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Strengthening partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals: Engaging faith-based organizations and scientists in youth climate change learning and action

Environmental News Bits

“Strengthening partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals: Engaging faith-based organizations and scientists in youth climate change learning and action.” ” Sustainable Earth Reviews, 7(1), 7. Boorse, D. F., & Jablonski, L.

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Climate Change, Danger Seasons and the Need for Global Action

Union of Concerned Scientists

Deadly heatwaves, extreme drought, food and water shortages, catastrophic flooding, rapidly intensifying tropical storms, raging wildfires—around the world, climate change is exacerbating extreme conditions and their harsh toll on people and ecosystems. The fearsome toll of climate impacts is already clear, leading U.N.

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Do We Really Need New Technology to Fight Climate Change?

Union of Concerned Scientists

People can no longer deny climate change must be addressed. Many lawmakers acknowledge that their constituents are being hammered by climate impacts, and they see the world around them changing. Clean solutions must be scaled up globally in the time frames needed to meet climate and sustainable development goals.

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‘La Acción de Cumplimiento’ as a Legal Mechanism to Implement Colombian Climate Change Laws

Law Columbia

In this blog post, we will briefly explain (i) the background of climate change laws in Colombia, (ii) the nature and reach of the ‘ Acción de Cumplimiento ,’ and (iii) the two judgments and their implications for climate action in Colombia. Decree 298 of 2016 on the National Climate Change System.

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COP29 Must Increase Climate Finance and Stand Up to the Fossil Fuel Industry 

Union of Concerned Scientists

After spending a week in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, I’m now gearing up to attend the 29 th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the Framework Convention on Climate Change in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11-22.

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Women Voices on Climate Change, Part 2

Academy of Natural Sciences

Inspired by the book All We Can Save , a celebration of the feminist climate renaissance , we asked 15 local women who are thinking about and working on climate change to respond to the question: “If we are at a crossroads of peril and promise, where do you see possibility alive and growing?”.

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Chile Adopts New Climate Change Framework Law: A Paradigm Shift

Law Columbia

On June 13, 2022, Chile published its Climate Change Framework Law (“the Climate Act”). The Climate Act includes a binding goal of net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest, following the recommendations of the IPCC. In 2019, Chile became President of the 25th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25).