By University of Queensland, Phys.Org Protecting the world’s oceans against accelerating damage from human activities could be cheaper and take up less space than previously thought, new research has found. The University of Queensland’s Professor Anthony Richardson collaborated on the study, which looks to halt the rapid decline of marine …
US National Park Service to Offer 6 Days of Free Entry at All Sites in 2024
By Forrest brown, CNN What could be better than five days of free entry all US National Park Service sites? Well, you’ll get six chances in 2024. The NPS has upped the ante for next year by bringing in an additional day that celebrates Juneteenth. The free entry includes all 63 …
Ikeda Center Founder Daisaku Ikeda Passes Away at 95
It’s with deep sadness that Ethical Markets shares in announcing the passing of Daisaku Ikeda, Founder of Ikeda Center. Buddhist thinker and president of the lay Buddhist movement Soka Gakkai International (SGI). In 2004, Daisaku Ikeda and Hazel Henderson co-authored, “Planetary Citizenship: Your Values, Beliefs and Actions Can Shape a Sustainable World”. They explore the …
Are You Suffering From Shifting Baseline Syndrome?
By Reagan Pearce, Earth.Org Do you suffer from Shifting Baseline Syndrome (SBS)? Well, the answer is that everyone probably does. While SBS is not an actual medical condition, it has been gaining traction across environmental disciplines, as well as featuring in modern environmental literature, as seen in Isabella Tree’s Wilding: The Return …
US, China Reach ‘Understandings’ on Climate Ahead of COP28 Talks -Kerry
By David Stanway, Reuters SINGAPORE, Nov 10 (Reuters) – The United States and China have reached “understandings and agreements” on climate issues that will help ensure progress is made at the COP28 talks starting late this month in Dubai, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said on Friday. Kerry met with …
Wopke Hoekstra: From Young Shell Employee to EU Climate Chief
By Kate Abnett and Anthony Deutsch BRUSSELS, Oct 4 (Reuters) – European lawmakers made Wopke Hoekstra sweat as they scrutinised his bid to be Europe’s next climate chief, but after the former Dutch minister and one-time Shell employee made further promises to strengthen green measures he received their approval on …
Can Europe Survive Trump 2.0?
By Modern Diplomacy, from Other News Here’s something the European mind can’t fully comprehend: “Come November 2024, Donald Trump may be headed back into the White House,” states POLITICO. It’s a nightmare scenario for Europeans who bore the brunt of the former U.S. president’s antagonism during his four years in …
Don’t Let Climate Grief and Despair Defeat Climate Solutions
By Mitchell Beer, Corporate Knights It’ll take lots of wins, big and small, to build a decarbonized world brick by brick. We can’t let climate despair slow us down or paint us into a corner. A summer of wildfires, smoke alerts, heatwaves, and storms is producing a new wave of …
The Return of the Global South
By Sarang Shidore, Other News Realism, Not Moralism, Drives a New Critique of Western Power Russia’s war in Ukraine has reminded Western observers that a world exists outside the great powers and their core allies. This world, predominantly comprising countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, has resisted taking clear …
That Other War – Struggling and Suffering in Sudan
By Priti Gulati Cox & Stan Cox, Other News It’s been devastating, even if no one’s paying attention. Three months of fighting in Sudan between the army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Force (RSF) has left at least 3,000 people dead and wounded at least 6,000 more. …