Voicebox: Climate Crisis
The climate crisis is worse that we feared, and dramatic, radical action is required to turn the tide before it's too late. From the smallest personal changes to international action, we all need to change to ensure we survive.
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24 July 2021
World Heritage Committee decides against placing Great Barrier Reef on danger list
The Great Barrier Reef will not be placed on a list of world heritage sites “in danger” after a global lobbying effort from Australia against the proposed listing.
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21 July 2021
Interview with UppFutures and Packed Kitchen charity founder, Matt Webb
“Even with my limited experience and knowledge, I knew that I had the ability to provide uniforms that will help some children stay in school. Nothing you do for children is ever wasted.”
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9 July 2021
Study finds that human activity contributing to global rainfall
Conducted by University of California, Los Angeles researchers, the study found that extreme precipitation events such as flooding and landslides, were affected by human actions.
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2 July 2021
BBC Bitesize amends climate change 'benefits' page
The page on the educational website has been changed only to explain the negative effects of climate change after outrage from social media.
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29 June 2021
How our Y7 voices impacted the G7
My experiences being involved with the Y7 and how our youth voice made history in policy-making.
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21 June 2021
CogX - The heat is on: The greatest threat to our national security
Sweta Chakraborty: “The climate crisis is changing everything”. How climate is impacting countries’ national security.
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14 June 2021
How climate change is reflected in contemporary art
We know art has the power and the mission to convey a message in a way that moves people. How are contemporary artists talking about climate change through their pieces?
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11 June 2021
Interview with G7 Health Track Youth Forum Member, Jeevan Ravindran
“Having the chance to use my own experience of mental health difficulties and the UK system to influence policy recommendations was a truly special moment.”
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9 June 2021
Interview with activist, author and poet Moses Uyang
"To all young people I say, the world wants to listen to you! If you do not speak up, no one may know what you want."
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7 June 2021
What steak will be on your plate? Animal-free, cruelty-free meat is now on the menu
For the first time in history, humans live in a world where a single-cell in a lab can produce a whole steak without slaughtering an animal. We’re not talking about a measly hamburger, but an infinite vat of meat to feed an entire population!
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4 June 2021
Interview with climate change environmentalist, Paul Lodry
"If nothing is done to reach sustainable development in 2030, we will be in an international apocalyptic era. There is no second earth."
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24 May 2021
Trials to extract CO2 from atmosphere begin in UK
Atmosphere-heating carbon dioxide will be sucked from the air using trees, peat, rock chips, and charcoal in a new £30 million nationwide project.
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24 May 2021
Activists urge UK government to end plastic waste exports
Campaigners have called for the proposed Environment Bill, which returns to parliament on 26 May, to be strengthened in order to deal with the ongoing global plastic waste crisis.
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19 May 2021
Report finds that 20 companies produce 55% of the world's plastic waste
The Plastic Waste Makers Index has identified 20 companies that produce over half of the world’s single-use plastics, and the banks that fund them.
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14 May 2021
Boris Johnson: Young people are crucial in helping the G7 “build a better future”
Young leaders launch their recommendations for G7 Leaders
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14 May 2021
Y7 Climate & Environment track policies announced
Calling for policy changes in climate finance, crisis management and sustainable resource management