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Regenerative Development to Reverse Climate Change Workshop
What more can we do to tackle the challenge of climate change? Is it possible to reverse its impact? Leading scientists and climate...
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COMMONWEALTH BLOG - Issues, Insights, & Innovation
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Oct 25, 2016
A 1912 news article ominously forecasted the catastrophic effects of fossil fuels on climate change
A short news clip from a New Zealand paper published in 1912 has gone viral as an example of an early news story to make the connection...
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Oct 22, 2016
Climate Change Effects International Politics
A large body of scholarship suggests that climate change could exert grave effects on international politics this century. Planet-wide...
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Sep 28, 2016
Air pollution map which countries have the highest pollution - WHO
In a report (pdf) released Tuesday (Sept. 27), the World Health Organization (WHO) found that 92% of the earth's population breathes air...
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Sep 8, 2016
Converting Air Pollution into Inks and Pigments for Artists
To combat growing levels of air pollution worldwide, a technology and design team is converting airborne pollutants into consumer safe...
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Sep 4, 2016
Another species threatened by climate change - your morning cup of coffee
A jolting truth. You’ll probably still be sipping coffee 30 years from now, but if the world keeps warming at the current pace, expect...
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Aug 21, 2016
SELF-DRIVING CARS WILL IMPROVE OUR CITIES, IF THEY DON'T RUIN THEM
Incredibly, we might actually get a chance at a do-over — of our cities, our fossil fuel dependence, and the social contract with...
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Aug 18, 2016
The Commonwealth can be a ‘pathfinder for the rest of the world’
Governments should adopt new and creative ways of governing in order to overcome concerns such as climate change and slow economic...
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Aug 15, 2016
What people think Modi should speak about on (India's) Independence Day - Aug 16
The Independence Day address has been a unique platform for Prime Ministers. It gave them the grandest of stands in the country from...
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Aug 14, 2016
Scotland's wind turbines cover all its electricity needs for a day
High winds on Sunday were strong enough to power the equivalent of all of Scotland’s electricity needs for the day, according to...
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Aug 12, 2016
India’s forests are worth $1.7 trillion, more than the GDP of Russia or Canada
India has decided to put a financial value on its forests: Rs115 trillion, or an astounding $1.7 trillion. This is lower than India’s...
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Aug 11, 2016
Hurricane Earl in Belize: Statement by Commonwealth Secretary-General
On learning of the widespread devastation and extensive damage to property caused by Hurricane Earl when it struck Belize on 4 August,...
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Aug 8, 2016
As of today, we have used up all the Earth’s resources for 2016
Earth Overshoot Day isn’t one of those fun holidays, like International Cat Day or Squirrel Appreciation Day. Instead, it’s a depressing...
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Jul 7, 2016
Involuntary Migration
The World Economic Forum's - Global Risks Report for 2016 predicts that there will be a lot of impacts to migration of people in the...
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Jun 19, 2016
We need a Paris climate talks to fix the global food system
The Paris climate agreement began its long road to implementation with a formal signing ceremony in New York in April, attended by...
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Nov 30, 2015
Canada's Prime Minister Trudeau Supports COP21 - Climate Change Agreement
Building upon the consensus of the 52 countries at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), the week before, Prime Minister...
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