Activists gather for Earth Day, urge action to avoid ‘dystopian’ future
Reuters Climate change campaigners gathered outside Britain’s parliament building ahead of Earth Day to urge action on global warming, while volunteers worldwide geared up to plant trees and clear trash to mark the 54th annual celebration of the environment. Earth Day this year, officially on Saturday, follows weeks of extreme weather with temperatures soaring to […]
“You can’t run from climate change”: The climate crisis is increasingly a refugee crisis, US faith resettlement groups say
As the world marked Earth Day on Friday, EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER. of Religion News Service, reports on the connection between refugees and climate change…
Wow!: Natural sounds from across seven continents celebrate Earth Day
SARAH MILLS, of Reuters, reports on a project by British composer Ted White to capture natural sounds from across the globe, released on Thursday to mark Earth Day…
Earth Day – US, other countries deepen climate goals at summit; Pope says planet “on the brink”
Washington, DC Reuters The United States and other countries hiked their targets for slashing greenhouse gas emissions at a global climate summit hosted by President Joe Biden, an event meant to resurrect US leadership in the fight against global warming. Biden unveiled the goal to cut emissions by 50 to 52 per cent from 2005 […]
Americans, Russians growing less satisfied with environmental efforts
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation Americans and Russians have grown more dissatisfied with the way their governments address environmental issues in recent years, according to research released on Wednesday of the world’s biggest carbon dioxide emitters. Residents of China and Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, have become more proud of their countries’ environmental efforts, said the […]
On Earth Day, Pope says nature will not forgive our trespasses
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis made an impassioned plea for protection of the environment on Wednesday’s 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day, saying the coronavirus pandemic had shown that some challenges had to be met with a global response. Francis praised the environmental movement, saying it was necessary for young people to “take to the […]
For Earth Day, UN chief urges ‘green recovery’ in response to coronavirus
London, UKReuters UN chief Antonio Guterres urged governments to use their economic responses to the coronavirus pandemic to tackle the “even deeper emergency” of climate change, in a message for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. With global battle lines emerging between investors backing “green stimulus” measures and industry lobbyists aiming to weaken climate regulations, […]
A Sustainable Life: How to be eco-friendly during coronavirus lockdown
In an article to mark Earth Day, MICHAEL TAYLOR, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, provides some tips on how to live sustainably during the coronavirus pandemic…
ESSAY: EARTH DAYS PAST AND PRESENT
RICHARD MOUW, in a column first published on Religion News Service, reflects on this Sunday’s ‘Earth Day’…