Tag: climate emergency
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Climate breakdown: The time to act is now…
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warn that global warming is likely to reach 1.5°C between 2030 and 2052 if we continue business as usual. Dr Amanda Slevin highlights the importance of recognising the psychological, cultural, socio-economic and physical barriers to climate action.
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From declarations of climate emergencies to climate action: narratives and strategies of wartime and citizen mobilisations for rapid and just transitions
Governments across the world have declared a climate emergency. In this long read, Dr Noel Healy of Salem State University and Professor John Barry explore how these declarations and citizen mobilisations can open up opportunities for a ‘just transition’ beyond carbon.