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- BIG unveils a sustainable floating city in response to rising sea levels Wed, 10 Apr 19, 2:30amBIG and a coalition of partners have unveiled Oceanix City, a visionary proposal for the world’s first resilient and sustainable floating community for 10,000 people...
- UNICEF: Save 19 Million Bangladeshi Children from Climate Change! Sun, 7 Apr 19, 11:00amGuest essay by Eric Worrall According to the United Nations Children’s Fund report A Gathering Storm, lots of money is required to save millions of Bangladeshi children from the carbon monster...
- Green New Deal – Boldest Tactic Yet to Advance U.N. Agenda 21 Sat, 30 Mar 19, 12:00amFrom Heartland March 28, 2019 By Nancy J. Thorner Most people in America don’t even realize that tentacles of a dangerous United Nations program are being enacted in our nation’s cities and certainly our country,...
- UN Climate Crisis Update: 3.7mm Sea Level Rise Last Year! Fri, 29 Mar 19, 4:00pmGuest essay by Eric Worrall The United Nations has just warned the world that last year sea level rise hit an unprecedented 3.7mm. Climate change is making the seas rise faster than ever, UN warns 28 March 2019 By Adam...
- UN predicts dire future for planet unless people change their ways NOW Tue, 19 Mar 19, 3:48amThe United Nations’ newest Global Environmental Outlook reinforces the worries of everyone concerned about the environment and our planet’s future...
- Gas strategy in the UK is wrongheaded | Letters Tue, 12 Mar 19, 5:15amIt is no surprise that the government’s strategy on fracking has been deemed unlawful, write Robin Russell-Jones and Geraint Davies. Carbon emissions will be even lower if the gas boiler is run on hydrogen gas, writes Carl...
- Children’s Climate Change Strike Spreads to the USA Mon, 18 Feb 19, 5:00amGuest essay by Eric Worrall Alexandria Villasenor, 13, hopes braving brutal polar vortex winter conditions by sitting outside UN Headquarters will inspire others in the US and China to join her school strike against global...
- Women are essential to climate resilience in the Caribbean heres why Fri, 8 Feb 19, 3:30amThe impacts of climate change are felt most intimately by poor and rural women. Many women rely directly on nature for their income, and their lack of resources prevents them from shifting to alternate jobs or safer locations...
- Ecovillage in Copenhagen strives to meet all 17 Sustainable Development Goals Fri, 21 Dec 18, 4:30amDanish architecture firm Lendager Group has won an international competition for its design of the UN17 Village, a sustainable residential development that will introduce 400 new homes to Copenhagen, Denmark...
- What was agreed at COP24 in Poland and why did it take so long? Sun, 16 Dec 18, 11:04pmFractious UN climate change talks ended with a deal on putting the Paris agreement into practice – but much else left unresolved
- Climate change talks lead to heightened pledge to cut emissions Thu, 13 Dec 18, 7:59amEU, Canada, New Zealand and developing countries to keep global warming below 1.5C
- Climate change talks lead to renewed pledge to cut emissions Thu, 13 Dec 18, 7:59amEU, Canada, New Zealand and developing countries to keep global warming below 1.5C
- Australia turns back on allies as it refuses to cut emissions above Paris pledge Thu, 13 Dec 18, 9:38amEU and 27 countries vow to toughen commitments as environment minister’s address at COP24 UN climate change summit accused of flying in face of reality
- UN chief attempts to revive flagging climate change talks Thu, 13 Dec 18, 3:35amAntónio Guterres returns to Katowice to urge China to intervene as world is ‘running out of time’
- The Guardian view on global warming: time is running out | Editorial Thu, 13 Dec 18, 5:55amRightwing nationalism threatens the global solidarity needed to avoid a climate catastropheGlobal warming is a crisis for civilisation and a crisis for life on Earth...