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 E-Mail In 2015, 170 countries worldwide adopted the Paris Agreement, with the goal limiting the average global temperature increase to 1.5°C. Following the agreement, many countries and cities proposed targets for greenhouse gas mitigation. However, the UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2020 shows that, without drastic and strict actions to mitigate the climate crisis, we are still heading for a temperature increase of more than 3°C by the end of the 21st century. A new study published in the jour...

Due to the ever-increasing demands of the global economy, the resources of the planet are being used up at an alarming rate and waste and pollution are...

The idea of a more sustainable “circular economy” is gaining traction, but what does this concept mean, and can it help save the planet?

There’s still very little understanding of the concept of pink tax among men and women, although awareness is starting to grow.

At G-7 Summit, World Leaders Must Commit to Increasing Climate Finance for Developing Countries June 9, 2021 The G-7 Leaders’ Summit gets underway soon, from June 11-13, in Cornwall, UK. As host nation for this summit, and the annual climate talks later this year (also known as COP26), the UK will clearly be elevating the need for climate action, alongside dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and trade issues. One priority that must get urgent attention: richer nations need to make concrete com...

At the end of March 2021, President Joe Biden laid out his $2 trillion American Jobs Plan–part of his “Build Back Better” infrastructure program–to “reimagine and rebuild a new economy.” Congress is expected to spend months debating and revising the plan. The public and many special interests will play a significant role in that process. President Biden […]

Vijay Prashad an Indian historian and journalist, an author of 30 books, Chief Correspondent for Globetrotter, a Columnist for Frontline, and Chief Editor of LeftWord Books, has said, “Our ecological footprint suggests that we do not live on one Earth, but on 1. 6 Earths. By our encroachment and destruction of biodiversity, our degradation of land, and our…

Restoring Planet Earth Arvind Jasrotia Edwin Pister, noted Biologist who was trying hard to save from extinction several species of desert fishes was often asked by his colleagues – what good is it anyway? The question was based upon the prior assumption that a species has no claim to existence unless its member has some utility. Finally Pister found a way out to put the concept of intrinsic value forthrightly. To the question, what good is it? He replied, what good are you? The answer force...

Coordinating international financing for climate adaptation and mitigation remains a persistent challenge. In its 2020 Adaptation Gap Report, the

The Brisbane Broncos have welcomed the Federal Government’s ongoing commitment to supporting the Beyond the Broncos Girls Academy – a program achieving outstanding results for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls.