Author Archives: Aleksandar Janicijevic

MaRS Discovery District

Carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise. In 2022, emissions increased 0.9 percent, releasing 36.8 gigatonnes into the atmosphere. At 419 parts per million, the carbon levels in the Earth’s atmosphere are higher than they have been at any other time in the last 800,000 years, and a whopping 150 percent higher than they were at […]

Posted by Aleksandar Janicijevic on March 17, 2024

Fighting Plastic

International Women’s Day originated at the dawn of the 20th century, a pivotal era marked by revolutionary ideals, sweeping transformations, and boundless expansion. A century ago, society was amid a profound period of progress and positive change. However, today — while the world grapples with shifting dynamics — these changes are not universally uplifting. Spread […]

Posted by Aleksandar Janicijevic on March 8, 2024

An eye to the past, an eye to the future

One of the major impediments to understand and engage with climate change is the notion of it being an intangible process that occurs in elements and spatio-temporal scales that are largely inaccessible to human spatio-temporal scales. In this paper we argue that art can engage and inform publics about crucial environmental issues of the Anthropocene, […]

Posted by Aleksandar Janicijevic on February 3, 2024

Beware climate populism

The climate crisis is turning more severe with every passing year, and we are coming close to a point where it would no longer be possible to ignore or deny its existence. Sea levels rise, weather conditions become ever more extreme, oscillating between drought and torrent. Crops die en masse, reducing access to goods and […]

Posted by Aleksandar Janicijevic on January 28, 2024

Green Initiatives – WMCC

This unique nature school located on Toronto Island and serving the waterfront community will celebrate its 50th year of operations. Over the last 7 years, two of my granddaughters have had an exceptional experience there. The unique natural environment on the island offsets the urban reality of living downtown, allowing children to experience daily interactions […]

Posted by Aleksandar Janicijevic on January 22, 2024

Join the GREAT GLOBAL CLEANUP

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Posted by Aleksandar Janicijevic on January 10, 2024

Outcome of the first global stocktake – COP28

The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement, Recalling Article 2, paragraph 1, of the Paris Agreement, which provides that the Agreement, in enhancing the implementation of the Convention, including its objective, aims to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change, in the context […]

Posted by Aleksandar Janicijevic on December 13, 2023

COALITION FOR HIGH AMBITION MULTILEVEL PARTNERSHIPS

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Posted by Aleksandar Janicijevic on December 11, 2023