Yep, it’s bleak, says an expert who tested 1970s end-of-the-world prediction. A controversial MIT study from 1972 forecast the collapse of civilization – and Gaya Herrington delivered the bad news through The Guardian. Why she has such an unusual name? At a UN sustainability meeting several years ago, an economic policy officer came up to […]
The United Nations has said that the condition of the Great Barrier Reef has deteriorated to such an extent that it should be included in the list of World Heritage Sites in danger. The Australian government has opposed this, CNN reports. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has recommended that the reef be included in the […]
The problem of climate change is already there. A 2013 UN report said that it’s necessary to keep the planet warming at less than 2 ° C in order to avoid irreversible changes in ecosystems, and in 2020 this figure was already 1.2 ° C. Many believe that if not decisive action is taken to […]
