Mark Haver
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Articles by Mark Haver
Global #CommitToOcean Campaign Gains Momentum as Guterres Calls for Bold, United Ocean-Climate Action at COP30
Global #CommitToOcean Campaign Gains Momentum as Guterres Calls for Bold, United Ocean-Climate Action at COP30 UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres at COP 30 From left to right: Brazilian climate justice activists, Aretha Moreiro, Amanda Lima, and Paloma Costa join the call to #CommitToOcean. Photo Credit: Raul de Lima #CommitToOcean Founder and ocean-climate justice activist, Mark Haver, presents the campaign at a COP30 press conference.
In the eye of a hurricane, who will take care of us?
Floridians are no stranger to hurricanes. Whether it's buying a generator, charging power banks, or stocking up on sandbags, Floridians have adapted to weathering the storm. But the times have changed. I had to evacuate my college's campus in Lakeland three out of four years. My grandparents' condominium in Indian Rocks Beach is unrecognizable in photos following the carnage of Hurricane Helene.
Best of 2021: Emerging experts on nuclear risks and climate change
Artist's concept of Ground Based Strategic Deterrent. Credit: Northrop Grumman While politicians continue to bicker over President Biden’s proposed spending for social and climate programs, Congress passed a $768 billion defense spending package with rare and overwhelming bipartisan support on December 15. That was about $24 billion more than the president had requested. The 2022 National Defense Authorization Act includes nearly $28 billion for nuclear weapons activities.
Youth advocate: News reports on climate change often neglect an essential component—the ocean - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The Sunday before I started my first year of college, my mom and I visited my hometown’s downtown neighborhood, Old Ellicott City in Maryland. When it started to rain, we left and returned to our own neighborhood. Within two hours, water was pooling in our basement, and family and friends across the country were calling us to make sure we were still alive. They told us to turn on the television. There we watched cars float down Main Street in Old Ellicott City, some with people still inside.
Is the UN Fighting a Losing Battle Against World’s Corrupt Leaders?
By Abdalle Ahmed Mumin Ten-year-old Sabah Abdi from Ali Isse, a small rural village on the Somaliland-Ethiopian border, scored well in her recent exams, placing third overall in her local village...
Africa: Time to End Generational Injustice With a 'Global Blue New Deal' to Protect Oceans
Paris — Increasingly, youth are rising up to declare that they've had enough of the cyclical exploitation of the environment that jeopardizes their own future. Youth activism through the Global Climate Strikes and Fridays For Future protests have helped spur revolutionary policy frameworks, like the Green New Deal championed by U.S. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Time to End Generational Injustice with a 'Global Blue New Deal' to Protect Oceans
Active Citizens, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Economy & Trade, Education, Environment, Global, Green Economy, Headlines, Labour, Poverty & SDGs, TerraViva United Nations, Water & Sanitation Opinion By Mark Haver and Marina Porto Reprint | | Print | Credit: Australian Institute of Marine Science PARIS, Jun 8 2021 (IPS) - Increasingly, youth are rising up to declare that they’ve had enough of the cyclical exploitation of the environment that jeopardizes their own future.
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