How flooded coal mines could heat homes
Original article by Alasdair Lane and published by the BBC A quarter of the UK’s homes sit above abandoned coal mines, long since flooded with water. Now, the mines are being put to a...
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Anthropogenic influence on extreme precipitation over global land areas seen in multiple observational datasets
Original paper by Gavin D. Madakumbura, Chad W. Thackeray, Jesse Norris, Naomi Goldenson & Alex Hall and published by Nature Connections Abstract The intensification of extreme precipitation under anthropogenic forcing is robustly projected by global climate models, but highly...
Secret to weathering climate change lies at our feet
Original article by University of Massachusetts Amherst and published by PHYS.org. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently discovered that the ability of agricultural grasses to withstand drought is directly related to the...
Catholic Charities launches solar energy project in response to Pope’s encyclical
Original content published by Rome Reports: Fr. Patrick Keating is the Deputy CEO of Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens. He says the Laudato Si Corporation aims to provide sustainable and affordable housing to...
Laudato Si’ Institute celebrated in Oxford
Original article by Ellen Teague and published by The Tablet (Image by Jonathan Pugh) Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ lacked both “the gender lens” and, consequently, the perspective of indigenous change-makers in communities hardest hit...
Launch of IPBES-IPCC Co-Sponsored Workshop Report on Biodiversity and Climate Change
Original release published by IPBES In December 2020, 50 of the world’s leading biodiversity and climate experts, selected by a 12-person Scientific Steering Committee assembled by IPBES and IPCC, participated in a four-day virtual...
Completely emission-free construction site in Copenhagen
Original video posted to youtube by Wacker Neuson
Solar Project – in Brooklyn
CCBQ’s Solar Project a Response to Pope’s ‘Urgent Challenge’ on Climate Change
Global Warming’s Six Americas: a review and recommendations for climate change communication
Original paper by AnthonyLeiserowitz1ConnieRoser-Renouf2JenniferMarlon1EdwardMaibach2 and published by Science Direct Highlights • A review of research on Global Warming’s Six Americas since 2008. • Audience segmentation can advance communication theory and practice. • The Six Americas framework is...
A journey of integral ecology at every level of society
Original content by Giada Aquilino and published by Vatican News The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development launches the Laudato si’ Action Platform, a seven-year journey of Ecological conversion in action. The aim is...