Professor Stefan Rahmstorf recently delivered a compelling lecture titled "Why the Ocean is Important to Everyone."

His presentation underscored the critical role marine ecosystems play in influencing global climate, weather patterns, and biodiversity. Rahmstorf highlighted the ocean's vital importance for sustaining both human well-being and the planet's overall health, emphasizing the urgent need for conservation.

David Wallace-Wells' RSA Minimate, "Climate Change and the Future of Humanity," confronts global warming as our age's existential challenge. He warns of grave dangers if we continue our current path, urging immediate commitment and collective action for humanity's future.

RSA Minimates are super-short, information-packed animations. Watch Wallace-Wells' full talk on "The Uninhabitable Earth" here.

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For three decades, the Environmental Career Worker Training Program has significantly impacted communities across the nation. Program directors, coordinators, and students reflect on its enduring legacy and the positive changes it has brought.

A key focus of the program has been fostering clean energy environments, empowering communities to build a sustainable future.

Despite scientific consensus on human-induced global warming, former US President Donald Trump has consistently denied its human origins. In 2012, he famously claimed climate change was "a hoax invented by the Chinese to make US manufacturing less competitive."

This political stance, compounded by the pandemic, has significantly hindered environmental progress. SustainabilityX magazine summarizes Trump's impact and offers a "what not to do" list to inspire action for the new year.

Psychologists David Sherman (UC Santa Barbara) and Leaf Van Boven (University of Colorado, Boulder) review their recent research, offering a framework to deepen understanding of climate advocacy. Learn to utilize strategies of affirmation, norms, immediacy, and legacy in your own citizen lobbying efforts.

The presentation covers a theoretical background, a framework for overcoming barriers, data & findings, and implications for advocacy & training. You can skip to specific sections: Theoretical Background (4:19), Framework For Overcoming Barriers (27:10), Data & Findings (42:07), and Implications for Advocacy & Training (52:49).

Earth's average surface temperature in 2024 was the warmest on record.

This finding comes from an analysis led by NASA scientists.

NASA reported that Earth's average surface temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as the fifth warmest on record, continuing the planet's long-term warming trend.

Global temperatures were 1.6 degrees Fahrenheit (0.89 degrees Celsius) above the 1951-1980 baseline average, according to scientists from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS).

Dr. Dianne Saxe presented "The Climate Crisis & Municipal Leadership" in Hamilton, ON, on November 4, 2019.

Her discussion focused on critical questions: How must cities lead against the climate crisis, and what are the responsibilities of municipal leadership during a climate emergency?