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Wales stuck to its guns
{Wales stuck to its guns – This is a really serious part of what we are about at Earth and Leaf. This action across the Yorkshire Dales National Park would make communities much more sustainable. A great proposal. Lets hope that Wales stuck to its guns continues to be the case. – Earth and Leaf Editorial} {extract below} Wales stuck to its guns The Welsh region of Dwyfor has been the site of an unusual experiment in recent months. The area has a high number of second homes, which is pricing young families out of renting and forcing locals hoping to buy out of their hometowns. In 2022, the Welsh…
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Education in the Anthropocene
{Education in the Anthropocene – Earth and Leaf editorial} {extract below} Education in the Anthropocene addressing the environmental crisis means learning about our place in Earth’s history Education should prepare young people to face the challenges of their time. To keep up with the changing world, this means that education has to keep adjusting. But unfortunately, our education systems have fallen out of sync with the times. Environmental decay is arguably the greatest challenge facing humanity today. However, education systems are failing to prepare young people for life on a rapidly changing planet. One way to escape this trap is to shift our perspective on the period of time we…
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Climate change will cause more African children to die from hot weather
Earth and Leaf Editorial – African Children African children are at the forefront of climate change disaster. They are also the very people who can do little about the crisis. The very young have little ability to thermoregulate. Surely we must do something. Young African children are at particular risk of heat stress impacts. Riccardo Mayer/Shutterstock Extract Climate change has already increased global temperatures, greatly increasing extremes. This will continue unless greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to “net-zero”. The 1.5°C target of the Paris Agreement requires emissions reductions of around 50% in the next 10 years. Newborn babies are particularly vulnerable to high temperatures. They have a limited…
