Matthew Tulley, 44, Ben Taylor, 38, George Burrow, 68, and Anthony Hill, 72, were part of a blockade at Bishopsgate in 2021 Four climate activists who blockaded a street in London in a campaign to press the government to insulate homes have been found guilty of public nuisance. A jury at Inner London crown court
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7 March 2023
Four Insulate Britain members convicted after London street blockade
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6 March 2023
How social and ecological characteristics shape transaction costs in polycentric wildfire governance: insights from the Sequoia-Kings Canyon Ecosystem, California, USA
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Research ABSTRACT Many contemporary social and ecological challenges in forested ecosystems (climate change, invasive species, wildland-urban interface development, and wildfires) span multiple jurisdictions and are characterized by complex patterns of social and ecological interdependencies. Increasing evidence suggests that interdependent risk can best be addressed by working across boundaries (jurisdictional, scalar, and expertise) by sharing information
6 March 2023
International Women’s Day, 2023To Strengthen Women’s Resilience to Disasters, Make Wealthiest Pay Their Fair Share
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Credit: UN Women Gender inequality exacerbates the impact of natural disasters, and the consequences of natural disasters compound gender inequality. States must introduce progressive taxation to finance the expansion of rights such as universal access to health care and education, and strengthen women’s resilience to natural hazards, including climate change. By Magdalena SepúlvedaGENEVA, Switzerland,
6 March 2023
Moment when UN member states reach agreement on high seas treaty – video
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Rena Lee, the president of the Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, announced at the UN headquarters that a treaty to protect the high seas had finally been agreed, saying: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, the ship has reached the shore.’ The treaty, which has been almost two decades in the making, is crucial
5 March 2023
Whose house is on fire? Identifying socio-demographic and housing characteristics driving differences in the UK household CO2 emissions
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Publication date: May 2023 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 207 Author(s): Antonia Schuster, Michael Lindner, Ilona M. Otto
5 March 2023
Revealed: cabinet ministers warned of legal action over UK’s failure to tackle climate crisis
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Senior civil servants have issued the warning as government is way behind on net zero pledges, according to leaked documents Cabinet ministers have been warned by senior civil servants that they face court action because of their catastrophic failure to develop policies for tackling climate change, according to secret documents obtained by the Observer. The
4 March 2023
Racist Political System Thwarts Candidacy of Mayan Woman in Guatemala
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Thelma Cabrera and Jordán Rodas launch their candidacy for the presidency and vice presidency of Guatemala in December 2022, which has been vetoed by the courts, in a maneuver that has drawn criticism from human rights groups at home and abroad. CREDIT: Twitter By Edgardo AyalaSANTA CATARINA PALOPÓ, Guatemala, Mar 4 2023 (IPS) Centuries of
3 March 2023
Local understandings and global challenges: exploring sense of place in sustainability transitions
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Research ABSTRACT The sustainability transitions literature acknowledges the importance of place for building a more sustainable world. Although some researchers have studied place analytically and made contributions toward developing sustainable communities across the globe, and others have directly discussed the structural aspects of places, the sustainable transitions literature has not fully reconciled place specifics with
2 March 2023
Are rural residents willing to trade-off higher noise for lower air pollution? Evidence from revealed preferences
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Publication date: May 2023 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 207 Author(s): Carmelo J. León, Anastasia Hernández-Alemán, Carlos Fernández-Hernández, Jorge E. Araña
1 March 2023
Deflecting sun’s rays to cool overheating Earth needs study, scientists say
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More than 60 US scientists, including James Hansen, renowned former Nasa climate researcher, sign open letter The controversial concept of purposely deflecting the sun’s rays to cool down an overheating Earth should be further studied, according to a group of scientists headed by James Hansen, the renowned former Nasa climate researcher. An open letter from