A new challenge COVID-19 : Stay safe and protect the environment

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COVID-19 is a massive global economic and health calamity causing social and economic disruption at an unprecedented scale.

Globalization: The Problem or Part of the Solution (2)

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Globalization has a wide-range of effects; negative and positive.

CAS2021 - The First Global Climate Action Summit for a Recovery From Covid-19

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The global COVID-19 pandemic came as a dramatic wake-up call of the importance of Climate Change for our daily lives and economies.

Globalization: The Problem or Part of the Solution

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For Tony Blair it is 'inevitable and irresistible'. To deny it, says Nelson Mandela, is 'like saying I do not recognize winter.

Warming already baked in will blow past climate goals, study finds

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A study in the journal Nature Climate Change figures the carbon pollution already put in the air will push global temperatures to about 2.3 degrees Celsius

One Year After Declaring Climate Emergency, Scientists Push for 'Massive-Scale Mobilization'

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One year after over 11,000 scientists from 153 countries came together to declare a climate emergency and urge ambitious action

Human-Made Stuff Now Outweighs All Life on Earth

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The sheer scale of buildings, infrastructure and other anthropogenic objects underscores our impact on the planet

The world is on track to warm by 3 degrees Celsius

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Greenhouse gas emissions reached a new high last year, putting us on track for an average temperature rise of 3 degrees Celsius.

Venus was once Earth-like, but climate change made it uninhabitable

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The planet Venus once likely had surface temperatures similar to present-day Earth, recent modelling has revealed.

How our warmer oceans are contributing to climate breakdown

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A more stable ocean sounds idyllic, but it creates a dangerous feedback loop for our warming planet

Recycling still the most effective waste disposal method, report finds

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Report for UK government refutes persistent claims that recycling is a waste of time, calls for better facilities and an increase in incineration

Why don’t we treat the climate crisis with the same urgency as coronavirus?

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it is a global emergency that has already killed on a mass scale and threatens to send millions more to early graves

Acknowledging the True Cost of Climate Change on World Patient Safety Day

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The current high levels of air pollution around the world has contributed to increased rates of chronic respiratory disease and impaired lung function in people of all ages.

PREDICTING THE FUTURE OF PLASTIC POLLUTION AND WHY CLEANUP IS PART OF THE SOLUTION

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Plastic pollution continues to have a global impact on our ecosystems, health, and economies. Because of the scale of the issue, there is still much to learn about the impacts of plastic pollution. Therefore, research is crucial when developing solutions.

Eight Climate Change Themed Digital Art Shows for the Very First International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies Day

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It has been an unprecedented year which started with raging wildfires in Australia that pushed CO2 levels to 26 times higher than acceptable levels.

Turning to faiths to save the planet. How religions shape environmental movement in Indonesia

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Religions and religious leaders are actively voicing out impacts of climate change, alongside with scientists and youth movement.

Climate Change: What does Islam say about climate change and climate action?

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Muslims already have an environmentalist framework to follow. It is set in Islam.

Socio-economic, environmental impacts of COVID-19 quantified

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How is COVID-19 impacting people and the planet and what are the implications for a post-pandemic world? A new study quantifies the socio-economic losses and environmental gains.

Why Is the South Pole Warming So Quickly? It’s Complicated

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Much of the warming is linked to natural climate cycles happening thousands of miles away in the tropics.

COVID-19 is laying waste to many US recycling programs

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The trends we see in the making and consuming of single-use goods, particularly plastic, could have lasting negative effects on the circular economy.