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How unchecked consumerism helps drive climate change

Corporate Knights

As extreme weather events in Canada and around the world are linked to human-made climate change , there is one story that continues to be left out: the connection between climate change and the products we purchase. Our stuff, consumerism and climate change. times the product’s weight. Life cycles matter.

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3 keys for scaling nature-based solutions for climate adaptation

GreenBiz

3 keys for scaling nature-based solutions for climate adaptation. In Indonesia, climate change is already a pernicious threat. And mature mangroves can store nearly 1,000 tons of carbon per hectare, thus mitigating climate change while also helping communities adapt. Jonathan Cook. Wed, 06/17/2020 - 00:30.

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Climate Change Forum in APAC Hopes To Bring Global Solutions

3BL Media

​As the global community steps up to accelerate urgent action against climate change, a multitude of sustainability events are taking place over the next few months to make critical progress towards a healthier planet. What is the 8th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation (APAN) Forum? What is the forum theme this year?

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Could the video game industry be key to levelling up on climate action?

Corporate Knights

So they’re a really great way to bring people in to start that conversation about climate change,” says Jennifer Carman, one of the study’s authors and a deputy research manager with the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. “Games create engaging and immersive worlds.

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Building Tools That Help Communities Take Action Against Climate Change

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: Addressing climate change requires a whole-of-society approach, and the communities people belong to have an important role to play. How People Feel About Climate Change. However, fewer people said they regularly hear about climate change in their daily lives. Barriers to Taking Climate Action.

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United Nations Environment Programme - UNEP, partners to train rural women on clean energy livelihoods

Global Renewable News

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), ReNew.

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New Report Highlights U.S. Insurance Sector's Efforts in Addressing Climate Change Risk

3BL Media

July 25, 2023 /3BL/ - A new report released today by the Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets and the California Department of Insurance reveals that insurance companies are pursuing a wide variety of strategies to manage the increasing risks associated with climate change. Climate Risk Management in the U.S.