Boston College recently published a study of air pollution’s impact on India. The study reports that air pollution resulted in 1.67 million deaths in India in 2019 alone, constituting 17.8% of total annual deaths in India. The study also finds that deaths caused by indoor air pollution have decreased by…

The University of Birmingham recently published a study on the air pollution levels during the spring 2020 lockdowns (the “first lockdown”). The study covered 11 cities, including Milan, Rome, Madrid, London, Paris, Berlin, New York, Los Angeles, Beijing, Wuhan and Delhi. …

Last time we introduced Marshallese poet, artist, educator and activist Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner. Since then, we started to think of writing about more artworks relevant to climate issues. We did some research, learning new things and having some discoveries in the process. …

I recently read an article about K-Briqs, a new type of bricks made by Kenoteq in Edinburgh. Compared to traditional clay bricks, it requires 90% less energy for production (as we know how much heat is needed to produce bricks) and emits 90% less carbon. Since carbon footprint reduction surrounds…

Under the Common Agricultural Policy (“CAP”), there are two pillars: direct payments and rural development programs. The two combined represent an annual budget of around €59 billion. In 2018, the European Commission presented the legislative proposals on the future of CAP after 2020. …

2021 is predicted to be among the seven hottest years on record despite La Niña. The UK’s Met Office recently released that average global temperatures for 2021 are estimated to be 0.91 to 1.15 degrees Celsius higher than the pre-industrial period’s average. Despite it likely would not break any records…

A recent study suggests an atoll in the Marshall Islands has grown larger over the past few decades. Last two weeks we talked about climate change and the Marshall Islands. This week an interest piece of news about atolls came out. A recent study suggests that an atoll of the…

Last time we talked about the Marshall Islands, one of the lowest lying countries in the world. Some studies even suggested the island country would disappear by 2030 due to the rising sea level. In recent years, the Marshall inlands has been building sea banks to alleviate the impact of…

The Marshall Islands has a population of 59,000 and an area of 181 km2. 97% of its territory is in water. It is one of the lowest lying countries in the world. Most of its land territory is just not more than two meters above the sea level. The Marshallese…