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#UrbanOctober

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

This year #UrbanOctober focuses on the climate crisis which is also the theme of UN-Habitat’s campaign ClimateAction4Cities.

Religions and environmental protection

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

All religions agree that nature is an act of divinity and should be treated as such...

A JOINT MESSAGE FOR THE PROTECTION OF CREATION

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

September is celebrated by many Christians as the Season of Creation, an opportunity to pray and care for God’s creation. As world leaders prepare to meet in November at Glasgow to deliberate

The plastic waste problem explained

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

Plastic is a life-changing resource, but the same qualities that make it useful—alongside poor waste management—have created a global waste challenge. Here’s what you need to know.

Science Art and Justice in The Time of Corona

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is holding its 76th annual meeting between September 14-30 to bring countries together at a critical time for marshalling collective action to tack

U.S. Forces Are Leaving a Toxic Environmental Legacy in Afghanistan

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

Legal and practical obstacles make it difficult to clean the burn pits and health-damaging chemicals that remain at military bases.

Celebrating World Water Week with Sustainable Development Goals

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

Oceans contribute to poverty eradication, sustained economic growth and food security. However, the benefits they provide are increasingly undermined by human activities.

UNEP Says A Global Agreement is Needed to Address PPE

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

There is a need to establish a coherent and effective framework to promote exchanges and cooperation, while keeping in mind the importance of a level playing field, in order to protect the en

The SDGs against the problem of food waste

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

Did you know that a third of all food produced in the world is wasted?

Potato Milk: The Best Plant-Based Dairy Option For The Environment?

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

That's right, plant-based milk alternatives are now being made from potatoes. And it proves to be great for the environment and your health...

Four ways to tackle the climate and biodiversity crises simultaneously

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

A landmark report by the world’s most senior climate and biodiversity scientists argues that the world will have to tackle the climate crisis and the species extinction crisis simultaneously,

10% of all greenhouse gas emissions come from food we throw in the bin

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

“Is producing more food the only way to feed a growing population?” It’s a question many scientists, farmers and politicians have been trying to answer, and one to which the logical answer wo

Your bed probably isn’t as clean as you think – a microbiologist explains

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

Germs love your bed as much as you do.

Why is recycling single-use coffee cups so difficult?

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

Why is it so difficult to recycle single-use cups? And why aren’t more people switching to reusable alternatives?

Human activity influencing global rainfall, study finds

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

Human activity such as greenhouse gas emissions and land use change were a key factor in extreme precipitation events such as flooding and landslides around the world, a study has found.

What is ‘degrowth’ and how can it fight climate change?

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

There’s no other way to put it—as climate change envelops more and more of our daily lives, we are going to have to change the way we live. That will mean prepping for weirder weather, shifti

E-bikes are good for the environment and for you too

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

Global warming is a severe problem affecting the environment worldwide, primarily due to the excessive consumption of fossil fuels for transportation, which accounts for a fifth of global car

24% Of Chemicals in Plastic May Be Worth Worrying About

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

Researchers have found an unexpectedly high number of potentially concerning chemicals intentionally used in everyday plastic products.

Who is CO2zilla, and what can I do to stop it? What should I do?

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

We have read the articles, “6 things you can do for the climate,” or “10 ways to reduce your impact,” or the Conservative “They are coming for our burgers.” The ideas are pretty standard, do

Covid-19 vaccines have weakened the anti-GMO movement

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

‘Genetic modification has much to offer as everyone who offers their arm to the vaccination needle can confirm’