Climate change
Environmental activists such as Greta Thunberg are helping inspire Sunderland students to take everyday actions to tackle climate change. The University of Sunderland’s environmental sustainability team takes a role in reducing the institution’s carbon footprint and encouraging students to take sustainable actions. Organisers have noticed that the awareness of environmental issues, such as climate change […]
THE North East’s 10,000 farmers need financial help to achieve the government’s net zero target, says their trade union. The last government set the goal of farming achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 – 10 years ahead of the legally binding net zero goal for climate change of 2050, set out in the […]
Opinion COP28 has got off to a flying start in Dubai with some highly regarded commitments from the wealthy nations to support the climate challenges being faced by the developing world. Getting consensus from these worthy world leaders is an achievement for sure, but what does it actually mean to those at ground zero of […]
University of Sunderland students and volunteers join hands in an attempt to open our eyes towards major issues in our community. Spark Sunderland reporter Andreea-Mihaela Nastase investigates. When Catalin Popsor joined volunteers for a litter pick in a Sunderland Park, little did he know his life would change forever. Catalin is a 28-year-old Community and […]
The UN’s Global Goal 13 calls for countries to work together to take action on the climate crisis, while Goals 14 and 15 calls; for the protection of life below water and life on land respectively. The latest eye-opening documentary about climate change from naturalist and climate advocate Sir David Attenborough is causing a storm […]
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