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BBC, Tuesday 28 September 2021
Climate Change: Don't sideline plastic problem, nations urged
Scientists are warning politicians immersed in climate change policy not to forget that the world is also in the midst of a plastic waste crisis.
Reuters, Monday 27 September 2021
Malaysia pledges spending, green goals in 5-year economic plan
Malaysia's Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Monday tabled a new five-year economic plan, boosting infrastructure spending and committing to a carbon tax under climate change goals as the country looks to chart its way out of a pandemic-induce...
TIME, Thursday 23 September 2021
75% of the Young People Around the World are Frightened of the Future Because of Climate Change
According to a global survey and peer-reviewed study soon to be published in Lancet Planetary Health, a scientific journal, 75% of young people think the future is frightening and 45% say climate concern negatively impacts their day.
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Mongabay, Wednesday 22 September 2021
Not just sea life: Migratory fish, birds and mammals also fall foul of plastic
Humans have created so much plastic that it now exists from the slopes of Mount Everest to the extreme depths of the oceans. Land and freshwater species are in just as much danger, with migratory species especially vulnerable, a new U.N. Environme...
Mongabay, Wednesday 15 September 2021
Leveraging Nature-based Solutions for transformation: Reconnecting people and nature
In the wake of COVID-19, transformative change away from the unsustainable status-quo to effectively address the roots of the climate and biodiversity crises is perhaps more urgent than ever. One proposed transformative pathway rapidly gaining in ...
Yale Climate Connections, Friday 10 September 2021
Global warming isn't just a natural cycle
The Earth’s temperature changes naturally over time. Variations in the planet’s orbit, solar cycles, and volcanic eruptions can all cau...
the Sun Daily, Thursday 9 September 2021
Climate change experts reiterate concerns over increasing surface temperatures in Malaysia
Over the past half a century, the surface temperature has risen by 0.13°C in Sarawak, 0.16°C in Sabah and 0.25°C in Peninsular Malaysia...