Environmental scientists were given the chance to challenge delegates from the 23rd Ship of the world Youth Programme about the importance of climate change and its effects on Pacific countries. Dr Russell Howorth, Director of SPC Applied Geoscience and Technology Division (SOPAC), issued the challenge to the more than 40 international youth delegates who attended a presentation …
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Empowering Caribbean Youth: Taking Small Steps for Big Climate Change Impact
March 30th, 2024by Marver B. Woodley Climate change is a global challenge that requires collective action, and the p …
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Read moreClimate Change and Global Food Security: Navigating the Challenges Ahead
March 8th, 2024by Abolaji Ogunjimi Photo credit: Pixabay It is no news that climate change and agriculture/food pro …
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Read moreYoung Climate Voices: A Commonwealth Youth Delegate’s Reflections on COP28
January 23rd, 2024by Ruth Gutierrez-Corley COP28 marked a very special time in history – one when the most vulnerable …
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Read moreFueling Change: The battle against burning of fossil fuels at COP28
January 10th, 2024by Sylvester Stephen Mtenga Nations at COP28 agree to ‘transition away from fossil fuels in energy s …
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Read moreI know it’s a little late for 2010 “year in review” posts, but I can’t help but share this great 1Sky video. It features a bunch of kids talking about just how bad a year 2010 was for climate and the environment, from legislation to unnatural disasters like the Gulf oil spill to deaths in …
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A group of Kenyan teenagers in the slums of Nairobi created this hip hop video about bicycling and climate change: Okay, so the rhymes might not score anyone a recording contract, but that hook is pretty nice. And, more importantly, the kids just won the “1 minute to save the world” video contest. One member …
A recent trip to Canada to observe the real life effects of climate change had a life-changing impact on Grant Duthie, a 17-year-old from the Gold Coast of Australia. With nothing but the cold wind running around me, I had plenty of time to reflect on the greatest moral challenge of our time: climate change. …
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If you have some money to spare, donate to a climate change fund instead of buying that T-shirt. But you don’t just need cash to help the environment, writes Mehzabin Ahmed, a 27-year-old Bangladeshi from Dhaka. “Well, I am just a theatre graduate. How can I change the world, let alone the climate?” asks my friend, …
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Fresh from training with former US vice-president Al Gore at the Asia Pacific Summit in Indonesia, Sean O’Rourke, a 26-year-old from Melbourne, Australia, urges action on climate change. Selected from hundreds of applicants to be trained by former US Vice President Al Gore at The Climate Project – Australia Asia Pacific Summit (A-P Summit) in Jakarta, …
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Fresh from training with former US vice-president Al Gore at the Asia Pacific Summit in Indonesia, Sean O’Rourke, a 26-year-old from Melbourne, Australia, urges action on climate change. Selected from hundreds of applicants to be trained by former US Vice President Al Gore at The Climate Project – Australia Asia Pacific Summit (A-P Summit) in Jakarta, …
Wind farms have minimal visible impact and generate alternative energy essential to combating climate change. Yet opponents across Australia are lobbying hard to prevent planning permission being given to them, reports Sean O’Rourke, a 26-year-old from Melbourne. A recent announcement by the Australian federal government of a commitment to a price on carbon is certainly great …
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Wind farms have minimal visible impact and generate alternative energy essential to combating climate change. Yet opponents across Australia are lobbying hard to prevent planning permission being given to them, reports Sean O’Rourke, a 26-year-old from Melbourne. A recent announcement by the Australian federal government of a commitment to a price on carbon is certainly great …
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On 26 March people all around the world will be turning off their lights as part of an international campaign to raise awareness about the environment. Eighteen-year-old student Amanda McClintock from Queensland, Australia, reports. On Saturday 26 March, the world will once again – for the fifth year running – take a stand for our environment …
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