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Páramos at risk: The interconnected threats to a biodiversity hotspot
The pressures of climate change and human land use could lead to the disappearance of unique biodiversity and vital ecological services.
Image Credit: The Bogotá Post
On a recent, pre-pandemic journey to the High Andes of Colombia, I
found myself surrounded by one of the regionâs emblematic species, the
flowering shrubs known locally as
frailejones or âbig monks.â These giant plants, relatives of sunflowers from the
Espeletia genus, mesmerized me, their yellow buds and silvery hairs glistening in the intense, ephemeral sunlight.
Looking out over the vast, rolling landscape, I wondered how such a stunning, incomparable ecosystem can be taken for granted.
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Times Leader Staff Writer
WASHINGTON, D.C. Jill Hunkler of Barnesville testified before the U.S. House Subcommittee on the Environment on Thursday Earth Day 2021 opposing government subsidies to the natural gas and oil industry.
Her appearance was virtual, using an online platform rather than an in-person visit to Washington. Also speaking were representatives of Harvard University and Stockholm Environmental Institute’s Climate Policy Program, along with Swedish youth activist Greta Thunberg, who is known around the world for her efforts.
Hunkler has long opposed the fossil fuel industry and hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” a process that uses high-pressure water, sand and chemicals to fracture the bedrock and release gases trapped within it. On Thursday, she described her experience of living in Appalachia.
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Executive Briefing | Our Energy Exports to Asia VIEW EVENT DETAILS
How will changing energy policy across our major Asian export markets impact Australia’s trade relations with the region?
In 2020, coal and natural gas represented 26 per cent of Australia’s total exports. But with our largest trade partners setting ambitious net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, rethinking our energy mix and fading out our fossil fuel exports has never been more crucial.
Asia Society Australia warmly invites you to join us online for a member-only briefing with
David Moult, CEO of Yancoal, and
Zoe Whitton, Executive Director of Pollination, as we explore how our energy exporters can align with progressively tightening emissions caps in Asia.