NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Over the past three decades, anthropogenic climate change has contributed to making pollen seasons in North America both longer and more severe, researchers in the U.S. report. Across the continent, pollen seasons advanced by 20 days and lengthened by eight days on average, and pollen concentrations rose by 21%, the […]
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Climate change: Kids can influence parents to make a difference
That this brave young girl, Greta Thunberg, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for climate activism, is simply a testimony to the fact that you can make your voice heard, and make a difference, no matter how young you are. By Sonia Mehta My grandmother, a feisty 90-year-old, carefully washed and cleaned the […]
Wealthier people do less in the struggle against climate change
A collective-risk dilemma experiment with members of the public in Barcelona has shown that people are more or less likely to contribute money to fighting climate change depending on their how wealthy they are. And the results indicate that participants with fewer resources were prepared to contribute significantly more to the public good than wealthier […]
For a lower climate footprint, vegetarian diet beats local
A new study provides a more comprehensive accounting of the greenhouse gas emissions from EU diets. It shows that meat and dairy products are responsible for the lion’s share of greenhouse emissions from the EU diet. The average EU citizen has a food footprint of 1070 kg of CO2 equivalent per year when emissions from […]