More of this: #Pakistan hired 63,000 people for its 10 billion tree project, with an emphasis in the inclusion of women and unemployed youth
@Germanwatch 2020 climate risk index: Pakistan ranks 5th on the countries worst affected by #ClimateChange
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-pakistan-trees-fea-idUSKCN22A369
We need to think boldly - the world is changing and so must we. There's radical abundance in alternatives, we just need to seize it. #postgrowth #degrowth #BuildBackBetter
@NaomiAKlein's Shock Doctrine par excellence in #Greece - during the #covid19 lockdown the gvt passed a sweeping environmental bill allowing for oil and gas drilling in #Natura2000 protected areas. Now it's fast-tracking another 'tourism' bill 1/2
https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/world/greece-protest-coronavirus-environmental-bill-covid-19-a9503966.html
@climate_collect Especially in this region: loss of vulnerable carbon stores - burning of taiga forest and melting permafrost - is going to be highly significant 😢
There's often no going back after some of these Earth System #tippingpoints are passed - #ClimateChange #actnow #BuildBackBetter
Want to grow your own but don’t have a garden? Our very own Shaheda shares how she is able to grow her own veggies from her small balcony. Check out her step by step instructions 🌱 https://lght.ly/6a0m6dc #KeepGrowing #growyourown
2New #Climatelaw voted in #Spain - My issues are with the:
- Use of #biofuels for air transport
- Continued emphasis on #Growth
- New vehicles are #netzero emissions by 2040 - too late?
Overall, a step in the right direction though #BuildBackBetter
https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/05/18/spain-unveils-climate-law-cut-emissions-net-zero-2050/
This is the face of climate injustice. The #Vongfong typhoon hitting the #Philippines - the second country worst affected by #ClimateChange in the world, according to the Global Climate Risk Index 2020, by @Germanwatch #PeopleNotPolluters
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/world/asia/philippines-typhoon-vongfong.html
No matter how much we invest in #RenewableEnergy if we don't tackle #deforestation we won't meet the #Paris goals
More of this please! Do you know of other best practise #PostCovid19 stories? Let us know! #BuildBackBetter #PeopleNotPolluters
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/seattle-will-permanently-close-20-miles-of-residential-streets-to-most-vehicle-traffic/
Lockdowns are easing around the world. Voices are amplifying that we must not go back to normal. Let's draw inspiration from grassroots initiatives around the world with transformative potential @SeedsGA #PostCovid19
https://goodanthropocenes.net/seedbank/
Polluter-pay model for #oilspills in Canada - but bitumen is thought to spread quickly and mainly sink, making is very difficult to clean up. So really, is this model enough? #TransMountainPipeline
The @Chuffed 'Surviving the Spill' fundraiser was a huge success, with more than double the target raised in 10 days! Water, rain tanks & filtration systems are now being organised by the international team of scientists & Sani community members #oilspill #COVID19 #ecuador
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