Dan Box makes a detour to the G20 climate protests in London, but leaves disappointed. Later, a lecture by Nicholas Stern, author of the Stern review, lifts his spirits.
… Climate Change Blog Politics And Economics Society Dan Box makes a detour to the G20 … The lecture theatre at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), in contrast, is solid, sober and proud, like the Society itself. Hardly the place for …
With human beings about to become a predominantly urban species, Dan Box asks whether cities can ever be sustainable.
… Population Energy Conservation Community Society Local Economies Community Population … Dioxide Immigration Cars Landfills Energy Society Archive_91.jpg With human beings about … the sustainable city may be possible, urban society is international; emphasising the …
Lying off the coast of Papua New Guinea, the Carteret Islands are slowly being engulfed by a rising sea. Follow Dan Box's weekly blog as he journeys to meet the Carteret Islanders - the first people to be officially labelled as climate change refugees.
Something is starting to bother me about this trip. It’s not the travelling (though when I picked up my flight tickets yesterday, the travel agent warned me that people in Papua New Guinea still wear bones through their noses. I promised to keep an eye out).
… Change Comments And Analysis Climate Change Society Something is starting to bother me … possible thanks to the Royal Geographical Society (With IBG) Journey of a Lifetime Award …
Working up to his departure for the Carteret Islands to report on the world's first officially recognised climate change refugees, Dan Box considers how travel insurance takes on a whole new meaning...
… Carteret Islands Travel Blog Green Living Society Working up to his departure for the … possible thanks to the Royal Geographical Society (With IBG) Journey of a Lifetime Award …
'You have camera?' The taxi driver makes a tube out of his forefingers and thumb and holds it to his eye.
… my journey, funded by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), to the Carteret Islands in … possible thanks to the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Journey of a Lifetime Award …
Isolated by the surrounding desert, Kashgar was once
an oasis on the old Silk Road. Now the city is being overwhelmed in the rush to open up the region’s oil and gas reserves. By Dan Box.
… Carbon Dioxide Oil Indigenous Peoples Energy Society Isolated by the surrounding desert, … means a better chance of success within Han society. But that opportunity means choosing … tongue. The choice is between joining the new society or remaining Uyghur, and parents must …
Dan Box teaches a class about climate change and its effects on the Carteret Islands, which are sinking due to rising sea levels, and how children can help stop climate change.
… Blog Climate Change Science And Technology Society Dan Box teaches a class about climate … possible thanks to the Royal Geographical Society (With IBG) Journey of a Lifetime Award …
An inhospitable planet? As climate change forces increasingly large numbers of people to flee their homes, Ecologist blogger Dan Box considers what 'climate change refugees' actually means
… climate change”. After the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) decided to fund my journey … possible thanks to the Royal Geographical Society (With IBG) Journey of a Lifetime Award …
Our lives are now so dependent on oil that it is impossible to conceive of a world without it. Before long, however, we will have no choice. The sooner we start planning for that reality, and changing the way we live, the better our chance of survival.
… Warming Ozone Layer Cars Green Living Energy Society CONSEQUENCESOIL_OCT05_MAIN.jpg Our … is changing from an industrial to an agrarian society. While energy use in Cuba is now … end of the age of oil By Michael Ruppert New Society, 2005, US $19.95 High Noon for Natural …
Making a serious difference to plastic pollution is only possible by tackling over-consumption.
… of the ocean. Business, governments and civil society have to come together and take action. … the NGO sector as well as writing about civil society, campaigning and progressive causes. …
Where the wild things are... Planning his trip to the Carterets Islands, Dan Box wonders what he'll encounter while in transit on Papua New Guinea
… Change Comments And Analysis Climate Change Society Where the wild things are... Planning … possible thanks to the Royal Geographical Society (With IBG) Journey of a Lifetime Award …
Challenging climate delayers and the charge of hypocrisy.
… have to be more actively a part of mainstream society. Everyone who argues for leaving … the NGO sector as well as writing about civil society, campaigning and progressive causes. …
Westminster and Scottish Parliament declare a climate emergency – but we must make the radical changes needed to keep to 1.5C of warming.
… the principal measure of the progress of our society. In an age where we constantly have … the NGO sector as well as writing about civil society, campaigning and progressive causes. …
So, the Carteret Islands are sinking, but why should you care? It’s a question well worth trying to answer; after all, the islands are a long, long way away, you are unlikely to meet the people who are about to loose their homes and when they do, it won’t change your daily life.
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In 1996 there were no farmers’ markets anywhere in the UK. Today they outnumber Asda stores. Dan Box celebrates their comeback and why we should all be using them.
… Agribusiness Green Living Food And Farming Society Archive_38.jpg In 1996 there were no …
Young activists are showing the way on climate change. In the face of climate emergency we must work with them to make our movement as inspiring, powerful and diverse as possible.
… the NGO sector as well as writing about civil society, campaigning and progressive causes. …