the guardian) Young patients with respiratory problems are a regular sight for doctors due to air pollution crisis Matthew TaylorTue 5 Feb 2019 10.30 GMT Sixteen-month-old Madalena grins and throws her flashing ball across the consulting room, oblivious to the conversation going on around her. Her mother, Patricia Correia, is explaining to the doctor that… [Read More]
UK parents ‘worryingly unaware’ of damage from air pollution
the guardian) Child health experts say public needs to be better informed about scale of crisis Matthew TaylorTue 5 Feb 2019 10.30 GMT ‘It is so scary’: how the UK’s filthy air is taking children to A&E Child health experts have said families and parents are worryingly unaware of the severe damage air pollution is… [Read More]
No traffic in Addis Ababa as Ethiopia marks Car Free Day
BBC News) Addis Ababa and other cities across Ethiopia are observing the country’s third Car Free Day. All photos by Eduardo Soteras, AFP With none of the usual traffic clogging the capital, Sunday football devotees took to the streets. Image copyright The monthly event is designed to promote a healthy lifestyle and fight air pollution…. [Read More]
Holland Is Not A Dense Country, But An Empty City – Brilliant Maps
The Netherlands (aka Holland) is the 30th most densely populated country or territory in the world and the densest country in Europe with a over 10 million people. So it’s understandable that the Dutch might think that their country is a little bit crowded. However, the map above flips this idea on its head. Instead… [Read More]
Collapse: A reading list – Jussi Pasanen
View all posts by Jussi16 January 2019 This post is a list of essays and articles covering climate and ecological breakdown from various perspectives, including how these overlapping crises may induce collapse of industrial civilisation as we know it. This is companion piece to my essay on collapse – please read that first. We are… [Read More]
A third of Himalayan ice cap doomed, finds report
The Guardian) Even radical climate change action won’t save glaciers, endangering 2 billion people Damian CarringtonLast modified on Mon 4 Feb 2019 13.38 GMT At least a third of the huge ice fields in Asia’s towering mountain chain are doomed to melt due to climate change, according to a landmark report, with serious consequences for… [Read More]
With $32 Trillion In Assets, Investors Demand Immediate Action On Climate Change
forbes) 8,092 viewsDec 11, 2018, 11:49am A global group of 415 investors managing $32 trillion in assets just released a combined statement urging governments to accelerate their actions to mitigate climate change. The 2018 Global Investor Statement to Governments on Climate Change reiterated their support of the ongoing Paris Agreement discussions taking place during COP24… [Read More]
