Climate Change

Have you heard of the French artist Marcel Duchamp? One of his most famous works is the fountain which was created from an ordinary bathroom urinal. In simply renaming this common object, Duchamp successfully birthed a completely new style of art. The same c…

What does your country really think about climate change? A new survey by YouGov tallied up answers 30,000 people in 28 countries and regions and found that attitudes vary greatly based on where you live. For example, seven out of 10 Indians believe tha…

Climate change will make our lives worse in the years to come, but a new report out this week highlights the stark costs people are already paying in the U.S. In 2012 alone, it found 10 major climate-related events likely led to nearly 1,000 extra deaths, alm…

The 2019 Social Good Summit is fast approaching. On September 22nd, at the 92nd Street Y, the tenth annual Summit will bring together global citizens to share their ideas on creating a sustainable future for humankind. Tickets are on sale now, and we hope you…

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The formal abolishment of one of Californias signature environmental policies tailpipe pollution is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States is expected to be announced Wednesday afternoon at the Washington headquarters of the Envir…

Ms. Hollander is not making light of climate change, but rather acknowledging its presence in our lives. Bracing for superstorms has to become more of a pedestrian routine and less of an emergency procedure, she said, noting the growing frequency of so-called…

No poverty, zero hunger, total gender equality. Were almost ten years out from the United Nations ambitious 2030 sustainable development goalsa blueprint to help us with challenges like access to clean water and combatting climate changeand theres still a lot…

Last week, 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg and hundreds of other young activists protested in front of the White House, demanding action on climate change. This Friday, September 20th, theyll be joined by thousands of other young (and older) protestors ac…

Even people who believe in climate change are climate change deniers: you might know, intellectually, that our world is coming to an end, but it is hard to truly register this fact, the same way one both does and does not believe that they will one day die. T…