Tag: climate change

  • UN Specialized Fund & Program Combats Hunger In World’s Fragile Contexts

    UN Specialized Fund & Program Combats Hunger In World’s Fragile Contexts

           JOINT PRESS RELEASE IFAD and WFP work together to combat hunger in fragile contexts Rome, Italy, March 2024. The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have today launched an action plan to work together in fragile contexts — countries simultaneously affected by economic shocks, and extreme weather, in combination with little…

  • Rice University Art Exhibition Focuses On Human Body & Land Connections

    Rice University Art Exhibition Focuses On Human Body & Land Connections

    Resonant Earth: Contemporary Perspectives on Land and Body features works from Kelly Akashi, Lisa Alvarado, Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio, Andrea Chung, Sky Hopinka, and Anna Mayer On view through August 17, 2024. Kelly Akashi, Life Forms, 2022. Collection of Barbara and Michael Gamson. Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Paul Salveson. March, 2024 [Houston, TX]— The Moody Center for…

  • Disinformation Tops Global Risks 2024 

    Disinformation Tops Global Risks 2024 

    Geneva, Switzerland, January 2024 – Drawing on nearly two decades of original risks perception data, the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024 warns of a global risks landscape in which progress in human development is being chipped away slowly, leaving states and individuals vulnerable to new and resurgent risks. Against a backdrop of systemic shifts in global…

  • Agrarians From Ancient World Knew About Biochar

    Agrarians From Ancient World Knew About Biochar

    Agrarians from various ancient cultures around the world discovered the soil fertility benefits of charred biomass over two thousand years ago. Now known as ‘biochar’, this ancient soil management practice has been enjoying a renaissance of late for a number of reasons largely related to the need for more resilient and productive soils and biochar’s…

  • Farmer Explains The Increase In Storms

    Farmer Explains The Increase In Storms

    The Mechanics of World Weather Storm Systems  A lot has been said, lately, about the increased activity and severity of storm systems around the World in the last 30 years.. Most will tell you it is because of the increased amount of  Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere, some would even hazard the aberrations are caused by…

  • WFP BREAKS RECORD WITH FOOD SUPPORT IN SOMALIA AMID FAMINE RISK

    WFP BREAKS RECORD WITH FOOD SUPPORT IN SOMALIA AMID FAMINE RISK

    MOGADISHU – The United Nations World Food Programme is delivering life-saving food and nutrition assistance to record numbers of people in Somalia, with over 4 million people a month receiving urgent humanitarian support to prevent famine in the face of the region’s worst drought in over 40 years. The scale-up has helped keep the worst outcomes…

  • How Cell Phone Behavioral Data Can Help Save Our Planet

    How Cell Phone Behavioral Data Can Help Save Our Planet

    Zurich, Switzerland- A report from a few years ago deserves a second look. That study demonstrated how leveraging mobile network data can estimate levels of carbon emissions and air pollution in cities, an approach that could substantially reduce the cost of implementing the Paris Agreement. The study analyses mobility patterns derived from mobile network data…

  • Self Driving Vehicles And The Trolley Problem

    Self Driving Vehicles And The Trolley Problem

    With the imminent arrival of Autonomous Vehicles, many people have started worrying about the safety of this new technology, especially when an issue arises to do with choice. In this piece, we’ll delve into the issue of the “Trolley Problem” and how AVs will deal with this and whether all manufacturers have the same stance.…

  • Canada Fights Food Crises By Committing highest-ever funding to UN agency IFAD

    Canada Fights Food Crises By Committing highest-ever funding to UN agency IFAD

    Rome, December 2021 – At a time when rural people in low-income countries face steep increases in food prices and the devastating impacts of climate change are contributing to a rise in hunger and poverty, Canada has announced today its commitment to support the resilience of small-scale farmers and the prosperity of rural communities by increasing its funding to the UN’s…

  • US Climate Scientist Pushes For Canadian Carbon Tax Serfdom?

    US Climate Scientist Pushes For Canadian Carbon Tax Serfdom?

