Rising temperatures are familiar across the globe, as each year both average highs and lows increase exponentially. The climate crisis behind these temperatures, while often overlooked, continues to be relatively well-documented. An overlooked impact of the changing climate is the … Continue reading
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The Space Craze: Billionaires are their extraterrestrial obsession
“The time was fast approaching when Earth, like all mothers, must say farewell to her children”, wrote Arthur C Clarke. Clarke was an acclaimed science fiction writer who co-wrote the screenplay for “2001: A Space Odyssey” released in 1968, considered … Continue reading
Legal Protections for Climate Migrants in the Climate Crisis
The climate crisis permeates every aspect of our lives, threatening our livelihoods and societies. Climate migration, or climate-induced migration, is emerging as a deeply concerning pattern of movement, occurring when people voluntarily or forcibly migrate on the grounds of … Continue reading
Tree Planting: The Solution to the Climate Crisis, or Justification for Environmental Degradation?
Tree planting is often employed by corporations attempting to offset the environmental degradation they cause and governments as a solution to mitigate the impacts of climate change. However, large-scale reforestation operations can have harmful socio-economic impacts on local communities when they fail to take into account traditional uses of their selected sites of operation. Therefore, the effectiveness of planting new trees alone as a tool in combating the climate crisis should be called into question.