Author Archives: Aleksandar Janicijevic

Spain introduces paid climate leave after deadly floods

Spain’s leftwing government has approved “paid climate leave” of up to four days to allow workers to avoid travelling during weather emergencies, a month after floods killed at least 224 people. Spread the word

Posted by Aleksandar Janicijevic on December 3, 2024

Academia’s mission is to accelerate the world’s research – relation between Climate Change and Art practice

Academia’s mission is to accelerate the world’s research, believing in the power of science as a transformative lever for technological progress. I am using it quite often to find [and read papers and books about the relation between Climate Change and Art practice. The following are just the five latest examples. Spread the word

Posted by Aleksandar Janicijevic on November 11, 2024

Seed Sovereignty and Indigenous Resilience

The films in Seed Songs for Palestine engage themes of seed sovereignty and Indigenous resilience, highlighting the intrinsic connections between land, culture, and self-determination. Delving into the symbolic and practical importance of seeds, plant life, and relations with land as forms of resistance and continuity for Indigenous communities, the films interrogate the dynamics of freedom […]

Posted by Aleksandar Janicijevic on October 25, 2024

Along Ecological Lines

Our economic system and our planetary system are now at war. Or, more accurately, our economy is at war with many forms of life on earth, including human life. What the climate needs to avoid collapse is a contraction in humanity’s use of resources; what our economic model demands to avoid collapse is unfettered expansion. […]

Posted by Aleksandar Janicijevic on October 8, 2024

Harbourfront, Toronto, September 19, 2024

Harbourfront, Toronto, September 19, 2024 – NO COMMENT! Spread the word

Posted by Aleksandar Janicijevic on September 19, 2024

University funding from fossil fuels slowing switch to green energy

Fossil fuel companies’ funding of universities’ climate-focused efforts is delaying the green transition, according to the most extensive peer-reviewed study to date of the industry’s influence on academia. For the study, published in the journal WIREs Climate Change on Thursday, six researchers pored over thousands of academic articles on industries’ funding of research from the past […]

Posted by Aleksandar Janicijevic on September 8, 2024

Climate Change Mitigation in Architecture and Design

At Human/Nature, architects, landscape architects, designers and more will find insight into effective ways for integrating climate-conscious design thinking into their own practices. Students and educators will learn how their work could be aligned to mitigation, adaptation and combatting climate change. Business leaders will see how major industry players are achieving carbon neutrality. City planners […]

Posted by Aleksandar Janicijevic on August 29, 2024

The World Is Ignoring the Other Deadly Kind of Carbon

Not only is black carbon terrible for human health, but ever-fiercer wildfires are covering the Arctic with the dark particles, accelerating melting. Once again, vast expanses of Canadian wilderness are on fire, threatening towns and forcing thousands to flee. It appears to be a breakout of “zombie fires”: wildfires from last year that never actually […]

Posted by Aleksandar Janicijevic on August 18, 2024