Category: Opinion
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South Korea’s Historic Court Ruling is a Hopeful Step towards Climate Justice
[Simi Garewal] South Korean court’s decision signals to other governments that failing to address climate change adequately could result in legal and constitutional challenges, potentially driving more comprehensive climate policies.
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Poor People’s Participation in Climate Change Discussion
[Simi Garewal] Poor people are perhaps more concerned about the adverse affects of climate change, but what’s lacking is their participation to save our planet from such adverse affects.
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Australia’s Water Emergency: Putting People before Profit
[R. Quentin Grafton and Dr John Williams] The current drought in Eastern Australia has focused the attention of all Australians on water but effective policy responses are missing in action. Isn’t it time to call it a water emergency? Quentin Grafton and John Williams write.
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Himalayas: Need for Global, Regional, and Local Climate Change Efforts more Pressing than Ever
[Aditi Mukherji] We can still step up our game and ensure that we bequeath a Himalaya which is no less majestic than the Himalayas that our ancient sages described in epic tales of the past. We owe it to our children.
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Singapore: Global Businesses Lead the Way in Water Conservation
[Dr. Asit K Biswas and Dr. Cecilia Tortajada] With demand for water in global industry needing to be managed, companies like Unilever and Nestlé have been leading the way. The challenge remains for Singapore and its many small and medium-sized businesses.
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Pacific’s Climate Change Refugees Need Adequate Legal Protection
[Dr. Ian Fry] Unrecognised by the global community as ‘refugees’, those who are displaced by climate change-related events are unlikely to receive adequate legal protection.
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Frozen Peaks of High Mountains may Vanish
[Tim Radford] High mountain ice is vital to millions. As the world warms, the glaciers’ global melt could see the frozen peaks vanish.
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Drought and Conflict can Spur Climate Refugees
[Tim Radford] How do you identify climate refugees? And is climate change at the heart of the flow of asylum-seekers? Statistics can offer a cautious answer.
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Solutions for Climate-Change-Driven Food Insecurity
[Dr. Shenggen Fan] Climate change is driving people out of their homes not only because of the resulting food insecurity, but also due to the political conflicts that it causes. Innovative policies, technologies, and institutions can help address these issues.
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Rise in Temperature could Lead to the Spread of Fatal Viruses
[Dr. Duncan R Smith] A rise in temperatures, and the increased survival of some mosquito species in particular regions, could lead to the spread of fatal viruses in the Global North.
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Smoking Harming the Environment
[Rachael Willis] The tobacco industry’s carbon footprint is greater than that of entire countries, such as Israel or Peru.
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It’s Climate Crisis
[Alex Kirby] The climate crisis is no longer a future problem – we need to tackle it now, and every day matters.
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