To fight climate change and create a sustainable world for us all to live in, we must revise the fundamental concepts of society. Through our everyday actions, we need to reduce our impact on the planet. Reducing the working week could be one way of doing this. In the UK last December, 70 firms took… Continue reading Four-day workweeks benefitting the climate
Afforestation and reforestation are terms that both refer to the act of planting trees to create a forested area. Reforestation refers to planting trees in a forest that has experienced a decrease in tree numbers or has suffered from deforestation. Meanwhile, afforestation refers to the process of growing trees in an area that previously did… Continue reading Afforestation vs Reforestation
In 2015, 196 Parties signed a legally binding international treaty on climate change. The Paris Agreement set a goal to limit global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius, and ideally to 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels. Limiting warming is essential to avoid the worst impacts of climate change including rising sea levels and… Continue reading We’re running out of time – global warming expected to exceed 1.5 degrees within a decade
Over previous decades, we have experienced incredible scientific and medical advances, including the creation of vaccines for many of the world’s diseases. However, climate change is fuelling the spread of several infectious diseases while aggravating many other health issues. Increasing demand coupled with unprepared health systems is creating a public health emergency. We have had… Continue reading Climate change: a public health emergency
We can’t believe 2023 is here! We had an incredible 2022 at Climate Wise, read more about our year here in our Impact Report 2022. As we look to the exciting year ahead, now is the perfect time for companies to decide on New Year’s resolutions. When looking at how we can better our business… Continue reading 23 New Year’s Resolutions for 2023
As we enter another year, we are constantly reminded that the climate change clock is ticking – but how much time do we really have? This article outlines the key climate targets we must achieve if we are to limit the worst impacts of climate change and secure a planet where we can all thrive.… Continue reading The global climate targets explained
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The signs of climate change are becoming increasingly evident and drastic. As 2022 comes to an end, we’re looking at how the climate has changed this year. We’re starting in the European Alps which took an exceptional toll with record-shattering ice melt. Average thickness losses of 3 to over 4 metres were measured across the… Continue reading Climate change unwrapped: 2022
After delays due to COVID, the much-anticipated COP26 triggered a new wave of climate hope as countries from across the world agreed that more urgently needs to be done to prevent a dangerous rise in global atmospheric temperatures. With COP27 just around the corner, we are looking back at what has changed since last year’s… Continue reading What can we expect from COP27 after the pledges made at COP26?
We all have a carbon footprint, it is an unavoidable side effect of daily life. However, the size of everyone’s carbon footprint varies drastically. A recent study has discovered that in one year the top 1% of earners in the UK are responsible for the same volume of greenhouse gas emissions as the bottom 10%… Continue reading The emission gap
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