COP26 has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but we cannot postpone the climate emergency! Momentum has to be not only maintained, but intensified. That is the key message of the virtual meetings that took place at this interesing Sustainable Innovation Forum on November 16–20. Many interesting speakers from...
Reviewed by Karen Rudin, AWC Zürich
In 2014, a Canadian journalist named Naomi Klein wrote a book entitled This Changes Everything. Klein’s book goes deeply into the basic causes of environmental ills and suggests radical changes that could reverse the present disastrous, worsening situation.
The title alone is provocative: what is the “this” that...
The Lorax by Dr. Suess – for mid-grade school kidsThe classic ecology book for kids.
The Lorax is the original eco warrior, and his message still rings loud today in this fable about the dangers of destroying our forests, told in the distinctive rhyming style of the irrepressible Dr. Seuss.
“Mister!” He said with a sawdusty sneeze, “I am the...
As we face the reality of climate change – raging forest fires, droughts, floods, extreme temperatures, loss of Arctic ice and glaciers, rising ocean levels, species extinction, habitat loss, and so on – is it any wonder that we are concerned about what the future holds for our children and grandchildren? We may feel depressed, helpless,
After the recent Zoom discussion session for Among the Maasai (the Education Team’s pick for the second in the series of Global Issues Book Discussions), the Environment Team would like to suggest the third book. While non-fiction books about environmental issues abound, we wanted a...
The recent COVID-19 crisis was only a couple of weeks old when the media began reporting one unexpected positive effect. Worldwide greenhouse gas emissions were markedly reduced and the atmosphere less polluted as a result. As well as being good news in itself, this was an inkling that the corona crisis and the climate crisis are linked. Recognition...
I am originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota in the US and have spent the past 39 years explaining to people in the Netherlands where that is. Everyone knows where New York, Florida, Texas and California are, but Minnesota is someplace most people had never even heard of. While the fact that not everyone knows...
