The people saving a 12,000 year-old forest
The Hambach forest is threatened to be cut down by RWE to expand its coal mine. Here are the people resisting to save the 12,000 year old forest.
Category: Climate
Stories about climate change, its impacts, and just and equitable solutions for the planet.
Will Southeast Asia be able to cope with more flooding and rising waters?
Southeast Asia will be one of the most impacted by sea level rise. Will it be able to cope with rising waters?
Deutsche Welle interview: What needs to happen for climate action to succeed?
I got a chance to be interviewed by Deutsche Welle on the upcoming #RiseforClimate mobilisations and the ongoing UNFCCC talks: Recent extreme weather events have been the final straw for … Continue reading Deutsche Welle interview: What needs to happen for climate action to succeed?
Heatwaves in Europe, Flooding in Asia — The new normal?
The world is experiencing extreme events and it is no doubt connected to climate change. Right now Europe is enduring an extreme heatwave that experts say is contributing to the tragic wildfires … Continue reading Heatwaves in Europe, Flooding in Asia — The new normal?
Ireland first country to divest from fossil fuels
The Irish parliament has passed the Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill last July 12, making Ireland the world’s first country to divest from fossil fuels. The bill requires Ireland’s €8bn sovereign fund, … Continue reading Ireland first country to divest from fossil fuels
GIF: Five shared socio-economic pathways scenarios
As part of my internship, I was asked to do an animation of the five IPCC pathways scenarios. An explainer by Carbon Brief on these scenarios: Over the past few years, … Continue reading GIF: Five shared socio-economic pathways scenarios
Without NETs, deep CO2 cuts needed by big country emitters to remain below 2°C goal
Countries have agreed to keep global temperature rise to “well-below 2°C, pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C”. As of writing, 172 countries had submitted their Nationally Determined … Continue reading Without NETs, deep CO2 cuts needed by big country emitters to remain below 2°C goal
Mapping sea level rise at 1.5 versus 2 degrees of global warming
Countries have agreed in the Paris Agreement to hold global temperature increase to “well below 2°C above preindustrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above … Continue reading Mapping sea level rise at 1.5 versus 2 degrees of global warming
Renee Karunungan 