November 1, 2024
MEERTALK November 2024
Should we attend COPs given their failure to deliver on global emissions reductions, as well as a wide range of issues relating to the just transition? What are the current and emerging themes that we are looking for at current COPs? What will be my range of focus at COP29?
Nick Breeze is a UK climate change and wine journalist/author and host of the ClimateGenn podcast that interviews experts on climate related topics. The podcast focuses on how we deal with the consequences of political failure to make structural policies to deal with climate breakdown and approaches to adaptation, resilience and intervention.
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Now you can have rest in your home’: the mirror roofs cooling homes in Freetown
Mohamed Koroma has lived in the Kroo Bay waterfront community in Freetown for more than 50 years but cannot remember a time when the weather has been as hot as it was in the first few months of 2024. In that period, he and many others in the Sierra Leonean capital had to cool down in their baths and sleep on their verandas.
August 16, 2024
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MEERTALK August 2024
Jessica Wan's work demonstrates that regional marine cloud brightening in the North Pacific can be effective at reducing the risk of extreme summer heat exposure over the Western United States under present-day climate, but the same interventions become ineffective and even counterproductive under mid-century warming.
August 8, 2024
MEERTALK
Empowering Communities through Sustainable Furniture: MEER's Innovative Training Program in Freetown
MEER is thrilled to announce a ground breaking initiative designed to empower communities in Freetown by teaching essential skills for creating sustainable furniture using discarded resources. This training program uniquely blends environmental sustainability with social empowerment, providing participants with the tools to make a positive impact on their community and the planet.
August 3, 2024
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