Earth Day 2020

Earth Day 2020: Checking in on the Oceans by Andrea Dutton If you are living in a coastal city during a COVID-19-induced stay-at-home order, perhaps you have taken particular solace in the sweeping views of the ocean from your local park or seaside boardwalk. …

I was reading recently, about the day that 10 million people took to the streets in the US, in collective action against climate change. Young people led the movement, to protest their passion for the planet. They demonstrated against the foul skies, filthy waters, and the littered earth. Young people…

A new study reveals that 10 of the top 20 global solutions to climate change exist within the food and land-use sectors. Here’s why this is such good news and how it paves a new path forward… Passionate for natural climate solutions and optimistic about the potential to reverse current climate trends, Dr. Mamta Mehra’s life work is focused on translating climate research into real action. During Earth Day Week, she shared her confident views on how the…

A cartoon and the NHL inspired the Canadian branch of the Climate Reality Project to come up with a new idea on how to get residents involved in de-carbonizing their cities. — In a keynote speech during Earth Day Week 2020, Campaign Manager Matthew Chapman explained how it’s happening. Matthew Chapman is the ClimateHub.ca Manager of the Climate Reality Project Canada. He joined the team in 2016 to help…

Getting the financial sector to work for the climate rather than against it is crucial in order to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement. But how can we make this happen? — In a panel session during Earth Day Week, the biggest online climate conference in the world, a big European Bank and an influential think tank gave their perspectives on the issue on the Finance Day. Anders Langworth is group head of Sustainable finance at Nordea, one of the largest banks in Europe. He is also the…

For me development means large number of youth is positioned to showcase their creativity, utilize their knowledge, use their professions and no future is discussed without them sitting on the same table. It’s obvious that young people can translate things very fast so they definitely act as a bridge that…

Originally published in The Montana Standard on April 22, 2020 Fifty years ago, on April 22, 1970, more than 20 million Americans gathered across the nation to celebrate the environment. …

Whether it is the theory of zoonotic diseases, or the claim of biological warfare, or the high probability of resurrection of deadly primitive viruses from permafrost thawing, it is now clear that, we, humans, have been acting irresponsibly so far. 22 April 2020 was the 50th anniversary of “International Mother…

Lessons from covid-19 on solidarity, humility, and what’s to come In honor of 2020 Earth Day In our collective isolation and unifying solidarity against a common threat, the reality of our interconnectedness has never been more tangible. We have been stripped of the distractions of our everyday lives. In its place lies the fundamental truth that…