by Ariel Miller The innovative plastics recycling social enterprise designed by Rotarian Prakasam (Prakash) Tata, PhD has won the 2023 Grand Prize for Small Projects from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists for the Rotary Club of Naperville,...
By PDG Jeff Smith, District 7170 Environmental Sustainability Chair Rotary’s Seventh Area of Focus is an enormous undertaking. According to Bill Gates, in his recent book How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, the transition to net zero carbon emissions will be the...
By Ariel Miller, ESRAG Newsletter Editor “Alone in our district we can’t do much. Together, we were able to do something wonderful!” In 2021-22, all 18 French District Governors teamed up to rebuild pollinator populations across France, Luxembourg, Andorra, Monaco,...
In January, 2023, ESRAG highlights the huge humanitarian benefits of reducing air pollution. We will share stories and toolkits to equip Rotarians to tackle both indoor and outdoor exposure. Here’s why: Almost 7 million people die prematurely each year because of...
The COP27 climate conference is over now. COP26 was much stronger than COP27 because it set clear mitigation targets and because more than 40 countries – including major coal-consuming nations like Poland, Vietnam and Chile – committed to shift away from coal....
