Scientists & academics engaging in civil disobedience to secure a livable future
Rising temperatures caused by climate change are causing ice caps and glaciers to melt faster. The meltwater released causes sea levels to rise, 1 posing a threat to low-lying coastal areas such as the Netherlands. Ice caps and glaciers that flow into the sea melt faster because the seawater is also getting warmer. A few … Read more
Are experiments in the stratosphere really set to begin in April!? Newspapers and radio reports are informing us of plans to begin ‘solar radiation management’. This is a method whereby particles are released into the atmosphere to reflect the sun’s rays. According to scientists, there are many serious caveats attached to this. Nevertheless, an Israeli-American, … Read more
The environment and nature around us are essential to me. At the beginning of my career, my research was linked to measures that could be taken. The idea that something would be done with the results was extremely motivating. Later, when climate change became known as a cause of changes in seas and oceans, mentioning … Read more
Two years ago, the United Nations General Assembly concluded a historic treaty, the High Seas Treaty, an agreement to protect and preserve the biodiversity of the ‘high seas’ for future sustainable use. The term ‘high seas’ refers to oceans and seas outside territorial waters. If the treaty is properly implemented, it will play a key … Read more