The Big Fix

July 09, 2020

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08/07/2020 - 3:00pm

In the last 10 years, there’s been a surge of literature about climate change, including poetry. The World’s climate solutions segment The Big Fix is featuring some young poets and their words on the topic in a series starting this week.

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Luxembourg takes the lead on climate finance

The World

June 11, 2021

Updated

06/14/2021 - 8:30am

The small country is a financial giant — and it’s working to lead the world on sustainable climate finance.

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Climate activists get more strategic with their use of the courts

The World

June 03, 2021

There's a growing trend of activists using lawsuits to hold governments and powerful corporations accountable for their roles in climate change.

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The Atlantic rainforest in Brazil is a bright spot for restoration

The World

May 27, 2021

As the largest restoration effort in the last 20 years, the Atlantic Forest project provides a blueprint for the rest of the world.

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Amsterdam bans fossil fuel ads from its metro

The World

May 13, 2021

Advocates hope the ban on ads glorifying cheap flights and gas-guzzling cars will pave the way for larger, more comprehensive ad bans across the Netherlands and beyond.

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Latin American and Caribbean countries use volcanic landscapes to tap geothermal energy

The World

May 07, 2021

Global capacity for geothermal energy has nearly doubled over the past two decades.

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Reunion Island artist Dilo uses the sounds of nature to celebrate it

The World

April 22, 2021

“What will our future sound like?” That's the question hundreds of artists like Dilo have answered in a new musical project that celebrates nature.

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Building high-rises, hotels and stadiums out of wood — for climate's sake

The World

April 08, 2021

Wood used to rule much of the building world, and now, it’s poised for a comeback, as engineered wooden buildings start to become an eco-friendly alternative to concrete and steel.

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Can K-pop stars wield their celebrity to influence climate action?

The World

April 01, 2021

K-pop band Blackpink put out a climate change video expressing concern for the environment. Soon after its release, they were named cultural ambassadors to COP26, the upcoming United Nations’ climate talks in Glasgow.

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Author Kim Nicholas on the five stages of 'radical climate acceptance'

The World

March 25, 2021

Kim Nicholas, a climate scientist at Lund University in Sweden, has a new book out this week, "Under the Sky We Make: How to be a Human in a Warming World," to help people understand where they fit into solving the climate crisis.

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Climate divestment activists draw inspiration from South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle

The World

March 18, 2021

The global boycott against South Africa’s apartheid regime is credited, in part, for helping to end it. Now, climate change activists are borrowing from the same playbook — pulling dollars from those who fund the fossil-fuel industry.

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Global network of young people writes poems to cope with climate crisis

Updated

Luxembourg takes the lead on climate finance

Updated

Climate activists get more strategic with their use of the courts

The Atlantic rainforest in Brazil is a bright spot for restoration

Amsterdam bans fossil fuel ads from its metro

Latin American and Caribbean countries use volcanic landscapes to tap geothermal energy

Reunion Island artist Dilo uses the sounds of nature to celebrate it

Building high-rises, hotels and stadiums out of wood — for climate's sake

Can K-pop stars wield their celebrity to influence climate action?

Author Kim Nicholas on the five stages of 'radical climate acceptance'

Climate divestment activists draw inspiration from South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle

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