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Three crises, one solution

06/07/202006/07/2020 Martin Bush 1 Comment

Three global crises: racial injustice, climate change, and Covid-19 can all be solved. But fundamental changes to the structures of governance are required.

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The lockdown air-freshener?

05/13/202005/22/2020 Martin Bush 1 Comment #climate, #climateaction, #climatechange

The pandemic lockdown has massively improved urban air quality. Can we keep it this way after the pandemic has ended?

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Welcome to the roaring twenties

01/01/202001/04/2020 Martin Bush 5 Comments

The roaring twenties will usher in the decade of wildfires and extreme weather. And has the Arctic permafrost tipping point been triggered?

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It’s the hottest decade–ever

12/23/201912/25/2019 Martin Bush 0 Comments

The numbers are in: It was the hottest decade on record. Was COP25 a failure? Maybe not totally.

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Nuclear powered tar sands?

12/13/201912/24/2019 Martin Bush 3 Comments climate change, climate crisis

Small nuclear reactors are being touted as a solution to the climate crisis. There’s only one problem: we don’t yet have any.

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World scientists warn of climate emergency

11/07/201911/09/2019 Martin Bush 4 Comments

Scientists have a moral obligation to speak out about the worsening climate crisis. Over 11,000 of them have just done exactly that.

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Trees and the TMEX

10/31/201910/31/2019 Martin Bush 0 Comments

The Canadian government wants to build a controversial pipeline. In return it has offered to plant 2 billion trees. It’s a bum deal.

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Massive protests. Now what?

09/28/201910/12/2019 Martin Bush 3 Comments climate change, climate strike

September 27, 2019, saw massive street protests by students and young people across the globe. Will this anger and frustration translate into government action?

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More talk and little action

09/26/201909/28/2019 Martin Bush 2 Comments climate change, climate summit, Cryosphere crisis, Greta Thunberg

As the New York Climate Summit comes to an end, it seems that only Greta Thunberg made an impact.

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Lifestyle changes aren’t enough

09/15/201909/15/2019 Martin Bush 0 Comments climate crisis, climate emergency

Individual and community action at the local level is hugely important. But is it enough? Governments make the big moves. We need to vote for the political party that takes forceful action on the climate crisis.

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