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Climate change is no longer a distant future threat; we are feeling its effects here and now. Scientists from NASA have confirmed that global temperatures have reached their peak in the past millennium. Although there has been discussion about the role of industries and governments in reducing carbon emissions, there has been very little focus […]

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Climate Change in Africa: Resilience and Agriculture

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Climate change will impact everyone, but not equally. Experts predict that the changing climate will negatively affect Africa’s agriculture. The most impactful socioeconomic system in Africa is the food system. The globally recognised McKinsey Global Institute investigated climate change effects in Africa. They used analytical tools of economics and the insights of business leaders to

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Climate Action in Australia

Climate Action in Australia – are we doing enough?

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Australia ranks last in the world in climate action, according to the latest Sustainable Development (SD) Report. The UN-backed Sustainable Development Solutions Network released the report in June, 2021. Out of 193 United Nations members, Australia received the lowest score for climate action . The report scores countries for their progress towards reaching the Sustainable

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Climate tipping points

From “Climate Tipping Points” to “Social Tipping Interventions”

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CLIMATE TIPPING POINTS “The moment of critical mass, the threshold, and the boiling point.” (Gladwell, 2000). That’s how Malcom Gladwell popularised the term “Tipping Point” back in 2000. Since then, the term has been increasingly welcomed in Climate Change science. The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) started using the term in its Fourth Assessment

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Melting Glaciers: It’s More Than Just Ice

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In recent decades, global glacier depletion has become a ‘hot topic’. The world watches as age-old ice bodies are quickly melting away at unprecedented rates, due to human-induced climate change, and leaving behind dramatic changes to mountain landscapes, freshwater scarcity and significantly rising sea levels around the globe (Rasul, Dahe and Chaudhry, 2008).

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Climate Action: How to Make Your Restaurant Sustainable

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In a 2020 Globescan report, 60% of participants labelled climate change as a top concern, but were stumped on what to do. The same report suggests that people are likely to alter aspects of their life and do their bit for the environment if they find easier options to achieve that. Here’s how restaurants can help.

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