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Addressing Inequities In The Mental Health Burden Of Climate Change

Energy Innovation

The research synopsis below comes from AGCI Program Director Emily Jack-Scott and a full list of AGCI’s updates covering recent climate change and clean energy pathways research is available online at [link]. Achieving and sustaining that level of action requires that people are not incapacitated by climate anxiety or despair.

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5 ways businesses can take action to reduce environmental racism

GreenBiz

The urgency of now is underscored by the climate crisis and the need for climate justice. . Businesses continue to lead on climate in the absence of U.S. political will. of how the climate crisis affects people. But businesses are only starting to scratch the surface on climate justice solutions. Pull Quote.

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Boris Johnson ‘Missing in Action’ Ahead of COP26 Climate Summit, Say Campaigners

DeSmogBlog

They held banners with the phrase “The climate needs you” and giant alarm clocks to emphasise the urgency of tackling climate change. The action was organised by The Climate Coalition, a group of civil society organisations pushing for greater action on climate change. target alive is closing.

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The world’s most ambitious climate goal is essentially out of reach

Grist

When the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change — the consortium of scientists responsible for summarizing the world’s climate knowledge and releasing it in roughly decadal, 3,000-plus-page installments — published its latest report on Monday, the findings were just as grim as usual. JOSH EDELSON / AFP via Getty Images.

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Climate Litigation Is Increasing as Government Action Falters

DeSmogBlog

In a statement responding to the summit’s shortfalls, Greenpeace International Executive Director Mads Christensen said that lagging governments should expect to be held accountable “on the streets, in the courts and at COP28,” the last a reference to the upcoming international climate treaty conference in Dubai.

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In Their Own Words: The Dirty Dozen Documents of Big Oil’s Secret Climate Knowledge

DeSmogBlog

s investigative journalism arm, and the British Channel 4 News this summer exposing how the oil giant and lobby groups such as the American Petroleum Institute seed doubt about climate change and undermine legislation to stop global warming. Document 1: 1959. View on DocumentCloud. How did you trip over this first?

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Net Economic Gains from Climate Action

Green Market Oracle

This includes $160 trillion dollars worth of savings associated with climate action and massive risks associated with inaction. s National Oceanographic Centre, the costs of sea level rise alone could exceed $14 trillion a year by 2100. According to the U.K.’s The costs are already being felt. Subscribe in a reader