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Youth Perspectives on Climate Change

What do young people in Warwickshire really think about climate change? Is climate anxiety really a thing? What are they doing themselves to take action and what would they like to see happen in schools and colleges? Listen to Riyasa and Adam from the Warwickshire Youth Council share their perspectives on all things climate change. This podcast is Episode 11 …

Our Fragile Moment: Book by Michael Mann

On 9 November 2023 the renowned US scientist published a new book examining 4 billion years of climate history and concludes we are in a fragile moment but there is still time to act. For the vast majority of its 4.54 billion years, Earth has proven it can manage just fine without human beings. Then came the first proto-humans, who …

2023 state of the climate report: Entering uncharted territory

BioScience published this free special report in October 2023. Life on planet Earth is under siege. We are now in an uncharted territory. For several decades, scientists have consistently warned of a future marked by extreme climatic conditions because of escalating global temperatures caused by ongoing human activities that release harmful greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. Unfortunately, time is up. …

A History of Earth's Climate

The US National Park Service published the following history of Earth's climate by Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail (U.S. National Park Service). Many dramatic changes to the Earth’s climate have occurred over the planet’s 4.5-billion-year history. Long periods of stability, or equilibrium, are occasionally disrupted by periods of change that vary in length and intensity. Climatic shifts are destructive, …

EU parliament passed its “nature restoration” law amid continuing farmer protests

Carbon Brief reports the European parliament has approved its “flagship” law to restore nature despite a backlash “ignited” by protests from farmers across Europe in recent weeks. The long-awaited “nature restoration” law commits countries to restoring nature on a fifth of their land and sea by 2030, the newswire said, and it includes specific targets such as restoring peatlands “so …

Europe is not prepared for rapidly growing climate risks

Europe is the fastest warming continent in the world. On 10 March 2024 the European Environment Agency published its assessment that many of the climate risks facing Europe have already reached critical levels and could become catastrophic without urgent and decisive action. Climate risks are threatening Europe's energy and food security, ecosystems, infrastructure, water resources, financial stability and people’s health, …

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