New Swedish ‘Oceanbird’ could revolutionise sea travel
The new ship is being overseen by design firm Wallenius Marine and should be available within the next five years, cutting emissions for trans-Atlantic sea travel by 90%. I don’t need to be the first to tell you that vehicles and international travel are two sizeable contributors to climate...
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Social Activism: six steps to get you started
When Gandhi said ‘be the change you wish to see in the world’ this is what he was talking about. Welcome to Social Change 101. Social change is a concept that is a little tricky to grasp for some, but it’s something that has always had prevalence in society. Put...
The Sustainable Development Goals tell an inaccurate story of global progress
Global development metrics are overwhelmingly biased towards rich, developed nations. One of the UN’s most successful and universally recognised projects to date has been the formation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Recognising the need for agreement among member states about what constitutes ‘success’ in international projects – how...
Plastic pollution is a fight we can win if we act now
We waited too long to stop CO2 from taking over our atmosphere, and now we’re in danger of waiting too long to turn off the plastic tap. A billion more tons of plastic are set to blanket the earth by 2040. In the next two decades alone, 710 million...
Air pollution will kill more people this year than coronavirus
The World Health organisation stand firm on their stance that air pollution is the greatest environmental risk to health today. As the world suffers through a respiratory pandemic, the need to breathe clean air has never been more apparent. But, with the World Health Organisation estimating that 9 out...
The Amazon rainforest is burning once again
President Bolsonaro continues his legacy as the world’s worst environmental terrorist. In a terrifying yet inevitable repeat of history, there are currently just shy of 30,000 individual fires burning in the Amazon as of late August. Though Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro issued a 120-day ban on planned fires in...
Understanding carbon calories could be the key to reducing our footprint
We now have the data and technology to track our carbon usage. Companies such as Carbon Calories are using this information to spur individuals to combat climate change. If you’ve ever gone on a diet or paid attention to your daily calorie intake, you’ll no doubt have studied the labels of countless food products to help get a better understanding of what you’re eating. It’s become an expected practice of...
Greenland’s ice is melting at an incomprehensible rate
According to a recent study of Greenland’s ice sheets, 2019 was an incredibly bad year for those who hope to remain above sea level. Greenland’s ice sheet - the world’s second-largest ice body - has hit a tipping point likely set it on an irreversible path to extinction. The journal Nature has published a report stating that the snowfall usually relied upon to replenish Greenland’s massive glaciers each year...
Surprise! WAP is actually a heated climate reform issue
Ain’t nobody going to be able to enjoy Cardi B’s version of a WAP if Trump’s government manages to defund the real WAP - the Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program. According to YouTube, at least 100 million people have familiarised themselves with WAP as defined by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion in their recent song about female pleasure. If you remain one of the innocently unindoctrinated, I’ll...
How to be a greener employee in an unsustainable workplace
The world’s most climate conscious generation shouldn’t spend the majority of their time in spaces that compromise their future. The average person will spend 90,000 hours at work over a lifetime. Depending on decisions you make now, those 90,000 can be spent in complicit nonchalance towards climate degradation, or in green spaces. Learning how to speak up about environmental issues in the workplace is an essential skill of you...
