A non-exhaustive list of resources to fight the CLIMATE CRISIS
Below is a list of resources I use for information and facts relating to the climate crisis.
This page offers further reading, organizations to follow, petitions to sign, how to volunteer, where to donate and science facts to get you in the fight against climate catastrophe. I’ll add to it regularly and please feel free to leave suggestions in the comments below. Remember, environmental racism may not directly impact your life but that doesn’t mean it’s not your problem…
Pretty soon the effects of the climate crisis will catch up to everyone. To date, low income, Black, Brown and Indigenous people bear the worst of it – targeted by unscrupulous corporations and ignored by governments across the globe. We know that the climate doesn’t recognize borders. And we know that we’re all connected to all life on this wonderful planet. So what happens across the world, affects us one and all. Don’t wait for an extreme weather event, flood, fire or poisoned water to threaten your life before you speak up against it.
We should all be activists now, together we will reverse climate change and create a clean & just world for everyone.
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Annals of a Warming Planet – This is your weekly newsletter on climate from the Godfather of the environmental movement, Bill McKibben. An absolute must-read for everyone. Subscribe to this email from The New Yorker for free by clicking on any article here.
350.org – Founded by Bill Mckibben and a group of college friends in 2008. It’s now a powerful international movement of ordinary people working to end the age of fossil fuels and build a world of community-led renewable energy for all.
Beyond Plastics – Launched in January 2019, Beyond Plastics is a nationwide project based at Bennington College in Vermont. It pairs the wisdom and experience of environmental policy experts with the energy and creativity of college students to build a vibrant and effective anti-plastics movement. Our mission is to end plastic pollution by being a catalyst for change at every level of our society.
Break Free From Plastic – A global movement envisioning a future free from plastic pollution. Since its launch in 2016, more than 11,000 organizations and individual supporters from across the world have joined the movement to demand massive reductions in single-use plastics and to push for lasting solutions to the plastic pollution crisis.
Climate Reality Project – In 2006, Nobel Laureate and former US Vice President Al Gore got the world talking about climate change with the Academy Award-winning film An Inconvenient Truth. Later that year, he founded what would become The Climate Reality Project to move the conversation forward and turn awareness into action all across the Earth.
CRADLE to CRADLE – Architect William McDonough and chemist Michael Braungart presented an integration of design and science that provides enduring benefits for society from safe materials, water and energy in circular economies and eliminates the concept of waste.
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The Earth Institute – Columbia University’s Earth Institute blends research in the physical and social sciences, education and practical solutions to help guide the world onto a path toward sustainability. Two central ideas led to the creation of the Earth Institute in 1995. The first was to advance the basic understanding of earth science. The second was to apply that knowledge to decisions made by governments and businesses around the world.
EU CIRCULAR ECONOMY ACTION PLAN – The European Commission has adopted a new Circular Economy Action Plan – one of the main blocks of the European Green Deal, Europe’s new agenda for sustainable growth.
Fashion Revolution – Fashion Revolution was founded in the wake of the Rana Plaza disaster in 2013, by Carry Somers and Orsola de Castro. It has become the world’s largest fashion activism movement, mobilising citizens, industry and policymakers through research, education and advocacy work. A global movement of people who make the fashion industry work. The movement is most famous for the highly successful campaign call for supply chain transparency with the hashtag #whomademyclothes.
FightFastFashion – Olivia Yevchak is a Girl Scout Ambassador who investigated fast fashion. She did a month long exhibit in Ridgewood, NJ depicting the detrimental impact of fast fashion on people and the planet. Olivia covered – Women and Child Labor, Micro-plastics, and pollution. Then she created this website to share her exhibit further and spread this important information about the Fast Fashion Industry.
Friends of the Earth – Speak truth to power and expose those who endanger the health of people and the planet for corporate profit. They organize to build long-term political power and campaign to change the rules of our economic and political systems that create injustice and destroy nature
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GREENPEACE – We want to live on a healthy, peaceful planet. A planet where forests flourish, oceans are full of life and where once-threatened animals safely roam. Where our quality of life is measured in relationships, not things. Where our food is delicious, nutritious, and grown with love. Where the air we breathe is fresh and clear. Where our energy is as clean as a mountain stream. Where everyone has the security, dignity and joy we all deserve. Find your country’s chapter under the tab International.
The Green Party US – The Green New Deal explained
The Green New Deal Resolution (H. Res. 109)
The Indigenous Peoples Environmental Network
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change –The United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change.
IPCC Special Report on 1.5 degrees Celcius – An IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty.
Intersectional Environmentalist – Dismantling systems of oppression in the environmental movement.
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Labour Behind the Label – Labour Behind the Label is an organisation focused on the fashion industry. The campaign works to improve conditions and empower workers in the global garment industry.
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Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) – Was founded in 1970 by a group of law students and attorneys at the forefront of the environmental movement. Today’s leadership team and board of trustees makes sure the organization continues to work to ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities.
The OR Foundation (Of Rags) – A USA and Ghana-based non-profit working at the intersection of environmental justice, education and fashion development. For the last four years, The OR has conducted an in-depth analysis of Accra’s Kantamanto Market, the largest secondhand market in West Africa. Through this work, The OR has highlighted how Kantamanto is both a dumping ground for the Global North’s excess and a model of sustainability from which the Global North could learn.
New Standard Institute – A think and do tank using data and the power of citizens to turn the fashion industry into a force for good. NSI bring the latest independent, science-backed analysis of sustainability claims and the stories of the people on the ground to drive fashion into a force for good.
ON FIRE – Book by Naomi Klein: Author of epic books on climate and the environment, Klein’s love letter to the Green New Deal is a must-read for all conscious citizens.
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United Nations Paris Agreement – The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change. It was adopted by 196 Parties at COP 21 in Paris, on 12 December 2015 and entered into force on 4 November 2016. Its goal is to limit global warming to well below 2, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels.
The Sierra Club NJ Chapter – This is a national, member-supported environmental organization, which seeks to influence public policy in both Washington and the state capitals through public education and grass-roots political action. You can find your State here.
Slow Factory Foundation – Slow Factory has been operating education, design and community initiatives in the fashion sector since 2013 working with partners including global brands, nonprofits and academia. Their purpose-driven initiatives drive their social and environmental mission at a global scale, enabled by a range of partnerships. These projects focus on specific issues and industries, galvanizing action in the industry. You’ll find excellent online courses in the menu, top right corner of the home page.
SOLAR TRIBUNE – This online magazine has news, analysis and education dedicated to all things solar power.
The Sunrise Movement – We unite to make climate change an urgent priority across America, end the corrupting influence of fossil fuel executives on our politics, and elect leaders who stand up for the health and wellbeing of all people.
The True Cost – The True Cost is a groundbreaking documentary film that pulls back the curtain on the untold story and asks us to consider, who really pays the price for our clothing?
Union of Concerned Scientists – Non-profit that uses rigorous, independent science to solve our planet’s most pressing problems. Joining with people across the country, we combine technical analysis and effective advocacy to create innovative, practical solutions for a healthy, safe, and sustainable future.
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