    (Calgary, Alberta) The Canadian Federation of Taxpayers (CTF) has issued a new report on global carbon taxes, showing most countries have frozen or rolled back carbon taxes, but US climate scientist James Hansen is pushing for a $210/t carbon tax in Canada by 2030. Hansen’s argument is that the tax has to be high enough that people will buy into…

  • The Biggest March On Climate Change Ever

    The Biggest March On Climate Change Ever

    Way back in 2014, our community decided on a crazy goal – the largest mobilization on climate change in history. So on September 23rd, we blew past our wildest expectations, with a climate march *6 times* the size of anything before it!!! This was 80 city blocks of New York: And this was London, Berlin,…

  • Record-Breaking Global Mobility Grounded By COVID-19 Pandemic

    Record-Breaking Global Mobility Grounded By COVID-19 Pandemic

    With global travel almost at a standstill, the latest results of the Henley Passport Index offer disturbing insight into the indiscriminate havoc caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since its inception in 2006, the index has provided the authoritative annual ranking of global passport strength. Travel freedom has increased dramatically over the period in 2006, a citizen…

  • Landmark Deep Sea Mission To Boost Ocean Action & Science

    Landmark Deep Sea Mission To Boost Ocean Action & Science

    A deep-sea scientific mission to uncharted depths in the Maldives and Seychelles will gather valuable data to support the Commonwealth Blue Charter on ocean action and train local scientists. The newest Commonwealth member country, Maldives, has joined Seychelles to launch a major joint scientific expedition to investigate unexplored depths of the Indian Ocean. The ground-breaking…

  • Canadian Group: Australian Wildfire Facts Blocked by IFCN

    Canadian Group: Australian Wildfire Facts Blocked by IFCN

    (Calgary, Alberta) Australian wildfire facts are being blocked from public distribution by the International Fact Check Network (IFCN), Poynter Institute and facebook.  Friends of Science Society has issued a rebuttal to Climate Feedback’s Australian wildfire analysis, a member of IFCN, that claims human-caused ‘climate change’ is the culprit behind Australian wildfire stories, not arsonists or untenable…

  • Ministers Call On More Countries To Put Forward Stepped-Up Climate Crisis Education Plan

    Ministers Call On More Countries To Put Forward Stepped-Up Climate Crisis Education Plan

    Madrid, December 2019–Two pioneering countries this week committed to stepped-up climate and environmental education in order to equip a new generation with the knowledge, awareness and skills needed to navigate the emerging challenges of the 21st C. Italy and Mexico, speaking at a press conference at COP25 in Madrid, urged other countries to follow suit in…

  • When Planting Native Ontario Trees Use This Tree Atlas

    When Planting Native Ontario Trees Use This Tree Atlas

    There are many reasons to plant a tree – to shade your home, help the environment, or just for the pleasure and beauty it brings. There are many questions when it comes to choosing the right tree. What kind of tree will thrive in my community, and on my property? How fast will it grow?…

  • Nature’s Power Is Unleashed: Bold New Season At Boca Raton Museum Of Art

    Nature’s Power Is Unleashed: Bold New Season At Boca Raton Museum Of Art

    The power of nature is unleashed with two timely, powerful exhibitions at the Boca Raton Museum of Art for the new season. Both of these original shows ─ Maren Hassinger: Tree of Knowledge and Clifford Ross: Waves ─ will kick off the museum’s 70th anniversary season (on view November 5th – March 1st).  The museum is presenting both exhibitions together because the two…

  • NBA Player Ends Eating Red Meat To Lower Carbon Footprint

    NBA Player Ends Eating Red Meat To Lower Carbon Footprint

    The individual’s role in combating climate change is becoming a prevalent topic, following the release of the IPCC report this autumn. Leading by example, NBA star Lauri Markkanen is taking a stance by changing his daily eating habits. As his first action to combat climate change on a personal level, the Chicago Bulls player has…

