Rotary’s delegation to COP27 is Rotary International President Jennifer Jones, RI Environment Manager Keith Madden, Dean of the Rotary Representatives Judith Diment MBE, PDG Mohamed Delawar, wetland ecology specialist Terrell Erickson, and ESRAG Past Chair Christopher...
At the COP 27 conference in Egypt, leading global experts have released a report, 10 New Insights in Climate Science, on the urgent need to invest in mitigation before climate change exceeds the limits of our capacity to adapt. The study was compiled by Futurearth,...
By Marielouise Slettenhaar-Ket “At my Rotary club lately we had speakers from industry, telling us that human-caused climate change was not proven yet, and that we have plenty of time. At the Rotary Institute however I understood that climate change is very...
Saturday 15 October 2022 by Patricia Armstrong, ESRAG Chair 2022-23 As I write this article, thousands of Australians are reeling from devastating floods that have hit the south-eastern part of my country, with further heavy rain and flooding expected next week. This...
Buildings consume about 40% of total domestic energy and have a resulting greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint. To affect climate change we need a “whole of society” shift, and decreasing the energy footprint of buildings must be part of it. The IPCC identifies 1.5 C above...
By Avey Herlihy Born in the rise of the pandemic, at Our Lady of the Snows School in Canmore, Alberta, our Net Zer0 Heroes sustainability club has embraced the mission of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and shrinking our carbon footprint. By being aware of our...