climate action

Ahead of UN COP26, Survey Finds International Support for Greater Environmental Protection

Ahead of UN COP26, Survey Finds International Support for Greater Environmental Protection

By Brett Wilkins An international survey conducted by the University of Cambridge and YouGov ahead of this November’s COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference, and published on Monday, found overwhelming support around the world for governments taking more robust action to protect the environment amid the worsening climate crisis. The pollsters surveyed 14,627 adults in […]

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    Science Moms Look to Enlist Other Moms to Tackle Climate Change

    Science Moms Look to Enlist Other Moms to Tackle Climate Change

    Air quality scientist Tracey Holloway wants her children, nine month old Henry and 11 year old Peter, to be able to look back at the 2020s as the time when the U.S. and the world turned a corner on tackling climate change. That’s why she has joined forces with other climate scientists to launch Science […]

    How Can Consumers Help Solve the Climate Crisis?

    How Can Consumers Help Solve the Climate Crisis?

    By Maciej Kolaczkowski In 2015, Parties to the UNFCCC adopted the Paris Agreement, to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by keeping the global temperature rise this century well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C. It was signed by 175 countries, […]

    Denmark Will Build Artificial Island to House Wind Energy Hub

    Denmark Will Build Artificial Island to House Wind Energy Hub

    Denmark approved plans on Thursday to construct an artificial island in the North Sea and use it as clean energy hub. When built, the island will supply both clean power to homes and green hydrogen for use in shipping, aviation, industry and heavy transport. The decision came as the EU unveiled plans to transform the […]

    Robert Downey Jr. Announces Sustainable Tech Venture Funds

    Robert Downey Jr. Announces Sustainable Tech Venture Funds

    “I am a technophile and an optimist, who is deeply concerned about restoring the mess we are leaving behind,” actor and producer Robert Downey Jr. told Euro News. Last week, the Ironman actor announced two new venture funds that aim to invest in sustainable technology. Their goal will be to address the climate crisis and […]

    Court Rules France Is Responsible for Climate Inaction

    Court Rules France Is Responsible for Climate Inaction

    French environmental groups have won a landmark court case hailed as the “affair of the century.” The groups claimed that the French government did not act quickly enough to reduce its emissions, dragging its feet on actions such as improving buildings’ energy efficiency and developing renewable energy. French President Emmanuel Macron has advocated for climate […]

    NFL Green Tackles Coral Restoration Project in Florida Ahead of Super Bowl LV

    NFL Green Tackles Coral Restoration Project in Florida Ahead of Super Bowl LV

    When we think of the Super Bowl — America’s most popular sporting event, according to Arcadia Publishing — ocean conservation and military veterans usually aren’t top of mind. But, for the last two years, a unique collaboration ahead of the annual game has placed coral restoration at the forefront of the world’s attention. For almost […]