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Earth system tipping events now seem inevitable – what does this mean for climate governance?

Legal Planet

Existing global environmental governance institutions – even those designed to address climate change – are ill-equipped for such challenges. The missing knowledge is not primarily natural science. Political and social science must come to the fore to help develop effective responses to tipping events.

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Washed Away: “Freedom Hill” Explores Flooding Caused by Environmental Racism 

Academy of Natural Sciences

I didn’t have the political language,” Resita said. See “Freedom Hill” on Saturday, April 20, at the Academy of Natural Sciences as part of the inaugural film festival, Confluence: Earthly Films for Philadelphia. It will be shown during the 5 p.m. slate of films programmed by BlackStar Projects.

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Energy transition and social sciences – How can environmental sociology help us expand the understanding of energy transitions?

HumanNature

With increasing temperatures, global warming and climate change are only become more concerning and immediate. As a result,transitioning away from carbon-intensive sources of energy is critical to address the climate crisis (Hernandez and Newell 2022). In Climate Change and Critical Agrarian Studies (pp.

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Let’s Talk about Climate Anxiety 

Academy of Natural Sciences

Lately, there has been a lot of talk all over the world about the birds and the bees — that is, how they are impacted by the environmentally devastating effects of climate change and how humans play a role in this process. I am interested in using artwork in outreach to teach environmental science topics to students and families.

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For the Oranges of Sargodha District: Pakistan, Podcasts and Environmental Policy Work with Living on Earth

Academy of Natural Sciences

Though these fluctuations are commonplace, the looming threat of climate change offers no respite. As the daughter of a Pakistani agriculturist, I have intimately witnessed the failure of policy and research to reconcile and address climate change.

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Earth System Interventions for Sustainability

Legal Planet

By 2009, environmental challenges–especially climate change–were severe enough that humans have obligations to understand how technologies can help overcome them and to use these technologies, as appropriate. Much of this work falls within the natural sciences. Twelve years later, this seems only more so.

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How to Save the World, Part 1

Academy of Natural Sciences

The goal was to give students a sense of agency in figuring out how to address climate change through communication,” says Kalina, who is also an award-winning documentary producer and director. One student, Lauren Jackson, says that the class inspired her to pursue a career in environmental documentary filmmaking.