Article by Nicole Atta-OwusuPhoto by Karsten Würth on Unsplash In the first week of July 2023, locations such as China, Mexico and southern Europe recorded breaking their record temperatures, resulting in heat-related fatalities and wildfires. In that same week, Shell...
Category: Climate change and sustainable development
Unravelling the Fabric of Climate Change: A Socioeconomic Perspective
Article by Luliang TianPhoto by Chris Gallagher on Unsplash In July 2021, after severe rainfall, the R valley in western Germany was hit by an enormous flood. Water gushed through the villages, killing over 100 people and damaging thousands of houses. Extreme weather...
Eco Anxiety: Climate Change Is One of the Top Health Risks in the 21st Century
Article by Niyah CooperPhoto by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash As stated by Robert J. Ursano, “Climate change is…one of the top threats to global health in the 21st century”[1]. Climate change is concerned with the large-scale, ‘long term shifts in the environment and...
Combating Climate Change: Is Adaptation a Viable Solution to Climate Change?
Article by Jahiem McleanPhoto by Marcin Jozwiak on Unsplash The general consensus surrounding climate change seems to be that there needs to be a drastic response in order to combat its most severe effects, however, it is quite widely contested what form this response...
Crisis in Oz: Climate Change and the Green Brick Road to Sustainability
Article by Hilda Hilmi Photo by julio andres rosario ortiz on Unsplash To combat climate change, we must click our heels three times and say ‘There’s no place like home’. In The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy finds herself challenged in a completely new environment,...
‘Green Capitalism’: Is This Really the Answer?
Article by Ruby Fowler Photo by micheile henderson on Unsplash With so many businesses acting as driving forces for environmental change, making huge technological advancements to the way society functions, and making ‘going green’ a trendy alternative for consumers....
The Development of Greener Technologies, Is It Worth It?
By Kiera Ford Photo by Zbynek Burival on Unsplash A society with greener technology is a society I hope we all dream of, a world with fewer CO2 emissions and a world where we aren’t in constant fear of reaching the dreaded ‘tipping point’ of exceeding 1.5°C global...
The Problem of Food Waste
Article by Rhyia LaycockPhoto by Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash“Anyone who thinks you can have infinite growth in a finite environment is either a madman or an economist”. In 2016, the United Nations goals of sustainability[1] were adopted by leaders across the globe. The...
Is Our Changing Climate the Result of Capitalism and is there any way Back?
Article by Josie CathcartPhoto by Studio Media on UnsplashEver since humans first evolved, between five million and seven million years ago, the climate has been changing. This is due to the changing configurations of landmass, changes in the intensity of light from...
Who Can Stop the Climate Crisis: the Corporation or the Consumer?
Article by Rebecca StoreyPhoto by Annie Spratt on UnsplashWe are in the midst of a climate emergency. Global temperatures are rising, the last four years were the four hottest on record[1], glaciers are melting causing sea levels to rise, food and water security are...
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