  • Winds Of Change Bring New Environmental Reality

    Winds Of Change Bring New Environmental Reality

    The Ontario government is taking action to address issues of climate change.  Once in office, we have been acting as quickly as possible to fulfill our commitment to Ontario families and businesses.  For example, we revoked the cap-and-trade carbon tax and ended emissions trading and allowances. In addition, we have now released our Made-in-Ontario Environment…

  • How Your Startup Company Will Benefit From Energy Consultant

    How Your Startup Company Will Benefit From Energy Consultant

    If you’re just starting your own company, then it’s understandable that you’ll be very busy at first. After all, you have so much to do to nurture and grow your business. But sooner or later (preferably sooner), your startup needs to take advantage of the services of a top-notch energy consultant. Here are some compelling reasons…

  • Ontario Law Protects Bees By Reducing Neonicotinoid Corn And Soybean Crops

    Ontario Law Protects Bees By Reducing Neonicotinoid Corn And Soybean Crops

    On July 1, 2015, Ontario was the first jurisdiction in North America to protect bees and other pollinators through new rules to reduce the number of acres planted with neonicotinoid-treated corn and soybean seeds by 80 per cent. To support this goal, new requirements were put in place for the sale and use of neonicotinoid-treated…

  • Funding Announced To Help Ontarians Save Energy And Money In Homes And Businesses

    Funding Announced To Help Ontarians Save Energy And Money In Homes And Businesses

    I’m sure we all read the distressing poll that about a third of Canadians still don’t believe the threat of climate change is real.  Even more illuminating: only 30 per cent even know we are taking action in Ontario to fight climate change. This is the reason why Canada and Ontario are working together to…

  • Support Needed To Ensure Clean Water Supplies In Ontario Greenbelt

    Support Needed To Ensure Clean Water Supplies In Ontario Greenbelt

    Dear Silo, in December last year 2017, the Province launched a consultation process on expanding the Greenbelt to protect critical water resources in Ontario. While several significant water systems are included in the proposal, key vulnerable areas are missing. We have 24 hours to tell the government to expand their proposal to ensure clean water…

  • Ontario Results Of November Cap And Trade Program Auction

    Ontario Results Of November Cap And Trade Program Auction

    NEWS from The Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change- Ontario has announced the results of the province’s fourth auction of greenhouse gas emission allowances, held Nov. 29, 2017.  A total of 20,898,000 current (2017) allowances were sold at a settlement price of $17.38 CAD and a total of 3,116,700 future (2020) greenhouse gas emission…

  • Canada Methane Emissions Not Properly Regulated

    Canada Methane Emissions Not Properly Regulated

    We need to take steps NOW to make sure Canada’s methane (aka Hydrogen Sulfide gas which contains up to 90% methane) emissions are being properly regulated. Methane is a greenhouse gas that is 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide – and its uncontrolled emissions affect everyone. The solutions to reducing methane emissions are actually…

  • The Dakota Access Pipeline, Environmental Injustice And More?

    The Dakota Access Pipeline, Environmental Injustice And More?

    “Standing Side by Side in Peaceful Prayer”   Starting in April 2016, thousands of people, led by Standing Rock Sioux Tribal members, gathered at camps near the crossing of the Missouri and Cannon Ball Rivers to stop the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) there- creating the #noDAPL movement. DAPL is a 1,172-mile pipeline for…

  • Economic Aspects Of Globalization In The Past Material World

    Economic Aspects Of Globalization In The Past Material World

    Questions and deliberations concerning globalization are more than a hot topic of extended cross-disciplinary focus in academia; they are also central to the long-simmering debates regarding policies and their implications that today often enter the public arena. For example, a quick perusal of broadly accessible media outlets from late 2013 and early 2014 reflects a…

  • Ontario Building About 500 Electric Vehicle EV Charging Stations- Here’s Where

    Ontario Building About 500 Electric Vehicle EV Charging Stations- Here’s Where

    Ontario is building almost 500 electric vehicle EV charging stations at over 250 convenient locations across the province to help reduce greenhouse gas pollution and fight climate change. The province is working with 24 public- and private-sector partners to create an unprecedented network of public charging electric vehicle stations in cities, along highways, at workplaces and…