EPA-EFE/Rajat Gupta
Nearly 700 species of flightless mammal could be barred entry to cooler habitats due to national borders by 2070.
Jana Jandal Alirifai, a 17-year-old Syrian Canadian and coordinator for Climate Strike Canada, participated as a Syrian delegate in the MockCOP26.
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Historically, Muslim scholars have coupled their study of nature to their understanding of Allah. Today, young Muslim women are leading change through an Islamic eco-consciousness with grit.
Activists in more than 3,500 cities in 154 countries mobilised on September 25 for the first global climate strike since the pandemic began.
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Activists can broaden the purview of green recovery plans and highlight issues of climate justice.
People attend a climate change protest in Montréal, on Sept. 26, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic.
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With COVID-19 restricting in-person gatherings climate protests paused and lost momentum. Youth climate activists have shifted their attention online and are linking climate issues to social justice.
Climate activists gather outside the Supreme Court of the Netherlands on Dec. 20, 2019, ahead of a ruling in a landmark case in which the government was ordered to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 25 per cent by 2020.
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A ground-breaking court case in the Netherlands could influence the way Canadian courts rule on the government’s actions on climate change.
A woman takes part in an alternative summit of indigenous people during COP25.
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Our research has brought us into contact with multiple communities whose lives are increasingly precarious thanks to climate change.
A woman of the Pa'O tribe waits for a boat at Nang Pan market by Inle Lake, eastern Shan State of Myanmar.
EPA-EFE/HOW HWEE YOUNG
Climate change will affect everyone, but women will overwhelmingly bear the greatest burden.
Conisborough is among multiple towns and villages heavily affected by flooding along the River Don.
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Current policy to manage and protect people from flooding disadvantages those who are most vulnerable.
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The vast emissions caused by these individuals suggest that a very small share of humanity has a very significant role in global warming.
A farmer who installed solar panels to power his irrigation systems on the family farm walks by the panels near Claresholm, Alta., in June 2019.
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Climate journalism can play an important role in painting the picture of a post-carbon economy. It should start by encouraging collective action and a sense of empowerment for everyday people.
A protester wears a mask that reads “Save Me” during a Global Climate Strike in Ottawa on Sept. 27, 2019.
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The world has witnessed millions of youth demonstrating across the globe about the need for climate action.
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Climate engagement still tends to increase with education and income.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg, centre left, joins a coalition of youth climate leaders and environmental groups during a climate strike outside the United Nations, Aug. 30, 2019, in New York.
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A research team of youth climate activists and academics is examining how environmentalists learn about solidarity and justice.
An old male reindeer weathers a heavy snow storm.
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The winter of 2018-19 claimed 200 reindeer in Svalbard, Norway, according to a recent census.
School climate strikes in London, February 2019.
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I have studied radical environmental groups for years – they will be key to keeping government honest.
Tourism, that quintessentially elitist pursuit, is now responsible for almost 8 percent of global CO₂ emissions.
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In the face of climate change, the poorest are suffering from the excess emissions of CO₂ linked to the lifestyle of the richest. It is time to act, in the name of climate and social justice.
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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 aftermath of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique. Climate change means more cyclones are hitting southern Africa.
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The Green Climate Fund mostly goes to middle-income countries that offer a return on investment.
Cyclone Idai wreaks havoc in Mozambique.
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Climate change is an emergency which will hurt the planet’s most vulnerable people – the only irrational response is cool detachment.
Devastation in Sofala Province, central Mozambique.
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From New Orleans to Haiti to Mozambique, global inequality plays a major role in making disasters deadly.