Dear GEP-Ed colleagues,
If you are having students look at the latest climate COP, this open-access
commentary in PLOS Climate may stimulate some debate:
COP28: Loss and damage, fossil fuels and the limits of climate diplomacy
https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.000
Dear GEP-Ed colleagues,
If you haven't seen them already, I encourage you to take a look at articles in
today's Guardian on a major survey of hundreds of IPCC members:
World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2
Dear GEP-Ed colleagues,
If you are having students debate the concept of "ecocide" and/or China's
ecological footprint, this open-access commentary may be of interest:
By backing Russia during its war on Ukraine, China may risk involvement in
ecocide
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/05/11/by-backing
[Apologies for cross-posts.]
Dear GEP-Ed Colleagues,
If you and/or your colleagues or student are interested in the role of
capitalism in adaptation to climate change, you may want to consider this new
open-access article:
John Barkdull and Paul G. Harris, “Adapting to Climate Change: From Cap
Dear GEP-Ed colleagues,
If you are not yet on the academic Flying Less mailing list, here's an update
from Parke Wilde (see below), or you can visit the website at
https://sites.tufts.edu/flyingless/.
All the best,
PAUL G. HARRIS
Chair Professor of Global and Environmental Studies
Departmen
Dear GEP-Ed colleagues,
If you are having students discuss flying and climate change, particularly as
it relates to academia/universities, this freely available essay in the
Guardian may be of interest:
"Refusing to fly has lost me my job as a climate researcher. It’s a price worth
paying"
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Dear GEP-Ed colleagues,
The Asia-Pacific Working Group of the Earth System Governance global research
alliance will be hosting two sessions at next week's 2024 Forum on Re-imagining
Earth System Governance in an Era of Polycrisis.
For more information and links to online registration, please vi
Dear GEP-Ed colleagues,
I know that there's a school of thought in favor of focusing on positive
responses to climate change and other environmental problems — of giving
students hope that things can be fixed -- but there's a case to be made that
this may be counterproductive and even part of t
