Fighting climate change through our everyday lives
COP is one of the big meetings where governments coordinate global climate action. It is also core to making sure the Paris Agreement is implemented.
Although the zero-waste, conservation and environmental movements have been greatly affected by COVID19, the cause isn’t hopeless and we have a chance to come out of this looking towards a more resourceful and sustainable future.
Well designed, binding climate laws do effectively tackle the climate crisis. Anything less may well turn out be an empty promise.
When disaster strikes, not everyone is affected the same way. A growing body of research shows the experiences of sexually and gender diverse people are frequently very different to those of heterosexual people.
Australian based, Worn for Good came to my attention this week because of the clever way this not-for-profit marries social and environmental solutions.
Up to 14,000 tons of sunscreen is estimated to wash into coral reefs around the globe each year. And most of this is concentrated in areas with high tourism and gentle currents.
Worldwide, up to 500 million women and girls live in period poverty.
But you might be surprised to find this 1% doesn’t just comprise the super-rich. It may include you, or people you know. And this fact has big implications for social justice and planetary survival.
An aggressive US climate policy rollout could provide a much needed dose of reality to the climate discourse in Canberra. It may also prompt Australia’s major parties to acknowledge the inevitability of a transition to a zero carbon economy.
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