapid transition from fossil fuels is possible by targeting the ‘tipping points’ in our political and economic systems.
Global problems need global solutions. But what you do personally can shift what’s seen as ‘normal’.
George Monbiot talks with an ecologist about natural solutions to the climate crisis.
Imagine a world with climate action, where an army of volunteers work together to improve the environment and influence policies.
If society is serious about a Green New Deal, we’ll need universal basic income to implement it.
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.
By making people confront the scale of the climate challenge, the Green New Deal is a great leap forward.
Business leaders are beginning to take the global climate issue seriously by setting science-based targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Top contributors
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Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Canada
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Research Fellow, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University
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Research Fellow in Climate Change Communication, Climate Futures Program, University of Tasmania, and Lecturer in Communication, Deakin University
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Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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SJD Candidate, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
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Professor in Energy and Climate Governance, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
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Professor, Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Canada
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Research Fellow, Climate Leadership, Cardiff University
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Lecturer and Research Fellow, School of Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences. Coordinator, Education for Sustainability Tasmania, University of Tasmania
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Professor, at IMAS and Director of the Centre for Marine Socioecology, University of Tasmania
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CEO, Climateworks Centre
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Senior Lecturer in Curriculum and Pedagogy, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds
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Professor of Political Science and Co-Director of Environmental Governance Lab, University of Toronto
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Professor of Natural Sciences, UCL
