VEN Blog

Fig. 3: Odds ratios of pregnancy loss associated with gestational flood exposure, classified by socioeconomic factors, living conditions, and flood duration. from: He, C., Zhu, Y., Zhou, L. et al. Flood exposure and pregnancy loss in 33 developing countries. Nat Commun 15, 20 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-44508-0 The climate killer we ignore: Women are losing babies. I […]

by Daniel Jasper Post-election periods are always challenging for issues like climate change, regardless of the outcome. Jubilation following a victory can lead to complacency, and disappointment following a loss can lead to feelings of helplessness. Voting, however, is just one way to make your voice heard, and though election outcomes have significant implications for […]

Figure 1.4. Potential savings from the shift to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy per year in 2030 The Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance (IHLEG) launched by the COP 26 and COP 27 Presidencies provides an independent perspective on the climate finance agenda. The third report comes at a crucial time for the climate finance […]

24 Oct 2024 in National Tribune Last month, Australia’s newly appointed minister for emergency management, Senator Jenny McAllister, and Senator Tony Sheldon, special envoy for disaster recovery, took part in a cultural burn outside Lismore in New South Wales, as part of the National Gathering on Indigenous Disaster Resilience . Author Bhiamie Williamson Research Fellow, […]

from Oxfam America The policies of a Trump administration will deeply harm US and global climate action. But predictions that this is ‘game over’ for climate are wrong. The fight for climate action in the US will continue at the Federal, state and local level, and the rest of the world must do its part. […]

Graph Source: Our World in Data It’s a question of speed. Agriculture needs to outpace climate change, even while struggling with its carbon footprint. By Mark Harris November 3, 2024 In Anthropocene One of humanity’s greatest achievements over the past 50 years has been reducing global hunger—there are around 300 million fewer people experiencing hunger […]

“This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.” In the final days before the presidential election, roughly 2,000 volunteers from all around the country are spending hours calling voters across 19 states. Their objective? Get people who care about climate change to the polls, particularly those who didn’t show […]

from The Conversation You might have heard about your local Buy Nothing Project group on Facebook. If not, you probably know someone who’s a member. We estimate at least one million Australians are involved as members or live in households with a member (probably their mum). Buy Nothing groups enable people to ask for and […]

What are slime moulds? Step inside Sarah Lloyd’s thriving microscopic world Louise Miolin for Story Stream ABC Northern Tasmania Topic:Nature Sat 26 Oct  see article for image Slime moulds are neither plants nor animals. (Supplied: Sarah Lloyd) Deep in the bush of northern Tasmania, there’s a woman with a magnifying glass. She’s crouched over a […]

Image: map of cities at risk from climate change insurance death spiral. From The Hill EHN Curators in Environmental Health News Oct 26, 2024 As climate-driven disasters intensify, cities face a cycle where infrastructure, insurance and financial challenges compound, potentially triggering economic crises across urban America. Saul Elbein reports for The Hill. In short: Increasingly […]

Image from: Creating a Global South Inclusive Carbon Dioxide Removal Marketplace: Enhanced Rock Weathering as a Lens December 13, 2023 Yifan Powers, Owen Barder, Kamran Khan Niazi in Precision Development.com Published: October 28, 2024 The Conversation Paul Nelson Associate Professor of Soil Science, James Cook University Wolfram Buss Research fellow, Australian National University Carbon dioxide […]

Pressure for climate intervention may gain momentum as world heats up Date: October 23, 2024 Source: American Geophysical Union Summary: A new report says any research into large-scale interventions in Earth’s climate system must be grounded in sound ethical principles so society can make informed choices about whether to deploy them. FULL STORY As interest […]

By chief digital political correspondent Jacob Greber Wed 16 OctWednesday 16 October ABC news Labor has signalled a renewable energy plan to help households install batteries could be introduced before the election. In short: Labor and the Coalition are both looking at policies to spur household battery adoption. The ABC understands the Albanese government is […]

UC San Diego has added an innovative prerequisite to ‘prepare students for the future they really will encounter’ Katharine Gammon Tue 15 Oct 2024 in The Guardian Melani Callicott, a human biology major at the University of California, San Diego, thinks about the climate crisis all the time. She discusses it with family and friends […]

Image Source: Heisel F. et al. (eds.) “Constructing a Circular Economy in New York State: Deconstruction and Building Material Reuse.” Ithaca, NY: Cornell Circular Construction Lab, Cornell Just Places Lab, and CR0WD, 2024. In a new study, the researchers tallied up the substantial economic and ecological benefits of taking buildings apart piece by piece rather […]

Image from Roman Hoffmann, Guy Abel, Maurizio Malpede, Raya Muttarak, Marco Percoco. Drought and aridity influence internal migration worldwide. Nature Climate Change, 2024; DOI: 10.1038/s41558-024-02165-1 : Differences in migration impacts of drought and aridity across world regions a, Differences in migration impacts by the geographical location of the subnational regions distinguishing effects across world regions […]

Researchers made an ancient find that suggests with the right conditions the potential impact of “wood vaults” could be significant. By Anthropocene Team October 17, 2024 Efforts are underway all around the world to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it. Trees, of course, are naturals at this. Over their lifetime, they absorb […]

Image from Maryam Rezaie and Seokheun Choi. Cyanobacterial Artificial Plants for Enhanced Indoor Carbon Capture and Utilization, Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2024.: Operating principle of cyanobacterial artificial plants for indoor carbon capture and utilization. a) An artificial plant converting captured CO2 into O2 and bioelectricity during photosynthesis. b) An artificial plant utilizing indoor light, water, and […]

Source: Climateworks Centre In Australia and overseas , it’s clear that homes without gas – running on clean energy – are healthier, have cheaper power bills, and produce lower greenhouse emissions. in The National Tribune Environment 23 Oct 2024 Authors Gill Armstrong Researcher in architecture and urban planning, Climateworks Centre Portia Odell System Lead – […]

Image: The GESPA group at IQS and the URV are working together on the STOP-F-GAS project, where they are studying, within the framework of the circular economy, the development of new technologies for absorbing fluorinated gases for their reuse and obtaining new, more sustainable refrigerant products. In the Kigali Amendment of 2016 to the Montreal […]