This article was first published on the Coventry Climate Action Network website. Passivhaus is a building standard and design process aimed at producing buildings that are energy efficient and affordable with a low ecological footprint. It results in ultra-low energy … Continue reading →
The United Nations Association Coventry Branch, working with its offshoot Coventry Climate Network, are planning to create Coventry Eco-Award which, it is hoped, will eventually be available to schools, businesses, communities, streets and individuals who take action to reduce their … Continue reading →
Passionate about the environment / ocean recovery / our waterways? Like to be involved in making a difference that is unique and far reaching? Age 14 or older? Then join other Coventry people like you and help create activities for … Continue reading →
On 5 June 2020, Elena Miron, Roxana Anton, Mohammed Aaqib and Philip Brown of the United Nations Association Coventry Branch explored World Environment Day. The theme this year was Biodiversity. The following video stimulated a discussion of zoonotic diseases. See … Continue reading →
A United Nations Environment Programme Report [1] published on 26 November 2019 says that, even if all current unconditional commitments under the Paris Agreement are implemented, the world is nevertheless heading for a 3.2°C temperature rise. The Intergovernmental Panel on … Continue reading →
In 2019, Eco-Schools Global celebrates 25 years of excellence in the field of Environmental Education and Education for Sustainable Development. This campaign aims to involve each and every actor within the Eco-Schools global network – students, teachers, school and University … Continue reading →
Mucungura Adeodato writes: I’m a teacher teaching in secondary schools in Lyantonde district in Uganda. It’s one of the dry corridor districts in Uganda. I’m appreciate and commend the work you are doing to save our global environment. Environmental concerns … Continue reading →
On the subject of the Environmental Problem of Plastic Pollution of Our Oceans. Jacob Z. Dalgaard, Ph.D 5 Farmer Ward Road, Kenilworth CV82DJ Plastic pollution of our oceans is becoming an increasingly urgent problem, with the weight of … Continue reading →
Meat costs a lot of energy to produce, and cows in addition also produce the greenhouse gas methane. Generally, poultry and fish are less harmful to the environment, and most people in the UK eat more meat that necessary for … Continue reading →
There is evidence that the 2007−2010 drought contributed to the conflict in Syria. It was the worst drought on record, causing widespread crop failure and a mass migration of farming families to urban centers. Century-long observed trends in precipitation, temperature, and … Continue reading →