This week’s Current Climate, which every Saturday brings you a balanced view of sustainability news.
end plastic pollution,As of mid-February, most of the U.S. is undergoing some level of drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Not only does this have repercussions for wildfire risk and water shortages,The beaches in Palomino, Colombia, are considered among the most beautiful in the country. But in just a few years, as property developers removed mangroves ,Wildfire Season Is Year-Round.
Head of forestry Martina Martina, who has worked in setting up Treedom’s partnership with the NGO AMKA to support women’s involvement in agroforestry in Guatemala, talks about how the social and economic benefits of tree-planting projects can go hand in hand with environmental goals. We started abroad because [Treedom] founders were working on environmental projects in Cameroon, where they witnessed illegal logging and the impact of deforestation. The loss of biodiversity and climate change are particularly visible in tropical and subtropical countries, and that’s where our action is most needed.We always try to have a bottom-up and a customized approach, because different places have different environmental needs.
We’ve already faced numerous challenges—what we do is to always try to be prepared. We don’t produce carbon credits, that’s not part of the business. We manage small-scale projects, so it's easier to take care of those activities instead of having a giant forest. We are producing extra trees in our tree nurseries. We have plenty more trees than what we are going to sell, so we can replace the trees that might die.
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Analysis | The ironic effort to wave away climate change in favor of ‘clean air’Those uninterested in tackling climate change often pretend the issue is 'clean air' — even as the Supreme Court considers withdrawing the ability to tackle climate change using the Clean Air Act.
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Report on climate change prompts calls to action from Sask. groupsThe latest in a series of reports on the climate crisis has sparked renewed calls for Saskatchewan to take more aggressive climate action.
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Biden Climate-Change Plans Gain Momentum as Democrats Retool AgendaBiden’s Build Back Better plan is dead. So are many of its pieces. But tax credits to encourage low-carbon electricity production are very much alive.
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