A Look at REDD+ on International Day of Forests
UN Climate Change News, 21 March 2019 – Forests and their sustainable management play a key role in the global carbon cycle and in in tackling climate change. Today is …
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Not Trusting FEMA’s Flood Maps, More Hurricane-Hit Cities Set Their Own Rules
In flood-prone regions of the country, a growing number of cities have lost confidence in the ability of the federal government’s flood maps to recognize the increasing risks that come …
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School Strike for Climate: What Today’s Kids Face If World Leaders Delay Action
Scientists were warning about the risks of climate change and the burning of fossil fuels when today’s world leaders were Greta Thunberg’s age. The Swedish 16-year-old, frustrated with the pace …
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Carbon Tax Plans: How They Compare and Why Oil Giants Support One of Them
Not long ago, a carbon tax was the untouchable third rail of climate politics. “We have done extensive polling on carbon tax. It all sucks,” John Podesta, Hillary Clinton’s campaign …
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The Right to Nature: Social Movements, Environmental Justice and Neoliberal Natures
From Publisher Routledge’s Website: Since the 2008 financial crash the expansion of neoliberalism has had an enormous impact on nature-society relations around the world. In response, various environmental movements have …
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