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Tag: climate change
NASA director reverses on climate change, after 1 month
For millennia, our planet has sustained a robust ecosystem; healing each deforestation, algae bloom, pollution or imbalance caused by natural events. Before the arrival of an industrialized, destructive and dominant global species, it could pretty much deal with anything short of a major meteor impact. In the big picture, even these cataclysmic events haven’t destroyed the… Continue reading NASA director reverses on climate change, after 1 month
Climate change to be a crisis for the 1%?
Point discussed at 1:31 in the video: https://youtu.be/VJ_qtKf64Is?t=1m3s From the conference text at: https://www.academia.edu/34323947/Mont_Order_July_2017_Conference_Text “Climate change not likely to be stopped, likely to result in a crisis. No resources may be left for next generation.” “Crises occurred in the past, and the 1% lost the most. The 99% are likely to survive climate change by… Continue reading Climate change to be a crisis for the 1%?
Climate of Hope — By Michael Bloomberg and Carl Pope
“Bloomberg, an entrepreneur and former mayor of New York City, and Pope, a lifelong environmental leader, approach climate change from different perspectives, yet they arrive at similar conclusions.” Read more
Obama on Climate Change: The Trends Are ‘Terrifying’ — By Julie Hirschfeld Davis, Mark Landler and Coral Davenport | The New York Times
“In an exclusive interview on his legacy, President Obama speaks to The Times’s Mark Landler and Coral Davenport on climate change while visiting Marine Corps Base Hawaii.” Read more
Post-Paris: Taking Forward the Global Climate Change Deal | Chatham House
“Inevitably, the compromises of the Paris Agreement make it both a huge achievement and an imperfect solution to the problem of global climate change.” Read more
The Case for Optimism on Climate Change — Al Gore | TED
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Seeing daylight | The Economist
“The world’s biggest polluter cleans up.” Read more
Time for technology in international policy processes? — By Adrian Ely | The Our Common Future under Climate Change conference
As everyone is pointing out, 2015 is a crucial year for sustainable development, with three critical international meetings in the calendar starting this month. But what role do science, technology and innovation play in these processes? Read more
New York State Governor Cuomo Announces Living Breakwaters Project Launch via bfi.org
https://vimeo.com/91648619 “Living Breakwaters is a comprehensive design for coastal resiliency along the Northeastern Seaboard of the United States and beyond. This approach to climate change adaptation and flood mitigation includes the deployment of innovative, layered ecologically-engineered breakwaters, the strengthening of biodiversity and coastal habitats through “reef streets”, the nurturing and resuscitation of fisheries and historic… Continue reading New York State Governor Cuomo Announces Living Breakwaters Project Launch via bfi.org