Today the Netherlands has a reputation as a kind of bicycling paradise. Dutch people own more bicycles per capita than any other place in the world.
But none of that was inevitable. It wasn’t something that magically emerged from Dutch culture.
https://99percentinvisible...
But none of that was inevitable. It wasn’t something that magically emerged from Dutch culture.
https://99percentinvisible...
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De Fiets is Niets - 99% Invisible
Today the Netherlands has a reputation as a kind of bicycling paradise. Dutch people own more bicycles per capita than any other place in the world. The country has more than 20,000 miles of dedicated cycling paths. International policymakers make pilgrimages to the Netherlands to learn how to creat..
03:43 PM - Apr 24, 2023
I’m tired of the notion that it is all on us individuals to achieve sustainability. It’s like we can never escape the endless lecturing to calculate our carbon footprint and to do our part to save the planet. Meanwhile giant companies get to endlessly extract and pollute.
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I’m tired of “sustainability” – The Lumberjack
by Emma Sjostrom Originally printed May 3, 2023 I see it almost everywhere – for nearly everything I buy, there’s a product that is packaged in some sort of brown paper or clear plastic container, with green-colored words saying something like “eco-friendly” or “all natural.” While the thought that ..
05:33 PM - Aug 16, 2023
Most people’s thinking on climate change is closer to something like "I’m worried, but I don’t see how we can solve it" because a) the government isn’t acting, b) corporate interests are too strong, c) it’s too late, or d) people depend on climate-destroying behaviour for their livelihoods.
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‘The world is on fire’ is a terrible environmental message | Euronews
It's not that we don’t need to remind people of the speed or severity of the damage being caused to the planet. But if we want to bring people to our side, it can’t be the dominant ingredient in our messaging, Israel Butler writes.
11:52 AM - Aug 16, 2023
In a study sample of 380,000 environmentally oriented users, nearly 47.5% became inactive on Twitter (recently renamed X) after it was sold in October 2022. The findings have troubling implications for digital environmental information sharing and public mobilization.
11:49 AM - Aug 16, 2023
The fossil fuel industry lobbied more in May than any previous month this year, having 146 meetings with the government. Every day, multiple times a day, the oil and gas industry is telling someone in government to prioritize the fossil fuel industry’s interests.
11:48 AM - Aug 16, 2023
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In the first ruling of its kind nationwide, a Montana state court decided Monday in favor of young people who alleged the state violated their right to a “clean and healthful environment” by promoting the use of fossil fuels.
03:14 PM - Aug 14, 2023
Al Gore is getting straight to the main two obstacles in tackling climate change here. Very insightful.
What the Fossil Fuel Industry Doesn't Want You To Know | Al Gore | TED - YouTube
In a blistering talk, Nobel Laureate Al Gore looks at the two main obstacles to climate solutions and gives his view of how we might actually solve the envir...
04:11 AM - Aug 11, 2023
Dr. Warren Hern, a Colorado-based physician and author of the new book "Homo Ecophagus: A Deep Diagnosis to Save the Earth," argues that human civilization indeed has many similarities with cancer. This isn't a metaphor, but rather a literal diagnosis.
11:24 AM - Aug 10, 2023
When we block traffic from a street, like for a sports event or a street party, we say that the street is “closed”. But who is it closed for? For motorists. But really, that street is now open to people.
03:04 PM - Aug 09, 2023
We are in a collective trance, sleepwalking off a cliff.
That is why we have concluded that disruptive climate activism is the single most effective way to intervene in the climate emergency, and offers the highest return on investment of philanthropic funds.
That is why we have concluded that disruptive climate activism is the single most effective way to intervene in the climate emergency, and offers the highest return on investment of philanthropic funds.
09:33 AM - Aug 07, 2023
It’s exhausting to waste precious time having such a pointless debate around settled science. The real problem is the fossil fuel industry and political donors such as the Koch brothers, who spread disinformation and have bought off Republicans, preventing policy action to reduce carbon emissions.
05:27 AM - Aug 06, 2023
Greta Thunberg, a well known climate activist, used climate anxiety to motivate world leaders at the 2019 World Economic Forum saying, “I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act.”
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Reducing eco-anxiety is a critical step in achieving any climate action - Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K
Ontario, Aug 5: We all have times when we feel anxious about our future; perhaps this is more acute for many people this summer, as we experience unprecedented wildfires and heat waves due to the warming climate. General anxiety intensifies climate or “eco”-anxiety. This can spur some people to clim..
03:51 PM - Aug 05, 2023
“If we want to ensure long-term enfranchisement and abolish the voting inequality that exists for young voters across the UK, then we need to lower the voting age to 16, opening up our democratic system to allow young people to enjoy their full rights as part of the electorate.”
05:33 PM - Aug 04, 2023
It’s easy to say the task is too hard or too expensive or pushes too far, too fast. Those might be concerns for ordinary challenges. But when the objective is preserving the Earth as a sustainable place where human beings can live, making bold plans is really the least we can do.
