by Sue Landau | 4 Dec 2019 | Environment
A global climate conference faces a deepening crisis as nations renege on pledges made in Paris in 2015. Still, there are glimmers of hope at COP 25. Climate change activists lie in a fountain during a protest in Madrid, Spain, 3 December 2019 (AP Photo/Paul White)...
by Sue Landau | 26 Aug 2019 | Climate decoders, Environment
The climate crisis is everywhere now, but so are initiatives to cope with it and counter it. That is perhaps the biggest positive change since the 2015 Paris Climate Accord. You can see this just by watching television or Internet news, reading the most informative...
by Sue Landau | 26 Aug 2019 | Climate decoders, Environment
Record heat around the world. Wild fires in the Arctic. Greenland’s ice rapidly melting. Climate change is upon us. The situation is dire — but we can act. Satellite image shows winds carrying smoke from wildfires in Russia, center right, towards the southwest,...
by Sue Landau | 14 Dec 2018 | Environment
There’s agreement greenhouse gases must be cut. But France has had to scrap a key tactic — a carbon tax — in its fight against climate change. Yellow Vest protesters demonstrate in Bordeaux, France, 8 December 2018 (EPA-EFE/Caroline Blumberg) France...
by Sue Landau | 3 Dec 2018 | Uncategorized
Climate change is wreaking havoc. But skeptics remain, while economic and political instability make it hard for political leaders to take tough decisions. Australian student protesters demand action on climate change, Sydney, Australia, 30 November 2018 (EPA-EFE/Dan...