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The Climate Crisis Newsletter- Bill McKibben on Methane

Source: The Climate Crisis Newsletter

I’ve long felt that one of my great failings as a climate communicator has come in trying to get across the dangers posed by methane, the second most damaging greenhouse gas, after carbon dioxide. Despite long years of many people trying to underscore the risks of methane, our go-to shorthand […]

Developing Country Blocs Issue Position Paper ahead of COP 26 | News | SDG Knowledge Hub | IISD

A paper on the perspective of Least Developed Countries calls for stronger emissions cuts and financial compensation for the impacts they are expected to suffer from climate change. The paper was released in July 2021 ahead of the Glasgow Climate Change Conference, where governments that signed the Paris Agreement in 2015 “are due to deliver […]

CBD Secretariat Announces New Schedule for COP 15 | News | SDG Knowledge Hub | IISD

COP 15 will now take place in two parts: a virtual format from 11-15 October 2021, and an in-person event from 25 April-8 May 2022. Among the agenda items for COP 15 is the conclusion of negotiations on a post-2020 global biodiversity framework.

Source: CBD Secretariat Announces New Schedule for COP 15 | News | […]

The Carbonauts Course Teaches You How to Lower Your Carbon Footprint

Source: The Carbonauts Course Teaches You How to Lower Your Carbon Footprint

What will it take to accept the truth about global climate change? | National Catholic Reporter

Source: What will it take to accept the truth about global climate change? | National Catholic Reporter

Arctic Terns Never Fly the Road Less Taken

Source: Arctic Terns Never Fly the Road Less Taken

The Arctic tern is known for its record-breaking long migration. Every year these small birds migrate from the Arctic to the Antarctic—a daunting round-trip of about 18,600 miles (30,000 kilometers).https://f71be0175a568d448ad67d4f87171416.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html

But terns don’t get bored and mix it up on their routes. New research finds that […]

Holy waters: Prayer and protest against Line 3 pipeline at Mississippi headwaters | Earthbeat | National Catholic Reporter

Source: Holy waters: Prayer and protest against Line 3 pipeline at Mississippi headwaters | Earthbeat | National Catholic Reporter

Opinion | What Cutting-Edge Science Can Tell Us About Extreme Weather – The New York Times

Source: Opinion | What Cutting-Edge Science Can Tell Us About Extreme Weather – The New York Times

By Katharine Hayhoe and Friederike Otto

Dr. Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientist, is the chief scientist at the Nature Conservancy. Dr. Otto is the associate director of the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford and a co-investigator for World Weather […]

The United States Is Not “a Nation of Immigrants” – Other News – Voices against the tide

Source: The United States Is Not “a Nation of Immigrants” – Other News – Voices against the tide

First Nation Engagement: Choosing Restorative Justice | Atlantic Chapter

Source: First Nation Engagement: Choosing Restorative Justice | Atlantic Chapter