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USA: Chasing Glaciers

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists A Runner’s Quest Through a Changing Landscape In 2022 I visited Glacier National Park for the...

Soylent Green

Disturbing film foresaw many aspects of today’s environmental crisis By Alberto Sclaverano 1973 dystopian science-fiction film Soylent...

Utama

A visual and emotional experience that won’t let anyone indifferent By Alberto Sclaverano After being first screened in January at the...

UK: New climate report finds time running out to save the Fens

Source: Tyndall Centre One of the UK’s most vital agricultural and ecological regions, the Fens, faces unprecedented threat due to...

Why Trust in Science Matters

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists Last month, the Pew Research Center released a report on public trust in scientists–overall and,...

Fossil fuel CO2 emissions increase again in 2024

Source: Tyndall Centre Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels have reached a record high in 2024, according to new research by the...

Documenting the Anthropocene

Source: Nepali Times This year’s Film Southasia has 47 documentaries that showcase human activities and their interconnectedness with...

Bad COP

Image Credit: https://cop29.az/ Source: Nepali Times COP29 in another petrostate does not offer much hope in reducing climate harm. We...

Fossil fuel industry’s presence at COP

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists Five Ways the Fossil Fuel Industry Tries to Co-opt UN Climate COPs The fossil fuel industry’s...

National Climate Commitments Tracker

Source: World Resources Institute By early 2025, countries are due to unveil new national climate commitments, known as nationally...

US: Powering the Data Boom

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists How Will the Grid Keep Up? Data use for everything from video conferences to cryptocurrency to...

Methane emissions from dairy farms higher than thought

Source: Tyndall Centre Conversion to biogas could reduce emissions and save more than £400m (around USD 520m) a year in fuel costs New...

Children and Climate Change

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists How Do You Talk to Children about Climate Change? One Book Has a Few Ideas Science communication is...

The not-so-permanent frost

Source: Nepali Times Rapid thawing of the Himalayan ice-cap is compounded by little-studied melting of permafrost that destabilises peaks...

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

A real-life story proves that everyone can make a difference in saving save the planet by Alberto Sclaverano for Citiplat In 2019,...

Under Paris

French shark movie is made for fun but contains an interesting ecological message by Alberto Sclaverano for Citiplat The 2024 French...

Leaky roofs on the Roof of the World

Source: Nepali Times Climate breakdown brings rain to once-arid region of Nepal, altering traditional architecture Mustang district is...

Rivers be dammed

Source: Nepali Times Nepal struggles to balance energy and water needs with dams that damage livelihoods and ecosystems For decades,...

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

What David Attenborough’s extraordinary life can teach us by Alberto Sclaverano for Citiplat Sir David Attenborough is a living legend....

US: Sea Level Rise

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists How to Protect Coastal Infrastructure at Risk from Sea Level Rise A new UCS study released today,...

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