What is climate change in sign language? Experts develop new vocabulary for the deaf community

Earlier this year, 400 new environmental science terms were approved in British Sign Language (BSL) following sign creation workshops at the university’s Scottish Sensory Centre

https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/01/06/what-is-climate-change-in-sign-language-experts-develop-new-vocabulary-for-the-deaf-commun

#Scotland #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Instead of ‘doomsday’ approach, India’s climate activists should centre people and their emotions

When climate messaging frames climate change as a universal concern without considering local realities, it can backfire

Here are some steps campaigners can take as they reassess their communication strategies

1. Understand your audience

2. Craft messages that resonate with your audience

3. Give people the power and pathways to act

https://scroll.in/article/1076931/instead-of-doomsday-approach-indias-climate-activists-should-centre-people-and-their-emotions

#India #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming

Orcas moved into the Arctic. It could be bad news for other whales, and humans too

Killer whales are expanding their territory and have moved into Arctic waters as climate change melts sea ice, with two genetically distinct populations being identified by Canadian scientists

https://www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-arctic/2024/12/26/orcas-moved-into-the-arctic-it-could-be-bad-news-for-other-whales-and-humans-too/

#Artic #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Chinese workers found in ‘slavery-like conditions’ at BYD construction site in Brazil

Brazilian officials found 163 Chinese nationals working in “slavery-like conditions” at a construction site for a factory owned by Chinese electric vehicle producer BYD in Brazil’s Bahia state, the local labor prosecutor’s office said Monday

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/24/business/byd-brazil-chinese-workers-conditions-intl/index.html

#China #Brazil #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #MassExtinction #environment #climate

While Montpellier may be the largest city to introduce free public transport it’s far from the first place in Europe to do so.

Tallinn in Estonia paved the way back in 2013. Since then, multiple other cities & towns have set up their own schemes, while two European countries got in on the act. Luxembourg made all public transport free in 2020, and Malta followed its lead in 2022
https://www.euronews.com/2024/12/23/this-european-city-made-public-transport-free-a-year-ago-heres-what-happened-next

#Montpellier #France #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

20% of respondents have changed their mobility habits due to climate change, & 27% are considering doing so. However, cost remains a significant barrier. 64% would be willing to pay more for transport with a lower environmental impact, and 51% would do so only if the price increase is reasonable. This duality between desire & expense defines a growing trend in Spanish mobility

https://www.todoalicante.es/english/climate-change-altered-usage-20241223081221-nt.html

#Spain #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #pollution #environment #climate

Australia approves four new coal mines despite warning of climate ‘death sentence’

Approval comes even as Australia pushes to host Cop31 climate summit

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/australia-new-coal-mines-nsw-queensland-b2667129.html

#Australia #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Farming has always been gambling with dirt – but the odds are getting longer

Rainfall patterns are changing, crops are ripening earlier, and the normal rhythms of farming have fallen off – exactly as climate scientists warned

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/17/farming-has-always-been-gambling-with-dirt-but-the-odds-are-getting-longer

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Govt’s final climate plan relies on unproven technology

Policies included in the new climate plan actually cut emissions by less than in the draft plan released months ago

https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/11/govts-final-climate-plan-relies-on-unproven-technology/

#NZ #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Irish Examiner view: Wind should be a key to meeting our climate goals

Ireland could take a significant step towards decarbonising if we harness the abundant wind energy on our west coas

https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/ourview/arid-41533316.html

#Ireland #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

New Zealand could meet its “net zero” emissions-reductions goal six years’ ahead of schedule in 2044, Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says

https://www.thepress.co.nz/business/360517733/nz-could-meet-net-zero-target-six-years-early-says-minister

#NewZealand #NZ #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Tree implementation reduces peak monthly temperatures to below 26 °C in 83% of the cities. Trees can lower pedestrian-level temperatures by up to 12 °C through large radiation blockage and transpiration. In tropical, temperate, and continental climates, a mixed-use of deciduous and evergreen trees in open urban morphology provides approximately 0.5 °C more cooling than a single species approach

https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01908-4

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #MassExtinction #ecology #environment #climate

