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Europe’s top eleven nature hotspots

A Greener Life

The island recently signed up in support of the UN’s sustainable development goals. Towering just over 3,350 metres above sea level, Mount Etna is one of the tallest active volcanoes in Europe. Researchers have been looking at using the ash from volcanic eruptions as a sustainable building material.

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Why You Should Care About The Latest IPCC Report | BreezoMeter

Breezometer

Based on current national GHG emissions commitments for 2030, global temperatures will likely exceed 1.5°C To limit warming to 2°C we must rapidly accelerate climate change mitigation measures and reduce GHG emissions by 27% by 2030 and 63% by 2050. C above pre-industrial levels. F) of warming in the 21st century.

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Climate Change, Danger Seasons and the Need for Global Action

Union of Concerned Scientists

Danger season, together with ongoing slow-moving disasters like sea level rise, is pushing people and ecosystems to their limits in many places. These climate-fueled disasters are undermining economic development and hard-won gains in public health and poverty eradication. Source: IPCC Working Group II Report, AR6.

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What is Our Ocean’s Role in the Transition to Clean Energy?

Ocean Conservancy

It puts the wildlife and communities that depend on the ocean at risk through impacts like ocean acidification, sea level rise and temperature changes. Climate change is the single greatest threat our ocean faces. Never miss an update Enter your email and never miss an update Sorry, but we failed to add you to the list.

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How Tackling Ghost Gear Can Help Mitigate the Impacts of Climate Change

Ocean Conservancy

Now, as I am preparing for the Our Ocean Conference in Palau—one of the small island states being heavily affected by rising sea levels—those thoughts remain at the forefront of my mind. It is no longer a question of if climate change will happen, but instead, to what degree and how we will respond. Sign up to receive our emails.

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1,198 New Stories In 2021 - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA - Is Your Story Being Told?

PA Environment Daily

Here are 1,198 articles published in local news media and in the PA Environment Digest during 2021 that tell the stories of thousands of individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.