Author Archives: Elaine Bradbee

Our Planet is Precious: Reasons for Hope

As our climate stability ends and nature declines at rates unprecedented in human history, Sir David Attenborough talks about the urgent need for action. Cambridge University is the global epicentre for innovative climate and nature initiatives, driving solutions with significant impacts on society and the environment. Learn about the pioneering solutions coming out of Cambridge […]

Posted by Elaine Bradbee on November 29, 2024

How Mainstream Climate Science Endorsed The Fantasy Of A Global Warming Time Machine

When the Paris agreement on climate change was gavelled into being in December 2015, it briefly looked like that rarest of things: a political victory for climate activists and delegates from the poorest regions of the world that, due to colonization by today’s wealthy nations, have contributed little to the climate crisis — but stand […]

Posted by Elaine Bradbee on October 15, 2024

Who Will Care for Americans Left Behind by Climate Migration?

As people move away from flooding and heat, new research suggests that those who remain will be older, poorer and more vulnerable. When Hurricane Helene, the 420-mile-wide, slow-spinning conveyor belt of wind and water, drowned part of Florida’s coastline and then barged its path northward through North Carolina last week, it destroyed more than homes […]

Posted by Elaine Bradbee on October 5, 2024

Largest ever UN climate survey

Largest ever climate survey also finds majority want countries to set aside differences to fight global heating Most people in the world’s biggest fossil fuel producing countries want their countries to transition quickly to clean energy to fight the climate crisis, according to the largest ever climate opinion poll, conducted by the UN. Many of […]

Posted by Elaine Bradbee on June 21, 2024

FOLLOW THIS. Green shareholders change the world

The oil industry can make or break the Paris climate agreement. But we have the power to change oil companies from within – as shareholders. Follow This unites responsible shareholders to push Big Oil to go green. Business as usual is over. Spread the word

Posted by Elaine Bradbee on January 18, 2024

EXPLORE EQUITY IN YOUR CITY

HealthyPlan.City combines built environment datasets from different sources with demographic data from the Canadian Census to present a picture of environmental equity in urban areas for 129 cities across Canada. The data used in this tool covers municipalities in Canada with a population of over 30,000 individuals. Urban boundaries are established by Statistics Canada and […]

Posted by Elaine Bradbee on December 5, 2023

More than half of world’s largest companies’ net zero pledges are false promises

The recent InfluenceMap study, assessing the climate commitments of nearly 300 of the world’s largest companies, has uncovered a troubling trend: over half are at risk of ‘net zero greenwashing.’ This finding highlights a significant disconnect between corporate pledges to support the Paris Climate Accord and actual policy actions, casting doubt on the integrity of […]

Posted by Elaine Bradbee on November 20, 2023

The cost of climate change

One of the arguments against decarbonizing the economy is that it would be too costly. It would cause economic loss and upheaval. There are other arguments against using certain decarbonization technologies like nuclear for energy generation, again based on cost. However, our new planet requires new economics. At some point, and we might be getting close, […]

Posted by Elaine Bradbee on October 9, 2023