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Greta Thunberg made history again this month when she was named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year. The 16-year-old has become the...
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After Egyptian farmer Muhammad El-Desouki lost more than half of his tomato crop to a long heatwave, he no longer thinks about climate change as a future problem.
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Limiting global warming to well below 2℃ this century requires carbon emissions to reach net zero by...
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Pink Floyd guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour has lent his voice and his guitar collection to raising awareness of the climate crisis. On June 20th, Gilmour auctioned off his guitar...
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Local governments in South Korea have declared a climate emergency. Representing 98 percent of South Korean governments, 226 local governments have joined together in the largest climate emergency declaration to...
The countdown begins for what is shaping up to the be the biggest climate conference of 2020. From April 20th through 25th, around 100 of the world's key experts' meet' to fast forward the creative solutions needed...
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Think of the world’s deadliest animal, and what comes foremost to mind? (For purposes of discussion and fear of losing readers, let’s...
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High in the mountains of Timor-Leste, a group of subsistence farmers earn an income by...
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