Angelica Chavez-Duckworth grew up wanting to be a mother. As a child with a tiny baby doll always on hand, she says her early maternal instincts earned her the nickname “Little Mother.” Now 26, and acutely aware of the worsening climate crisis around her, Chavez-Duckworth isn’t sure she’ll ever be a mother. “As a child, … Read more
Canberra, Australia – As southern Australia continues to recover from the devastation of the 2019-2020 ‘Black Summer’ bushfires, the cities of Queensland and New South Wales (NSW) have just experienced devastating flooding. Some cities have even seen ‘once in 100 years’ flooding occur twice in a few weeks. In Lismore, a city in NSW of … Read more
A new report, co-authored by Professor Scientia Jane McAdam AO, Director of UNSW’s Kaldor International Refugee Law Center, recommends steps to protect citizenship rights and to establish future legal relationships between Pacific Islanders and their homes. The Future of Nationality in the Pacific: Preventing Statelessness and National Loss in the Context of Climate Change provides … Read more
Conflicts within the Coalition over climate policy have made it difficult for civil servants to give honest advice about preparing for worsening extreme weather such as floods and fires, according to sworn testimony of a senior bureaucrat. Key points: The government has withheld a number of “war game” climate scenarios from the public, claiming the … Read more
Along the shores of Moosehead Lake, Roger Paradise starts the engine of the 1964 Cessna 180 small seaplane. Paradise is the chief pilot for the Currier’s Flying Service, which has been melting ice on the 40-mile-long lake since at least the 1990s. This story is part of the Maine Public” Climate Driven: Delving deeper into … Read more
UN IPCC and related green activist groups; Federal, state, and local entities; university; foundation; non-profit groups; and many companies argue that the world will fall apart without policies designed to change America’s current energy system and economy. However, a green agenda designed to eradicate fossil fuels would inflict enormous economic damage on ordinary Americans and … Read more
The federal government will spend $20 million to buy fisheries in southeastern Australia in part because the climate crisis is affecting populations of some species, making current fishing levels unsustainable. The Australian Fisheries Management Authority will repurchase boat licenses in the southeast trawl fishery, which is the largest commonwealth-managed finfish fishery in Australia. It is … Read more
At midday, the Government will reveal its plans to reduce New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. It is part of the country’s first emissions budget, which outlines the number of megatons of carbon dioxide equivalent that is allowed to be released over a given period of time. Climate Change Minister James … Read more
The country is expected to experience an increase in heat waves, fires, flash floods Anyone who has lived in Israel in the last few decades has felt the scorching heat getting hotter. Summer heatwaves now last longer and electricity consumption records are broken every year. The data supports that sweaty feeling. And according to the … Read more
The Turkish government is working on a long-term climate change strategy and action plan that will help the country meet its targets under the Paris Agreement. With the signing of the agreement, Turkey’s efforts to combat climate change are gaining further momentum. In light of these developments, the government hopes to complete the work on … Read more