Environmental nonprofit Turning Green has launched a global survey on climate change action, seeking input from tens of thousands of college and university students. The survey will assess student knowledge of climate change and ideas for solutions-based climate action. Titled “Anxiety to Action,” the survey in part stems from the ideas of Stephen Kirk, a…
Climate Change, Science
Climate Change Corner: Latest IPCC report says ‘hope for the future is fading fast’
The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns if strict and urgent action isn’t taken, a “livable and sustainable” future is in doubt. The expansive and comprehensive report is based on 34,000 studies and documents from scientists all over the globe. It envisions a future in which people and the natural world…
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Do something green week, nature and mental health
Do Something Green Week, hosted by the Do Something Different (DSD) team, runs from March 21. It includes a range of engaging activities that create a “direct opportunity to be involved” for the student community, who “have a passion for sustainability”, Neith Charlesworth (DSD Coordinator) explained to me. The week’s activities include a vintage fair,…
Climate Change, News
Studies Suggest Women are More Affected by the Climate Crisis
Everybody on the planet is beginning to see the impacts of climate change on the world around them. Women, however, are being affected by the climate crisis on a much greater scale than men. ActionAid, an international charity working with women and girls living in poverty, suggests women are more vulnerable to the effects of…
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Climate Change Corner: Pollution deaths outweigh COVID-19 fatalities
Last month the UN announced its findings on pollution and found its effects are causing more deaths than the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest report from UN special rapporteur, David Boyd, states the planet needs “immediate and ambitious action” to defeat the threat from pollution on human and animal life. It states pollution leads to nine…
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Climate Change Corner: A Response to “UEA Lecturer Fears State of the Ozone Layer”
30 years ago in the third issue of Concrete, the article “UEA lecturer fears state of the ozone layer” was written focussing on the work of UEA academic Graham Bentham. In revisiting the article today we ask, what has changed in the world of environmental policy and UEA’s approach to climate change? The ozone layer…
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Green products may be green, or they may not, but that’s not the real issue.
With climate change becoming ever more present and severe, products which push their environmental friendliness can be very popular. However,the question remains, are these products actually better for the environment? Well, maybe. I am sure there has been genuine progress in some areas to protect our planet, as people are realising the very real danger…
Climate Change, Global, Science
COP26: how the climate crisis is being faced head on
This article was written using reports produced by young journalists who took part in the Report for the Future climate journalism programme. COP26 was the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference which took place at the beginning of November. Held in Glasgow, the conference set out to understand how best to reduce emissions, take steps…
Climate Change, Science
Climate Change Corner: Good COP or Bad COP? UEA at COP26
The UEA Lasdun Lecture series started this year with a talk entitled “Climate of Change: UEA at COP26”. The lecture was by Professor Mark Searcy, the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Science. He introduced the three speakers for the evening, each of them having attended the COP26 summit in Glasgow. Professor Corinne Le Quéré, a Royal Society…
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