Mental Health
Climate inaction is fueling 'eco-anxiety' in children
These feelings of anger, fear and powerlessness are less concerned with the damage itself than with the unwillingness of adults to stop it.
Laurie Goering
Laurie Goering edits AlertNet Climate, the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s news website on the humanitarian and development impacts of climate change.
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United Kingdom
Climate action must happen 'for our people, not to them', cities say
The head of Glasgow's city council, host of the U.N. COP 26 climate conference says that to work, climate action must happen 'for our people, not to them'.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
在高温天生存的极简方案
专家表示，给热浪命名并划分强度等级（就像对待飓风一样），可以让人们清楚地认识到热浪的危险性。在美国，每年因高温而死的人数超过风暴与洪水，但却很少登上新闻头条。
Climate Change
热浪袭来：城市该如何应对极端高温？
西雅图、波特兰、美国太平洋西北地区和加拿大的其他城市的高温记录正在被打破，这些城市面临着比正常夏季最高温高出15摄氏度（30华氏度）的闷热温度。
Climate Change
Heatwaves: How can cities adapt to rising temperatures?
Rising temperatures and heatwaves pose a huge threat to people. Typically cooler cities face the greatest risk from heatwaves. Here's what we need to do.
Biodiversity
What is the COP15 biodiversity summit, and why is it so important?
The COP15 'Convention on Biological Diversity' is designed to protect the diversity of plant/animal species, ensuring sustainable use of natural resources.
Africa
How 'frugal innovation' could aid Africa's green development
Green solutions are available if Africa's leaders embrace opportunities and innovations, entrepreneurs told the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship.
China
China's new 5-year plan: Shifting investment from coal to green tech
As part of it's new 5-year plan, China is expected to reduce its role as a major financier of coal-fired power plants, in favour of green tech investments.
Climate Change
The impact of local climate adaptation - and why it is important for all of us
Climate change risks in one place can impact on others around the globe. Improving efforts to adapt locally can bring shared benefits to all, according to a climate adaptation expert.
Climate Change
With COP26 postponed, these young activists have decided to have their own climate conference
Young climate activists have organized an alternative to the postponed COP26 talks, which they hope will yield a formal outcome and get their views taken seriously.
Climate Change
SUV和私人飞机：占全球人口1%的最富有人群排放的碳比占50%的最贫穷人群要多
研究人员称，在过去的25年里，占全球人口10%的最富有人群所排放的温室气体是占全球50%的贫穷人口排放量的两倍，原因在于他们经常乘坐飞机，热衷于驾驶SUV，而且消费数额巨大。
Climate Change
SUVs and private flights: Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 50%
A report by Oxfam found that these emissions were likely produced by excessive spending as well as the growing popularity of SUVs and private flights.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
The incredibly simple solution to saving lives during a heatwave
Giving heatwaves names could help people understand the threat they pose, a move which could save lives, according to heat experts.
Sustainable Development
COVID-19: How a green recovery could create millions of jobs
From adopting smarter farming to slashing fossil fuel subsidies and rethinking urban land use, green investment could create 395 million jobs and $10 trillion in new business opportunitie...
COVID-19
What COVID-19 can teach us about tackling climate change
From fossil fuel taxes to public transport and home working, this is how we can rebuild the economy and battle the climate crisis, with lessons from COVID-19.