Young people, please vote! This is YOUR future. Don’t let them silence you
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I find this insightful and depressing at the same time. Sure, it’s just one group of young people expressing their views, but listen to how hopeless
NASA climate leader, we need more data, we need to work faster
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Gavin Schmidt, the director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, published an article in Nature this week, essentially saying that,
Uncommon Courage #79 A time for reflection
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IT FELT LIKE WE WERE ALL given a big time out during the pandemic. We were sent to our rooms and told to reflect and consider
Climate Courage: is where I’m living safe?
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In a recent Climate Courage, we focused on where we live and the risks we face. Never a pleasant conversation, but if we pay attention
The humility of four extreme weather events in four months
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Since July this year, I have personally experienced four extreme weather events on three continents – Europe, Asia and Australia.
Welcome to Climate Courage – the actions we can all take, an introduction
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As I was wandering around Europe over the summer, I spent a lot of time thinking: how can I do a better job at communicating the urgency
Wars, hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, fires, eating crickets… we’re getting the message, surely
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One of the bigger, longer term issues we must stay on top of is, the bleak future for Afghanistan because of the combination of war AND climate change.
Afghanistan felt like the final straw in a bruised world
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As we all came to terms with this news and tried to understand what it meant for the people of Afghanistan. It definitely felt like the last straw in a bruised world.
What conversations are you having with your children these days? Here’s mine
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I am a very active and vocal contributor to the climate crisis. I’ve always been vocal about the environment, pollution and more
Are you taking climate change seriously? Here’s 40 articles on climate change
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I know many aren’t quite ready to embrace the enormity of the current environmental crisis, and for many others, it’s just too overwhelming to even start thinking about.