climate change

The Great Green Paradox

Nicholas Vafeas and edited by Kleoniki (Lydia) Theodoridou November 6, 2024

The policy cycle in the mineral resources industry. Illustrated by Emily Hinshaw.

The sustainable and responsible use of mineral resources is a challenging task, yet essential for the benefit of our society. In this week’s blog, Dr. Νicholas Vafeas, an economic Geologist with a rich background in energy and mineral resources policy, shares his views on the urgent need to develop a holistic approach that can help integrate sustainable practises without posing any further risks t ...[Read More]

Climate and DRR Education as a Case for Lifelong Learning

Joshua L. DeVincenzo, Syeda Kainaat Jah and edited by Kleoniki (Lydia) Theodoridou August 14, 2024

A united and well-informed community dedicated to making a positive impact on our planet Earth system. Illustrated by Emily Hinshaw

We live in a society where climate change has already shown its impact across the world with devastating consequences. The alarming frequency of extreme weather events leading to tremendous disasters leaves us all perplexed and anxious about what will be coming next without taking any immediate action. Bearing that in mind, Dr. Joshua L. DeVincenzo with M.A Student Syeda Kainaat Jah both from Colu ...[Read More]

Democratising Climate Information

Monica Sanders and edited by Kleoniki (Lydia) Theodoridou April 12, 2023

How can we ensure a greener and more equitable future for everyone in the forthcoming years? In this week’s blog, Professor Monica Sanders from Georgetown University and Tulane University shares her thoughts on how and why we need to democratise climate information towards the general public and primarily to the divested communities that are being impacted the most by this global climate crisis. ...[Read More]

The Sassy Scientist – Unbelievable Lunacies

The Sassy Scientist October 14, 2022

Being the reasonable, far-sighted and moderate entity that it is, humanity is irreversibly destroying the habitability of the planet it was given. I hope (man, I *hope*) I don’t have to convince anybody about this *fact*. Most of us are not concerned about this. Some of us are a tad concerned about the fact that the IPCC has declared that keeping the excess temperature below 1.5 degrees has ...[Read More]