It is no secret that the impacts of climate change are already occurring. A rapidly expanding human population, particularly following the industrial age, has had a significant influence on the natural environment. However, the effects of climate change vary across the world; even within a single community, the effects of climate change might differ between …
Hurricane Fiona’s destruction may not be as devastating as Hurricane Maria’s in 2017, but the calamitous wake it left—and continues to leave—behind in Puerto Rico and neighbouring areas shouldn’t be underestimated. We take a look at what’s happening in the area and the nexus between frequently stronger hurricanes and typhoons andclimate changeIn the days leading …
It is not commonly understood that the climate crisis is as much about people as it is about the environment. For most of its existence, commercial fashion has run on women's labour and cotton cultivation. The two are not mutually exclusive. From sowing seeds to harvesting, spinning yarn to garment making, women from rural geographies …
Terrifying clips of violent bodies of water engulfing everything in their way have been circling the internet. 33 million people are severely affected in the worst flooding Pakistan has experienced in a decade, with massive damage caused to infrastructure and livestock. Climate disaster is already here and not enough people are paying attention: if Pakistan's …
In the past few weeks, you may have heard of the US Senate passing one of the most significant bills concerning climate change. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) aims to tackle global warming considerably with its $369 billion in funding for sustainable energy, electric vehicle tax cuts, local manufacture of batteries and solar panels, and …
Finding ways to live a more sustainable life is now more important than ever. Despite the efforts that have already been made in recent years, waste and pollution continue to increase, and climate change continues to loom over the planet. So it’s clear that more must be done if we are to stop and even …
The Ecovillage Design Education 2022 edition continues. After the social dimension of regeneration, we dive into the Ecology and Economy of sustainable communities. Concepts such as Permaculture Design, Soil Regeneration, Food Security, and Climate Emergencies have been developed to train new ecovillage designers to build strong and resilient eco-community projects in the future. What is …
You've seen the twenty-two-year-old's gravity-defying song number on SNL, her progressively radiating Vanity Fair interviews four years in the making, macabre lyrics that have topped charts globally and earned her seven Grammy Awards. But what about the way she uses her platform to speak out against the climate crisis? Billie's second album, 'Happier Than Ever', …
Consumerism is at its worst, we have basically robbed the Earth of its natural resources for the year 2022, and it seems like we don't care that we did. Data collected since 1971 has helped in defining an annual 'Earth Overshoot Day' – and this date is climbing up the calendar at an alarming pace. …
Conversations around the backlash against improperly donated clothes are not novel. The critical gaze cast upon the global west, for using low-income countries as dumping grounds, has not softened. Yet every year, millions of tonnes of second-hand clothing waste reaches the ports of Ghana, Kenya, India, and Philippines. What happens next and who is responsible?There …
