Climate Change
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"Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. These shifts may be natural, but since the 1800s, human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels (like coal, oil and gas), which produces heat-trapping gases." (United Nations)
Extinction Rebellion gave it ‘the Big One’ with a four-day peaceful protest – now what?
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Extinction Rebellion has eschewed disruptive protest in the pursuit of ‘building relationships’.
Five most prepared countries for the green tech transition
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The US, Sweden, Singapore, Switzerland, and the Netherlands are the top five prepared countries to use frontier technologies, while Guinea, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo are the least prepared.
Why strike action is climate action
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Striking pushes against the core capitalist dynamics also responsible for global warming.
Tory MPs accept £20,000 from director of climate science denial group
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Leader of the Commons Penny Mordaunt is among those to have received funds from a firm owned by a former chair of the Global Warming Policy Foundation.
Climate change is accelerating – and the UK government is ‘strikingly unprepared’
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The government’s pro-climate rhetoric has met reality – and it doesn’t look good.
When the Daily Mail sees lawyers standing up for the environment, they get mad
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Jo Maugham, Director of the Good Law Project, is leading the way in advocating for a future free from fossil fuel interests. Along with 120 other legal professionals, he has signed a Declaration of Conscience to take a stand against representing organizations with ties to the fossil fuel industry.
IPCC report: Climate solutions exist, but humanity has to break from the status quo and embrace innovation
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The IPCC report discusses changes ahead and describes how existing solutions can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help people adjust to impacts of climate change that can’t be avoided.