04:20 AM - Aug 04, 2023
In 2022, research showed that around 60 Twitter accounts were used to make 22,000 tweets and spread false or misleading information about climate change.
04:12 AM - Aug 04, 2023
This is a critical moment, impacting our well-being, future generations and ecosystems globally. We urgently call on nations to intensify and exceed their current commitments to greenhouse gas emissions reductions. An immediate increase in ambition is required to reach net zero and to go beyond it.
03:34 AM - Aug 04, 2023
“We’ve had weird weather. It happens,” he said. “But we’re weighting the dice. We’re making it more and more and more likely that they come up hot, and they are.”
02:45 PM - Aug 03, 2023
A firm founded by Rishi Sunak’s father-in-law signed a billion-dollar deal with BP two months before the prime minister opened hundreds of new licences for oil and gas extraction in the North Sea.
01:40 PM - Aug 03, 2023
Climate activists draped black cloth over British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s private mansion in northern England on Thursday, in a protest against his policy to “max out” the UK’s oil and gas resources in the North Sea.
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Activists cover Rishi Sunak's mansion in black cloth after climbing onto the roof with ropes and ladders | CNN
Climate activists draped black cloth over British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s private mansion in northern England on Thursday, in a protest against his policy to “max out” the UK’s oil and gas resources in the North Sea.
07:23 AM - Aug 03, 2023
In less than three decades, though, researchers believe that massive offshore turbines could be producing more than 10,000 times as much energy, enough to supply up to a quarter of U.S. future electricity demand. “The technical ability is there.”
05:41 PM - Aug 02, 2023
By simply painting the world as he sees it, Miyazaki is able to convey his climate change message with terrific conviction, using his “common sense” to depict the crisis, but also his responsibility as a world-renowned artist.
04:29 PM - Aug 02, 2023
Climate change often feels abstract to the public. Focusing on global impacts can make the challenge seem far away. To drive home the reality of climate change, journalists must tell the story of how it impacts people locally.
04:26 PM - Aug 02, 2023
Geoengineering is nothing less than changing the Earth — the air, the clouds, the oceans — so that we can hold off on global warming's most devastating effects until we cut our carbon pollution.
"We're talking about engineering the climate intentionally for the whole planet."
"We're talking about engineering the climate intentionally for the whole planet."
cbc.ca
Is Earth ready for some sunblock? Big ideas for slowing climate change — and big risks, too | CBC News
Humans have given it a low-key name: geoengineering. But it's nothing less than changing the Earth — the air, the clouds, the oceans — so that we can hold off on global warming's most devastating effects until we cut our carbon pollution.
03:05 PM - Aug 02, 2023
How can we push Earth Overshoot Day back?
Other national policies like creating 15-minute cities - where everything you need on a day-to-day basis can be reached by walking or cycling - as well as introducing a four-day work week could push back the date by 11 days.
Other national policies like creating 15-minute cities - where everything you need on a day-to-day basis can be reached by walking or cycling - as well as introducing a four-day work week could push back the date by 11 days.
02:25 PM - Aug 02, 2023
If the UK followed the example of China and rapidly increased its investments in renewable energy, then it could achieve energy security without causing additional global warming. China is installing more renewable energy generation than the rest of the world combined.
01:50 PM - Aug 02, 2023
Average winter wave heights have grown by as much as a foot in the last 50 years. And between 1996 and 2016, the number of extreme wave events — when they are taller than 13 feet — doubled from the period between 1949 to 1969.
01:36 PM - Aug 02, 2023
China’s government awarded martyr status to a firefighter who died as he tried to rescue people trapped by heavy flooding that has pummelled Beijing and surrounding areas in the heaviest rain in at least 140 years.
12:09 PM - Aug 02, 2023
Iran has announced Wednesday and Thursday this week will be public holidays because of "unprecedented heat" and told the elderly and people with health conditions to stay indoors, Iranian state media reported.
09:45 AM - Aug 02, 2023
Journalists have another option. They can and should take advantage of this uncertainty to explain that, even if scientists don’t have an answer for this particular event, they have lots of evidence for how climate change has changed phenomena like it.
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Journalists can help explain climate’s role in extreme weather, even before all the data comes in | Nieman Journalism Lab
Even if scientists haven't confirmed that a particular hurricane, wildfire, or heat wave was made worse by climate change, they know a lot about the big-picture effects of warming on extreme weather events.
08:49 AM - Aug 02, 2023
Created in 2017, the metropolitan T-verda ("T-green") ticket is delivered free of charge to citizens that decide to give up their polluting vehicle. The title allows for unlimited and free use of the public transport services across the zones from 1 to 6 for a duration of three years.
08:21 AM - Aug 02, 2023
TODAY IS EARTH OVERSHOOT DAY
Individuals have the power to better their homes and communities. The greatest potential for large-scale impact, however, lies with governments and businesses who align their policies and strategies with the reality of our finite planet.
Individuals have the power to better their homes and communities. The greatest potential for large-scale impact, however, lies with governments and businesses who align their policies and strategies with the reality of our finite planet.
05:47 AM - Aug 02, 2023
