Climate Conscious 🌎

Climate Conscious is now the largest climate-focused publication on @Medium with hundreds of writers from around the world contributing their thoughts and ideas for how we can address the #ClimateCrisis and build a better future together. Come join us! medium.com/climate-conscious

The whiplash effect of extreme droughts and extreme flooding in #California is being exacerbated by climate change. Adapting to this "new normal" will require creative, systemic solutions. #ClimateCrisis #Californiastorm #resilience #flooding #drought medium.com/climate-conscious…

Did you use sunscreen last time you went on holiday to protect your skin? Dr. Erlijn van Genuchten explains how the filters that protect our skin can harm marine animals - and what you can use instead! #marinelife #Science #skincare medium.com/climate-conscious…

Is our current definition of #sustainable development still timely? Sourabh Jain makes the case to re-define the term to evoke the urgency to save our present and future. #sustainability #SustainableDevelopmentGoals medium.com/climate-conscious…

Thinking of buying an EV? Make sure you understand its full carbon impact. This article compares the land use, carbon, and water footprint of renewable alternatives to fossil fuel-based cars: medium.com/climate-conscious… #ElectricVehicle #EV #carbonfootprint #Transport

China emits roughly a third of all global CO2, but it’s per capita emissions are much less than those of the United States. This is why China’s climate policy matters so much: medium.com/climate-conscious… #China #ClimateEmergency #PolicyPriorities

As we continue to repeat the legacy of exploitation of our natural resources, we don’t talk enough about biodiversity loss. medium.com/climate-conscious… #biodiversity #ClimateCrisis #sixthextinction

Should we subsidize meat and dairy farming when it's contributing as much to global warming emissions as the entire nation of Germany? medium.com/climate-conscious… #drought #farming #sustainability #ClimateEmergency

We’re told it’s a Circle of Life, but we live like our waste goes “away.” medium.com/climate-conscious… #waste #circulareconomy #convenience

AI applications can have a positive and negative impact on sustainability. This is possible because #sustainability encompasses environmental, economic, and societal aspects, which sometimes interfere with each other. medium.com/climate-conscious… #ArtificialIntelligence #climatetech

Are California's ambitious greenhouse gas policies ambitious enough? Ken Johnson analyses the impact of the Cap-and-Trade approach: medium.com/climate-conscious… #ClimateAction #policy #GHGemission #NetZero

4 factors that make a humorous approach to environmental issues successful. #ClimateActionNow #humor #ClimateAwareness medium.com/climate-conscious…

The Atlantic has been quiet this summer, but that doesn’t say much about the climate crisis. #hurricanes #ClimateEmergency #misinformation medium.com/climate-conscious…

Dan Blue explores how an oil spill in the port of Aqaba this August went almost completely unnoticed - while volunteers desperately tried to prevent the worst. medium.com/climate-conscious… #ClimateCrisis #OilSpill #FossilFuels #ClimateAction

"On the one hand, consumption is a symbol of a growing catastrophe; on the other hand, it symbolises social success." Paul Abela explores why we can't tackle climate change unless we re-evaluate consumption: medium.com/climate-conscious… #ClimateActionNow #consumption #ClimateAction

Inspired by a recent trip to Iceland, Allan Miller explores what makes the small country a giant in climate action. #ClimateAction #iceland #RenewableEnergy medium.com/climate-conscious…

Paul Abela explores the concept of a steady state economy which would entail a move away from a growth economy and toward an interest-free money system. #ClimateEmergency #SystemsChange #ClimatePolicies medium.com/climate-conscious…

Dr. Erlijn van Genuchten explores how we can recognize common causes and sources of misinformation so we don't inadvertently help spread them. #misinformation #Science #climatecrisis medium.com/climate-conscious…

Climate action depends on collective effort. Rozali Telbis explains why it's time to ditch the 'our kids' messaging in climate discourse. #ClimateEmergency #ClimateAction #Activism medium.com/climate-conscious…

With extreme weather events on the rise across the globe, Jerren Gan writes about the need for immediate climate action. #ClimateAction #ClimateEmergency #tippingpoint medium.com/climate-conscious…

People in the top 10% by income are far more responsible for climate change than the ordinary people in society. George Dillard argues that taxing the rich could be an effective way to tackle climate change. medium.com/climate-conscious… #ClimateCrisis #taxation #Equality