Data centre boom under AI growth in Ireland threatening climate targets, report warns

Friends of the Earth calls for ‘moratorium on new data centres and expansion of existing ones until robust legislative framework is in place’

https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2024/12/10/data-centre-boom-under-ai-growth-in-ireland-is-threatening-climate-targets-report-warns/

#AI #tech #Ireland #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Climate-friendly farming: Scientists find feeding grazing cattle seaweed cuts methane emissions by almost 40%

https://phys.org/news/2024-12-climate-friendly-farming-scientists-grazing.html

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

«Quand on regarde les définitions qui sont mises de l’avant, certains pays veulent juste que la pollution réfère au plastique qui existe déjà dans l'environnement et non pas aux émissions qui sont produites tout au long du cycle de vie du plastique», alors que 90 % de l’empreinte carbone du plastique est générée lors de sa production

https://www.noovo.info/nouvelle/sommet-les-pays-ne-sentendent-pas-encore-sur-la-definition-du-mot-plastique.html

#plastique #ChangementClimatique #RéchauffementClimatique #SurchauffeIrréversible #pollution #écologie #environnement #Climat

Les 350 éléphants morts au Botswana auraient succombé à de l'eau contaminée à cause du réchauffement climatique
CYANOBACTERIES•Une récente étude affirme que les 350 éléphants morts au Botswana en 2020 ont été intoxiqués par des cyanobactéries dans leurs points d’eau & pointe du doigt le dérèglement climatique
https://www.20minutes.fr/planete/4124213-20241129-350-elephants-morts-botswana-succombe-contamination-eau

#Botswana #ChangementClimatique #RéchauffementClimatique #SurchauffeIrréversible #CombustionMondiale #ExtinctionDeMasse #pollution #écologie #environnement #Climat

La production mondiale de vin au plus bas en 2024, conséquence du dérèglement climatique

La production mondiale de vin devrait tomber en 2024 à son plus bas niveau depuis 1961. Une baisse notable due au dérèglement climatique. La France devrait toutefois garder sa deuxième place du podium des plus gros pays producteurs, après l'Italie et devant l'Espagne

https://www.rfi.fr/fr/%C3%A9conomie/20241129-la-production-mondiale-de-vin-au-plus-bas-en-2024-cons%C3%A9quence-du-d%C3%A9r%C3%A8glement-climatique

#vin #ChangementClimatique #RéchauffementClimatique #ExtinctionDeMasse #pollution #écologie #environnement #Climat

Des activistes du climat remplacent de la pub par des messages contre la croissance économique à Flagey

Des activistes du climat de Scientist Rebellion et Growth Kills ont transformé samedi, vers 16 heures, les abribus publicitaires de la place Flagey. Après l’opération, ils ont entamé une série de discours à l’aide d’un mégaphone, critiquant la société de surconsommatio

https://www.sudinfo.be/id915302/article/2024-11-17/des-activistes-du-climat-remplacent-de-la-pub-par-des-messages-contre-la

#Flagey #Ixelles #Belgique #pollution #écologie #environnement #Climat #Manifestation

Americans will throw out 316 million pounds of food on Thanksgiving. Here's how it fuels climate change

The United Nation estimates that up to 10% of all human-produced greenhouse gases are generated by food loss and waste

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-11-26/americans-will-throw-out-316-million-pounds-of-food-on-thanksgiving-heres-how-it-fuels-climate-change

#Food #USA #US #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Climate tech funding drops as AI booms
Justice Okamgba
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Funding for climate tech startups in Africa dropped sharply to just $900,000 in the third quarter of 2024, a stark decline from the $325m raised in the first half of the year

https://punchng.com/climate-tech-funding-drops-as-ai-booms/?utm_source=rss.punchng.com&utm_medium=web

#AI #Africa #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate