The expected effects of climate change have haunted these pages plenty over the years. We have not heard of this prize before but as practitioners who believe in the value of science, especially the value of good scientific questions, in mitigating those effects we appreciate that the World Food Prize goes to former farmer who … Continue reading Asking So What About Climate Change
Climate change has been a constant topic in our pages. Migration motivated by this crisis, not at all. Thanks to Ari Shapiro, at National Public Radio (USA) for this clarifying question and answer session: The first step to preparing for surging climate migration? Defining it There are calls to better define what constitutes “climate migration” … Continue reading Migration Motivated By Climate Change, Defined
Jacques Leslie, a Yale e360 regular and Los Angeles Times op-ed contributor, is a leading authority on dams, so his opinion here is worth noting: As Warming and Drought Increase, A New Case for Ending Big Dams The argument against major hydropower projects — ravaged ecosystems and large-scale displacement of people — is well known. … Continue reading Big Hydro’s Climate Change
This is a question we ask, rhetorically, all the time. But we normally neither seek the actual answer nor come across the answer; but today is different, thanks to Bill McKibben’s weekly newsletter: The Particular Psychology of Destroying a Planet What kind of thinking goes into engaging in planetary sabotage? Two weeks ago, I looked … Continue reading Climate Change, Personal Responsibility & Collective Responsibility
He may be late, but better that versus never. Investing with consideration for the environment seemed obvious long ago to some, but not to the decision-makers who most count–those whose investment decisions impact generations to come. Presumably, from the size of fund he manages, one of the most respected investors has decided to do the … Continue reading Investing With Climate Change In Mind Is The Right Thing To Do
You have seen the images, in which polar bears look lost or otherwise in peril. The one from this story, taken by its author, illustrates the central theme of ice receding in the locations highlighted in the map above. Climate change is at work, 24/7, creating the sense of loss, peril and worse that we … Continue reading What Climate Change Looks Like
Interesting technology innovation for addressing climate change. We’re glad to hear that local level leaders have this on their radar. How ‘green’ concrete can help cities fight climate change The built environment produces over 40% of global CO2 emissions. U.S. mayors are taking the lead to cut emissions with CO2 mineralized concrete. As cities look … Continue reading Mayors Mitigating Climate Change Impacts
The impact of changing weather patterns becomes particularly evident when looking at the interrelationships of animal life cycles based on season. When it comes to habitat, conservationists are winning some battles, but climate change will require longer range goals. The Changing Climate Inside the World’s Largest Bat Colony The migration patterns of the Bracken Cave … Continue reading Bats as Climate Change Canaries
In Costa Rica, where we have been paying attention to the plight of coffee farmers in the last year, there are numerous scientific and sectoral organizations dedicated to assisting with the impact of climate change. Richard Schiffman, who last appeared in our pages nearly a year ago, has this about Colombia’s approach: As Climate Changes, Colombia’s … Continue reading Climate Change, Coffee & Solutions
We have been diligent, if not perfect, about keeping politics off this platform. For anyone who takes climate change seriously, and who understands how important the USA is to the future of the planet due to its outsized carbon footprint as well as its historic geopolitical influence, that is a tough constraint. But this interview … Continue reading Climate Change Demands Political Change
We have been on the lookout since we started this platform for stories like this. There have been too many to link back to.Thanks to this team of collaborators I have just read a primer that is more clear, convincing and relatively painless in its instruction on how to change my diet than any of … Continue reading The Simplest Impact You Can Personally Have Related To Climate Change
https://vp.nyt.com/video/2018/10/30/78468_1_00cli-trees-test1_wg_1080p.mp4 Illustrations by Andrew Khosravani Those familiar with this site know that climate change denial would find difficult footing; no leap of faith is required to take it as scientific fact. We appreciate the following examples of learning from recent history of forest collapse and planning for environmental changes accordingly. Can Humans Help Trees Outrun Climate … Continue reading A Game of Arboreal Chess Against Climate Change
Brooke Jarvis, whose mastery of the complex environmental story we have pointed to a couple times already, shares the story below about a novel legal approach to fighting climate change. It is long, detailed and even more complex than the other stories we have seen by her. But if her subject prevails, the result may be even … Continue reading Climate Change May Be Illegal
Throughout the history of this site we’ve focussed on accentuating positive steps in conservation, while also pointing out the negative forces with the intention that knowledge is power that leads to action. We applaud the UN Environment Assembly for pressing further into the remaining window of opportunity to restore ecosystem health. New UN Decade on … Continue reading Fighting Climate Change With Ecosystem Restoration
When more people feel their livelihoods affected by climate change, then we might expect politicians to pay the price for inaction. Josh Wood, writing for the Guardian from Stonington, Maine has this evidence: ‘We live in a lobstocracy’: Maine town is feeling the effects of climate change When lobsters are life, environmental change affects livelihoods, … Continue reading Climate Change’s Impact On Everyday Life
If you have been following the news recently, you may have noticed a report that indicates the urgency from climate change is greater than scientists previously thought. Everyone who cares has been digesting the science and we appreciate every effort to clarify what the science is saying. Fred Pearce, writing for Yale e360, has this: … Continue reading Forests, Deforestation & Climate Change
Deniers, we already know you will find a way to see this from some other perspective, and we have given up trying to understand why you do that. But for everyone else, there is still time to understand the implications of this science. And there is no shame in using props to help learn. Thanks … Continue reading The Picture From The Recent Climate Change Report Is Now More Clear
Collateral damage to cultural heritage may seem less pressing than the future human lives at risk, but it is worth taking note of and adding it to the ledgers: Saving Scotland’s Heritage From the Rising Seas Jim Dwyer, a New York Times reporter, and Josh Haner, a Times photographer, traveled to a Scottish archipelago in the … Continue reading Climate Change’s Other Casualties
Alan Taylor, who compiles and edits the news photo blog “In Focus” for the Atlantic, shares 21 spectacular images with captions that help even a lay person understand better the science of climate change: Studying Greenland’s Ice to Understand Climate Change Earlier this year, Lucas Jackson, a photographer with Reuters, joined a team of scientists … Continue reading The Camera’s Gift To The Task Of Documenting Climate Change
Thanks to National Public Radio (USA) for this: Drought In Central Europe Reveals Cautionary ‘Hunger Stones’ In Czech River A lengthy drought in Europe has exposed carved boulders, known as “hunger stones,” that have been used for centuries to commemorate historic droughts — and warn of their consequences. The Associated Press reports that hunger stones … Continue reading Climate Change Deniers, Beware Of The Speaking Stones
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