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Embodied Carbon: Three reasons we should care
Nature & Environment

Embodied Carbon: Three reasons we should care

...climate change. The science suggests that time is running out. PhD student Freya wise is investigating the impact of embodied carbon for reducing carbon from heritage buildings...Embodied carbon is a very important source of carbon emissions, especially in the construction industry. But in practise most people aren’t really aware of it and it is rarely measured in...
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Green Brexit?
Society, Politics & Law

Green Brexit?

...climate change is the biggest threat facing humanity. JS: Are you concerned that a cosmetic focus on environments and animal welfare campaigns could mask a structural unravelling of environmental regulation in the wake of Brexit? JJ: The series of recent decisions on animal welfare made by Michael Gove, as Secretary of State for Environment, have been positive and...
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Lord John Browne - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Lord John Browne - Stories of Change

...climate change was an issue? JB: In the nineties, probably in ’92, ’93 I began to worry about it and by of course, 1997 I decided to launch BP on a programme of changing its business and saying actually climate change is a problem, is an existential threat and changing the way BP worked. And I gave that speech in Stanford at that time. RH: And ......
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How the atmosphere sustains life on Earth
Science, Maths & Technology

How the atmosphere sustains life on Earth

...climate change resulting from the atmospheric response to volcanic gases and aerosols is thought to have melted the ice in periods when Earth was deep-frozen and to have caused mass extinctions several times in the past. The atmosphere today is both a consequence of, and essential for, life. A deep breath A basic necessity for humans is to breathe oxygen at a sufficient...
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Wildfires: environmental and social entanglements
Society, Politics & Law

Wildfires: environmental and social entanglements

...climate change and changes to land use practices are projected to make wildfires even more frequent and intense. It is predicted that global wildfires will increase by 14 percent by 2030, 30 per cent by 2050, and 50 percent by the end of the century (UNEP, 2022). Wildfires have long-term effects that last well beyond their flames. They impact communities’ health, drain...
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Trump and the triumph of hopeful nihilism
Society, Politics & Law

Trump and the triumph of hopeful nihilism

...climate change, but no one can be expecting those moves to be made by President Trump. The only way to fight against this nihilism is to replace cynicism with a politics that offers the possibility of meaningful change. While Bernie Sanders ultimately supported Clinton after she defeated him in the Democratic primary, his call for a progressive “political revolution”...
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A socially engaged spiritual response to the Climate Crisis
Nature & Environment

A socially engaged spiritual response to the Climate Crisis

...Climate Change was ‘Global warming’ written by Chit San Win (in Myanmar). Reading an article about the deterioration of Inle Lake in my country, with its unique ecological features, and learning about the environmental movement in the US inspired by Rachel Carlson’s work on ‘Silent Spring’ further raised my awareness of the ecological crisis and climate issues...
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Children's University - Free online courses
Education & Development

Children's University - Free online courses

...climate change. What lies ahead for the future of our planet? Can we secure a sustainable future? More courses about our planet Learning languages [Children Uni - Subject icons] Have you ever wanted to learn about a new language? You might want to learn some basics to plan for a trip, or maybe get some extra insight into a language you’re already studying. Perhaps you...
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