Climate change has dramatically affected sea level, and as a result, our shorelines. Creating more living shorelines could decrease the effects of climate change by helping underwater plants to thrive, writes EMILY FOLK.
… by science . Just look at the 2017 hurricane season — three massive superstorms all within … miles of waterfront that lines the oceans and seas of our primarily water-covered world. …
Is the UK Labour party the party of labour - or the party of the oil industrial complex? A short history.
Sir Starmer and the gas giants Gareth Dale | 20th August 2022 | News Labour Party Energy Policy Cost of Living Crisis Energy Editor’s Picks 2.67347945.jpg Is the UK Labour party the party of labour - …
Liz Truss's decision to overturn the fracking ban in the UK is reigniting grassroots resistance.
Fracking zealots Gareth Dale | 23rd September 2022 | Comment Energy Editor’s Picks Fracking 52341723689_9dc916bf3e_o.jpg Liz Truss's decision to overturn the fracking ban in the UK is reigniting …
Some of Earth's most beautiful and vulnerable landscapes are being impacted by climate breakdown, despite their protected status.
Climate and US national forests and parks Emily Folk | 5th October 2020 | Comment National Parks Climate Breakdown Forest Sequoia National Park Some of Earth's most beautiful and vulnerable …
The shipping industry supports our economies - and our daily lives. However, to preserve our planet, it must adopt new technologies to reduce emissions.
The shipping industry's emissions contributions Emily Folk | 23rd August 2019 News Shipping Emissions Emissions Thought Leaders shipping_trade.jpg The shipping industry supports our economies - and …
Environmental law has a unique opportunity to set requirements on what steps are necessary to mitigate the effects of climate change to protect us.
Environmental law and climate breakdown Emily Folk | 28th May 2019 News Environment Environmental Law Law Thought Leaders Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with climate activists Environmental law has a …
Plastic pollution is a serious issue that hurts our planet and costs the lives of millions of animals on land and at sea every year. It's our responsibility to put an end to the damage plastic is causing on our world, argues EMILY FOLK.
How to realistically reduce plastic pollution in everyday life Emily Folk | 25th June 2018 Ethical Living Plastic Pollution Plastics collected for recycling (c) Pabak Sarkar Plastic pollution is a …
The extreme heat of the upcoming El Niño years should compel us to subordinate profit motives to urgent climate goals. This article first appeared at Truthout.
… its imprint too. In El Niño years, warmer seas in the equatorial Pacific raise global …
Governments have a far-reaching influence over both their countries and the world as a whole. They can have a hand in supporting the needs of their citizens, and one of those needs in this time is climate change, argues EMILY FOLK
Should governments take more responsibility for the environment? Emily Folk | 8th May 2018 Comment Environmental Policy Climate Change Democracy Demolition of Marnham Cooling Towers, UK (c) Richard …
Scientists are increasingly concerned about what climate breakdown could mean for the spread of disease.
… Climate breakdown and disease outbreaks Emily Folk | 13th June 2019 News Climate Change Disease Thought Leaders … breakdown could mean for the spread of disease. The dangers associated with climate …
Implementing measures to reduce the effects of climate change may cost money, but the results of global warming can be far more costly, particularly the rise in natural disasters, writes EMILY FOLK
… as they did in 1970, and the average wildfire season has extended by 78 days. Scientists …
Australia recently opened one of its largest marine reserves in the hopes that increased fishing will stimulate the economy. However, human contact with this previously untouched reserve could greatly affect the health of the ecosystem and species in it, argues EMILY FOLK
Will opening Australia’s marine reserves to fishing wreck its ecosystem? Emily Folk | 6th April 2018 Comment Great Barrier Reef Australia Fishing marine-2102425_1280.jpg Australia recently opened one …
Climate breakdown concerns voters like never before - so was this reflected in the 2020 US presidential election results?
… Republican Ronald Regan. Issues As election season draws to a close, it’s crucial to … initiatives to remove waste from the seas around the US. Similarly, he has …
The great acceleration - in GDP, population, cities, travel, deforestation, pollution - is on some metrics stuttering. What does this mean for a just transition?
… benefited from liberal rules ( freedom of the seas , free trade, free capital flows) and its …