Read what our writers around the world are saying about climate change.
Earlier this month, Cuba became the fourth country to challenge Australia’s plain tobacco packaging law by requesting consultations with Australia through the World Trade Organization (WTO). Tobacco companies can’t bring claims directly in the WTO, but the industry has stated publicly that it is helping countries bring these ... keep reading
Written by Tania Voon and Andrew Mitchell /The Conversation last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Health, Industry & Business, Intellectual Property, Law, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty & Development (1 comment)
To protect New York City from the increasing number of flooding events expected in the next century—similar to Hurricane Sandy—the city needs to consider a costly and invasive option: permanent evacuation of communities in the lowest-lying areas and massive barriers around the city that will cost billions of ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Infrastructure, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Population, Weather
The National Sustainability Council has used the launch of its first public report to challenge Australians from all walks of life to become involved in a national conversation about the kind of Australia we want for ourselves and future generations. Sustainable Australia Report 2013: Conversations with the Future (‘the Report ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Population, Sustainability
It seems that the weather may be getting through to Americans in a way that scientists have not managed to in the past . A study at George Mason University shows that a majority of Americans Say Global Warming Is Affecting Weather in the United States. About six in ten ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Climate Change, Climate Scepticism, Environmental Disasters, Population, Weather
New research provides insight into the resource use of kiwi lifestyles and measures New Zealand’s environmental consumption against the internationally recognised ‘fair earth share. Fair Earth Share = world population /productive land and water. The fair earth share is 1.2 New Zealand equivalent hectares per person. The average New ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in April, about Emissions, Farming, Food, Lifestyle & Behavior, Population (1 comment)
We have plenty of resources that could stop us falling off the edge. Chris Philavanh With world population exceeding seven billion, there is renewed interest in the limits to growth concept first articulated by the Club of Rome in the 1970s. How can a growing population with growing affluence sustain ... keep reading
Written by Jason Alexandra/Andrew Campbell in April, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Politics & Government, Population, Sustainability, Technology (1 comment)
Samoa Air has been using a system of charging by weight for some flights for some time and it has now become the first airline in the world to extend this system for all flights after the move was approved a few months ago. So if you're taking an ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in April, about Finance & Money, Population, Transparency, Transport, Travel
In January, NASA revealed satellite images showing dramatic visuals of air pollution over China. Consequently, a new analysis is reporting that more than 1 million people are dying prematurely every year from air pollution in China alone. "Cars are being added and trucks are being added to the streets in ... keep reading
Written by ENN/Alison Winter in April, about Air Quality, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior, Pollution, Population
Climate change is actually far more threatening than it was six years ago when he wrote the famous Stern Report, according to Lord Nicholas Stern. Stern, speaking at the IMF HQ has painted a very dire picture of emissions being at the top end of the Stern Review projections and ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in April, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Environmental Disasters, Events, Population, Poverty
Written by Celsias in March, about Economics, Finance & Money, Politics & Government, Population (1 comment)
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