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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This author argues that fighting climate change means focusing on 'Earth repair'

The World

September 24, 2020

Judy Schwartz, author of "The Reindeer Chronicles," has spent years spotting the good news on global warming and the environment. She talked to The World's host Marco Werman about her new book.

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EU to overhaul migration policy; China aims for net-zero emissions by 2060; Lukashenko inaugurated again in Belarus

The World

September 23, 2020

The European Union is calling for a comprehensive system to manage migration across its 27 member states, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a bold new Paris climate accord target for net-zero carbon emissions by 2060, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was inaugurated again Wednesday.

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Israel, UAE, Bahrain to sign historic agreement; US presidential candidates spar over climate; federal court rules against TPS

The World

September 15, 2020

The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are set to sign agreements toward normalizing relations with Israel. On Monday, during a visit to fire-ravaged northern California, Trump again spurned scientific consensus about the role played by climate change in the unprecedented infernos scorching the West. And a federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration can end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for around 300,000 immigrants.

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How Indigenous land rights could help save the Brazilian Amazon from deforestation

The World

September 08, 2020

A recent study lends support to what many Indigenous people have often said: Lands held by Indigenous people are better protected from environmental destruction than other areas of the forest.

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California and Australia look to Indigenous land management for fire help

The World

September 01, 2020

As fires rage across the state of California, many are wondering how management could improve to reduce the risk in the future. Traditional fire management is being increasingly embraced in Australia, which could help inspire California.

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Could migration be a solution to the climate crisis?

The World

August 21, 2020

Migration is an adaptive strategy that builds on a long tradition of people moving around the world for better lives and opportunities. In her new book, author Sonia Shah argues we must reframe migration as a solution to the climate crisis — not a crisis itself.

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Activists took the Irish govt to court over its national climate plan — and won

The World

August 13, 2020

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08/14/2020 - 9:30am

The court battle, known as Climate Case Ireland, is one of many cases around the world of climate activists bringing their own country’s governments to court for insufficient action on climate change.

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How China’s nature-based solutions help with extreme flooding

The World

July 31, 2020

This year, record rainfall in China caused the longest river, the Yangtze, to overflow, leading to serious damage. But environmental experts say that a range of ecological strategies like tree planting and floodplain restoration over the last decade have helped to mitigate the impact of extreme flooding.

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‘The mother of all injustices is climate change,’ says former diplomat and climate change leader

The World

July 24, 2020

Christiana Figueres, the founder of Global Optimism, believes that a determined, optimistic mindset is crucial in the struggle for climate justice.

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In Karachi, planting dense urban forests could save the city from extreme heat

The World

July 20, 2020

Extreme heat often hovers over Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city. But each time Shahzad Qureshi transforms a barren patch of land into a dense, urban forest, he helps his city adapt to extreme urban heat.

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

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This author argues that fighting climate change means focusing on 'Earth repair'

EU to overhaul migration policy; China aims for net-zero emissions by 2060; Lukashenko inaugurated again in Belarus

Israel, UAE, Bahrain to sign historic agreement; US presidential candidates spar over climate; federal court rules against TPS

How Indigenous land rights could help save the Brazilian Amazon from deforestation

California and Australia look to Indigenous land management for fire help

Could migration be a solution to the climate crisis?

Activists took the Irish govt to court over its national climate plan — and won

Updated

How China’s nature-based solutions help with extreme flooding

‘The mother of all injustices is climate change,’ says former diplomat and climate change leader

In Karachi, planting dense urban forests could save the city from extreme heat

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