Pope Francis called on citizens all over the world to take care of the planet and not to exploit its resources. He emphasized that the “earth is an environment to be safeguarded, a garden to be cultivated.”
Facilitated by Connect4Climate, the Pope recorded the call to action message at the end of his weekly General Audience in St. Peter’s Square, noting that on April 22, we celebrate Earth Day.
Climate Change in Africa Will Hit the Poor the Hardest
A World Bank report says rising temperatures in the next few decades will cause food shortages and increased poverty in Africa. But action now can keep the heat down.
What YOU Can Do About Climate Change
Reducing your carbon footprint just got easier. This video uses animations and humour to teach people how they can personally help prevent global warming.
This is just one of the free educational products available in the "Climate Insights 101" series. Created by the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) -- a collaboration of British Columbia's four research intensive universities.
Climate Change 2013 Working Group I: The Physical Science Basis
The IPCC has produced a video on its Fifth Assessment Report (AR5). The first part on the Working Group I contribution to AR5 is now available. The other parts will be released with the successive approvals of the other two Working Group contributions and the Synthesis Report in the course of 2014.
