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Sports and Climate Change
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Climate Litigation
Wildfires
Art and Climate Change
Pipelines
Flying
Sports and Climate Change
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games are being made greener
Expires June 2024
Women’s World Cup players launch football’s biggest climate campaign
Expires Dec 2023
Where Radical Imagination Blooms – Mycelium Youth Network’s Gaming for Justice Adventures
Expires Dec 2023
Global Trend
The recent heatwaves are raising health concerns – experts state that we “may have to rethink the model of outdoor sports going forward”
Take Action
Are you or your friends involved in sports? What can teams do? E.g. a sports drive for things.
Sustainable Jobs
Canada’s Sustainable Jobs Plan will become a law in 2024
Expires January 2024
These young Canadians are banging down the government’s door asking for climate jobs
Green Jobs for Women Can Promote Gender Equality
Global Trend
UN adopts world-first treaty to protect marine life in seas outside national boundaries
Take Action
Support https://www.youthclimatecorps.com/ in BC. Consider making your next job one that has a positive impact on the environment.
Climate Litigation
US Supreme Court won’t rule on local climate cases. Why is this a ‘critical victory’ for activists?
Expires June 2024
These climate advocates don’t care about your carbon footprint. They care about whether you vote
Expires June 2024
Students won Montana climate case
Expires June 2024
Global Trend
Climate litigation more than doubles in five years, now a key tool in delivering climate justice
Expires June 2024
Take Action
If youth can win court cases, you can challenge politicians. Reach out to your mayor or elected representative and ask them questions about climate change and how they are going to deal with it.
Dealing with Wildfires
Spain harnesses the power of horses to deal with wildfires, drawing from global success stories
Expires July 2024
California Wildfire Returns After 2018 Complex Fire: Study Finds
Expires July 2024
‘They are outstanding’: the female firefighters protecting Borneo’s forests
Expires July 2024
Global Trend
Wildfires – a growing concern for sustainable development
Expires July 2024
Take Action
Consider the impact that wildfires have had on your community and others. Donate if you can. Spread awareness about the cause of these wildfires to your family and friends, using it to encourage action.
Art and Climate Change
How 1 kid inspired 700 others to make artwork on climate change | Article
Expires January 2025
For this Canadian cartoonist, art is a way to process climate anxiety
Expires January 2025
Billie Eilish’s Headlining 2023 Lollapalooza Set Was Solar-Powered
Expires January 2025
Take Action
How can you use art to address climate change? In your school and wider community.
Pipelines
Judge Orders Dakota Access Pipeline to Shut Down
Expires January 2024
Wood delivers 2,000 miles of low carbon pipeline projects in North America
Expires January 2024
Divestment, Engagement, Activism | UNFCCC
Expires January 2024
Global Trend
Divesting from Fossil Fuels, Investing in a Sustainable Future Accelerator – C40
Expires January 2024
Take Action
Look into pipeline developments in your country or province/state. Ponder how governments can satisfy conflicting environmental and economic objectives.
Flying
Make Flying More Sustainable with Any Wear Anywhere
Expires July 2024
‘Incredibly selfish’: This millionaire is selling his private jet after learning how polluting it is
Expires July 2024
The Life-Changing, Solar-Charged Power of ‘Regenerative Travel’
Expires July 2024