1.4 million people took part in the school climate strike last Friday
Last Friday, the biggest climate protest the world has ever seen took place in 128 countries around the world. Just how big was the protest? According to environmental campaigners, the climate strike attracted more than 1.4 million young people around the world. With that many young people taking Read More...
World Bank has pledged $22.5 billion to help Africa prepare for climate change
Africa is the continent most vulnerable to the threats brought on by climate change, which means that, in order to survive, most of its countries need to prepare themselves for the inevitable changes that will occur. In Malawi we're already seeing the consequences that come about when countries Read More...
Costa Rica sets ambitious target to become plastic and carbon-free by 2021
Costa Rica has long been on the forefront when it comes to addressing climate change, but their latest pledge is their boldest yet. By 2021, the central American nation wants to become the first country to be plastic and carbon-free. Costa Rica already launched a national strategy to replace Read More...
The greatest climate strike the world has ever seen is happening today
We’ve been covering the Youth Climate Strikes for the last few weeks and marveled at how quickly it’s grown. In just a matter of months, the solo protest of then 15-year-old Greta Thunberg outside the Swedish parliament last Fall has grown into a massive global movement. But never has the Read More...
German scientists have invented a cooling system that doesn’t harm the planet
You may not realize it, but your air conditioning is warming up the planet. That’s because air conditioning systems contain highly toxic fluorocarbons that have proven to be powerful greenhouse gases with remarkable heat-trapping capabilities. The good news is better cooling systems are on their Read More...
White paint: the surprisingly simple way to keep cities cool
We don’t need to reinvent the wheel and invent highly-complex gadgets to keep our cities cool in the face of climate change. In fact, a bucket of white paint can already go a long way in helping cities shrug off rising temperatures. White paint limits the amount of light and therefore heat a Read More...
How teens became the leading voice in the fight against climate change
Last week we wrote about the weekly Youth Strikes for Climate movement in which teens across the world are ditching class every Friday to march on the streets in order to urge climate action. Although we think it’s brilliant that younger generations are doing all they can to motivate politicians Read More...
Toilet paper is terrible for the environment. Here are three alternatives
Newsflash: using the modern luxury that is toilet paper could be doing more damage to the environment than driving a large, gas-guzzling SUV. Yes, using all that toilet paper adds up, with the average American using around 28 pounds of toilet paper each year. This is destroying forests and Read More...
Military leaders from around the world are uniting to fight climate change
In 2016, the highest ranking military official in the Dutch armed forces, Tom Middendorp, was laughed at when he declared climate change a threat to the world’s security. Now less than three years later, military leaders from all around the world are following in his footsteps. In fact, support Read More...
Innovators are turning “valueless” plastic bags into beautiful products
“Flexible plastics” such as bags of all shapes, sizes, and colors are often deemed as non-commercially valuable as they barely have any weight and are hard to process—meaning they hardly get recycled. Slowly but surely, however, innovators are coming up with brilliant ways to make the most Read More...