Demographics
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Air & MarineClimate Action/"Blockadia"DemographicsEuropeHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesTransitTravel, Leisure & Recreation
‘Flight Shame’ Produces Uptick in European Train Travel
The desire to lead “climate-friendlier lives”—an impulse driven by a mixture of shame and anxiety—is one of the reasons more and more young Europeans ... -
DemographicsDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaSub-National GovernmentsWater
Global Water Crisis Requires Local Solutions, Not More Megaprojects
Human-scale water conservation methods, both ancient and modern, not big-budget, Delhi-directed megaprojects, will be critical to helping India survive and gain resilience as monsoon ... -
DemographicsEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasUnited States
Majority of Americans, 56% of Texans Support Climate Accountability for Fossil Companies
The majority of Americans—and 56% of Texans—believe the fossil industry is significantly responsible for the climate crisis, and should be made to foot at ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxClimate Action/"Blockadia"DemographicsEnergy PoliticsHuman Rights & MigrationLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail Transport
Ottawa Could Face Youth Charter Challenge After Approving Trans Mountain Expansion
With its decision yesterday to re-approve the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, the Trudeau government could find itself face to face with a constitutional challenge ... -
CanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourDemographicsEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Negotiations Seek ‘Peaceful Solution’ at Unist’ot’en After RCMP Arrest 14 Blocking Coastal GasLink Pipeline
Negotiations were under way between RCMP and hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en Nation Tuesday night, aimed at finding a “peaceful solution” to a standoff ... -
AsiaChinaDemographicsHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesPost-Carbon Transition
Poorest, Most Marginalized ‘Bear the Brunt’ as Air Pollution Kills Eight Million Per Year
Nine out of every 10 people on the planet are now breathing polluted air, and eight million die each year of pollution-related disease, even ... -
CanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"DemographicsEnergy PoliticsOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National Governments
Nagata Paints Trudeau’s Kinder Morgan Nightmare—With a Warning
One of British Columbia’s sharpest voices on democracy and the environment has drawn the nightmare scenario facing the Liberal Party of Canada in the ... -
AfricaArctic & AntarcticaCanadaChinaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemographicsEuropeFood SecurityIndiaInternationalInternational Security & WarSmall Island StatesUnited States
Visualization Shows the Earth at Plus Four Degrees
While major industries track an accelerating shift toward decarbonization, and climate researchers warn about a narrowing carbon budget, Big Think is out with a ...
