Adaptation Voices: New York

September 17, 2019 / activist360 / Leave a comment

New York has nearly 600 miles of coastline and is preparing for significant increases in flooding, rainfall and extreme heat by 2100. Jainey Bavishi explains the city’s $20 billion project to adapt to climate change by building new sea defences, raising public awareness and even painting rooftops white to reflect the searing summer sun.

Melting Arctic in Spotlight Amid Record Temperatures

September 17, 2019 / activist360 / Leave a comment

Scientists and community leaders have ended three days of talks about the future of the Arctic.

Arctic Futures 2050 took place Washington DC at the end of a summer of record temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere.

And that’s renewed warnings about climate change, some countries are eyeing up how the region can serve their needs.

Garbage Wars: Where Does the World’s Trash Go?

September 16, 2019 / activist360 / Leave a comment

You may not know it, but your trash probably travels more than you do. The moment a plastic container ends up in your recycling bin marks the beginning of a long trip halfway across the world.

The recycling journey, until recently, ended in China, where it was cleaned, crushed and transformed into raw material. But in 2018, Beijing decided it would no longer welcome the world’s trash. With the loss of their overseas dumping ground, rich countries turned to other markets, mainly in Southeast Asia.

Flooded with foreign trash, countries like Thailand and Malaysia eventually put their foot down, some even sending trash back to where it came from.