How Biden Can Make the US a Global Leader on Climate Action
Joe Biden’s victory in the U.S. presidential election offers new hope in the fight against climate change, both within U.S. borders and around the globe. During his first speech as president-elect, Biden committed to restore the United States’ standing in
11 Climate Innovations To Put Quest For SDGs Back On Track
Low-carbon innovation is an important tool in our bid to reach the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 – not only because one of those goals focuses on access to energy, but because climate projects deliver a huge range of
Climate Crisis: Why Should We Panic Now
Editor's note: Today, actor Keira Knightley has unveiled a short animation film entitled "Climate Crisis and Why We Should Panic Now". Translated into 14 different languages, it's the second of a two-part explainer video series for Extinction Rebellion, focusing on
Collaboration Can Take Climate Action To The Next Level
This article on how collaborations can help take climate action to the next level was written by Harriet Lamb, CEO of Ashden and Ben Jackson, an advisor on campaigning strategy and former Board member of UK Friends of the Earth. The
A Perennial Plan to Preserve the Planet
There is a high level and increasing amount of carbon in the atmosphere, and this is a key driver for the negative impacts of climate change as the greenhouse effect around the planet intensifies. The increased amount of carbon dioxide
The Climate-Conflict Connection: Why aren’t we acting on it?
The two agendas of climate change adaptation and peacebuilding are rarely coordinated—it's time for this to change. For Somalia, last year’s drought was its worst in nearly a decade. Wells dried up, crops failed, and thousands were displaced from their land. For nomadic herders,
Shape Your Future with Nargis Kachrumathur
We got to meet Nargis Kachrumathur, a bright and engaged 14yrs old teenager. She is current a ninth-grader at Riverside School. Her life in Ahmedabad, India, is filled by her love for reading, writing, music and playing basketball. Today Nargis writes
A Call for Earth Day 2020: Make it a No-Idling Day
Gisela Hausmann, an active environmentalist and award-winning non-fiction author, sent Impakter her proposal to make Earth Day 2020 = No-Idling Day. A nonviolent protest to help cut back on fossil fuel use by shutting down for one day needless idling
After COP25: Frustration Over Decisions, More Hope on Local Climate Action
This article, first published on the ICLEI blog, is part of our "COP25" Editorial Series, done in partnership with ICLEI — Local Governments for Sustainability. The longest-ever climate conference, COP25, concluded on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019. The talks punted a number of
Freight is the Cinderella of the Climate Movement: Global Companies must Reduce their Supply Chain Transport Emissions to Fit the Greenhouse Glass Slipper
To give you an idea of the challenge ahead: freight demand is expected to triple between 2015 and 2050, causing CO2 emissions to rise by 76 percent according to the International Transport Forum. Yet to live up to expectations of
The Sustainable Development Goals and Fighting the Plastic Soup
The Impakter team would like to thank Jaime Jennings of Island Press for the photo contributions. Island Press will publish Plastic Soup: An Atlas of Ocean Pollution, authored by Michiel Roscam Abbing of The Plastic Soup Foundation (PSF) on April 4th. One of
Fueling the Future: How a New Bioeconomy is Supporting Climate Action – and More
As the true cost of climate change begins to emerge – from food insecurity and land degradation to conflict, rising sea levels and increasing inequality – the importance of the 13th SDG becomes ever clearer. Climate Action must underpin everything