All posts by Laureen Fagan
Laureen is a freelance journalist creating high-quality, informed content on international affairs, politics and technology. She is trained in conflict resolution and diversity, and has special interests in science and medical reporting, and culture and religion issues.
laureen (at) sustainability-times.com
laureen (at) sustainability-times.com
What’s a whale worth? Quite a lot in terms of CO2 capture
Humans have heard the cry to “save the whales” for decades, but there’s a new call to understand how it is that the great whales – threatened themselves by climate change, plastic pollution and more – might really be saving
Norway to pay Gabon $150 million to protect rainforests
The West African nation of Gabon has become the first on the continent to get paid to protect its rainforests as part of a global strategy to meet climate change challenges, following a deal with Norway announced on Sunday. Norway,
Thunberg tours ‘Pollution Pods’ with artist Michael Pinsky
For Greta Thunberg, Friday was a remarkable day, as she watched her solo strike from just one year ago flourish into “Week 57” with millions participating across the globe. On Saturday, though, it was back to work as she toured
Scientists in Belgium find pollution is crossing the placenta
Scientists in Belgium say that air pollution is affecting human health even before birth, and they’ve provided the first direct evidence that airborne carbon particles are crossing the placental barrier in pregnant women. That’s according to research published by the
Denmark’s ‘tree telethon’ raises funds for forests
In Denmark, a star-studded Saturday night show on TV2 raised enough money to reach more than 90 percent of its goal: to plant one million trees in the fight against climate change. The public broadcaster teamed up with the Danish
Weather, climate and future impacts on U.S. retail workers
How people are shopping rarely enters into climate change discussions unless the focus is on reducing consumer impacts or recycling. That’s not the case for an intriguing new paper from the United States Federal Reserve Board, which looks at the