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Good News from WMO: Power Sector Emissions May Have Peaked

by Deborah Phelan | Apr 23, 2023 | Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction, Displacement and Migration, Extreme Weather, Food Security, mitigation

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) just released its latest annual report the State of the Global Climate 2022, revealing the impact of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) on the land, the ocean, and the atmosphere, painting a dire picture of droughts, floods and...

A Billion Acts, A Little Sun

by Deborah Phelan | May 11, 2018 | 2050, Children, Disaster Risk Reduction, Displacement and Migration, Global Goals, TIme Capsule, UN SDGs, Youth and Climate Change

“We’re convinced that average, ordinary people can tackle the toughest issues facing humanity.” -Dawn Engle and Ivan Suvanjieff​​​​​​​ A small ambitious Ethiopian nonprofit which manufactures and distributes portable solar powered lanterns is one of twelve nominees...

Climate Change and Suicide

by Deborah Phelan | Apr 18, 2018 | 2050, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction, Extreme Weather, Food Security, TIme Capsule

A well known gay rights attorney and environmental activist burned himself to death last week to call attention to the assault of fossil fuels on the viability of sustainable life on Planet Earth. “Pollution ravages our planet, oozing inhabitability via air, soil,...

Mobilizing Against 1.5°C

by Deborah Phelan | Apr 12, 2018 | 2050, Climate Change, Climate Justice, Disaster Risk Reduction, Displacement and Migration, Drought, DRR, Extreme Weather, mitigation, Take Action, TIme Capsule

The Paris text was a political fix in which grand words masked inadequate deeds. The voluntary national emission reduction commitments since Paris now put the world on a path of 3.4°C of warming by 2100, and more than 5°C if high-end risks including carbon-cycle...

Imaging 2050: Youth Mapping the Future

by Deborah Phelan | Apr 9, 2018 | 2050, Children, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction, Extreme Weather, Global Goals, TIme Capsule, UN SDGs, Youth and Climate Change

Young people from across the world are utilizing the mobile application of Voices of Youth Maps to publicize local issues and promote positive change in their communities. In the lead up to COP21, 800 young reporters from communities in France, Ireland, Guatemala,...

Puerto Rico Climate Migrations Could Reach 500K

by Deborah Phelan | Oct 19, 2017 | Climate Change, Climate Justice, Disaster Risk Reduction, Displacement and Migration, Extreme Weather, mitigation

A CUNY report suggests that some 500,000 people could leave Puerto Rico following the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria. One month after the hurricane, 80% of the island remains without power, approximately 1/4 of its residents lack access to clean drinking water,...
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