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Tree planting ‘has mind-blowing potential’

Tree planting ‘has mind-blowing potential’ to tackle climate crisis Research shows a trillion trees could be planted to capture huge amount of carbon dioxide. Planting billions of trees across the world is by far the biggest and cheapest way to tackle the climate crisis, according to scientists, who have made the first calculation of how […]

Posted by Cheryl Bradbee on July 5, 2019

Climate Resilience Leadership Lab

Climate resiliency in New York City often appears as a gargantuan affair: ten-mile long berm systems; visions of draining the East River; the classic seawall, reimagined. Thinking at the scale of infrastructure is crucial for matching efforts to the scale of the crisis itself. But infrastructure is not just physical. Across the city, from Red […]

Posted by Ivan Martinovic on June 21, 2019

Irvin Studin – Canada – Population 100 Million

In this eighth of a series of micro-lectures to mark the 10th anniversary of Global Brief Magazine, Editor-in-Chief & Publisher Irvin Studin returns to his classic 2010 GB article, “Canada – Population 100 Million,” which created significant national and international debate. He outlines the three most important, but perhaps least appreciated, qualifications, nuances or complications […]

Posted by Aleksandar Janicijevic on June 18, 2019

Deadly Heat Waves Could Endanger 74% of Mankind by 2100, Study Says

A new online tool explores the number of days per year in places worldwide when heat is likely to exceed a deadly threshold if nothing is done about climate change. Deadly heat waves—already a risk for 30 percent of the world’s population. Read more => Spread the word

Posted by Cheryl Bradbee on June 8, 2019

Eco-Grief and Climate Anxiety

The life-altering, world-ending topic they’re still not teaching you about in school. With few exceptions, college courses haven’t been doing a great job preparing young people to face real-world problems and emotions related to global warming. Professor Jennifer Atkinson is in charge of one of those exceptions, a seminar at the University of Washington, Bothell […]

Posted by Cheryl Bradbee on June 6, 2019

WHAT LIES BENEATH: The Understatement Of Existential Climate Risk

Three decades ago, when serious debate on human-induced climate change began at the global level, a great deal of statesmanship was on display. There was a preparedness to recognise that this was an issue transcending nation states, ideologies and political parties which had to be addressed proactively in the long-term interests of humanity as a […]

Posted by Aleksandar Janicijevic on June 5, 2019

We need to tell people about climate change and how they can deal with it

If they can do it, we should be doing it too. I am talking about Canada, Ontario, Toronto or at least communities creating strategic plan! The recently launched Maldivian Red Crescent (MRC) STRATEGIC PLAN 2019–2030 calls for the inclusion of “integrated risk assessments into island, city and national development planning”. Read more=> Spread the word

Posted by Aleksandar Janicijevic on May 28, 2019

Join youth strikers demanding climate action May 24, 2019

On Friday May 24, 2019, youth activists across the world are striking for climate action in their local communities and countries. Organizers like Greta, Alienor and Grace are working hard to remind us that, in the face of climate change, we need to come together and take action to bring our hopes and dreams to […]

Posted by Aleksandar Janicijevic on May 22, 2019