Climate Action Resource Center
A collection of readables, watchables and doables to share at your workplace.
Things to read
Role of Keystone Species in an Ecosystem
A keystone species helps define an entire ecosystem. Without its keystone species, the ecosystem would be dramatically different or cease to exist altogether.
The spiralling environmental cost of our lithium battery addiction
As the world scrambles to replace fossil fuels with clean energy, the environmental impact of finding all the lithium required could become a major issue in its own right
Can Species Have ‘Agency’ in Their Own Conservation?
New research suggests understanding species’ social learning and adaptive strategies can make them partners in their salvation.
Why Are Deserts Important?
Deserts can be found on every single continent, and even though they lack water, they play an important role in helping animals, humans and the environment.
Positive Impacts of Tourism on the Environment
Tourism and environment have important, yet controversial relationship, that needs to be in a perfect balance to benefit each other.
Wetlands & climate change- vulnerability, mitigation and adaptation
An article on how climate change and wetlands impact eachother and key role of wetlands in mitigation of climate change by obsorbing and sinking carbon away from the atmosphere.
Carbon Audit Toolkit for Businesses
Why should my business get involved?
What is Climate Justice and How can we Achieve it
UNICEF's Climate Justice roundtable
The Ancient Wisdom Stored in Trees
What very old trees can teach us about life, death, and time.
We Only Think We Flush It Away
8 waste products that come back to haunt us.
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Things to watch
Some of these might be paywalled. But we've got plenty others to choose from :)
This is just how unfair climate change is
The climate crisis affects everyone, but not equally. How does climate change intersect with social injustice, and what can we do about it? Planet A explores these questions, offering a global perspective on how we can shift towards a sustainable future.
A Message From the Future With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
a hopeful two-part short film that tells the story of a possible future where the Green New Deal has transformed the United States into a sustainable, equitable, and just society.
Fire in Paradise (2019)
A film on the 2018 Camp Fire, California’s deadliest-ever wildfire, that examines contributing factors, including climate change.
Bill Gates on How Business Leaders Can Fight Climate Change | HBR IdeaCast
In this podcast, Bill Gates discusses how business leaders can take action to fight climate change, highlighting the need for innovation, cooperation, and policy changes.
Plastic Wars (2020)
With the plastic industry expanding like never before and the crisis of ocean pollution growing, FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the fight over the future of plastics
Poisoned (2021)
Hundreds of workers at a Tampa lead smelter have been exposed to dangerous levels of the neurotoxin. The Tampa Bay Times investigates the profound consequences.
The Power of Big Oil (2022)
Part One: Denial charts the fossil fuel industry’s early research on climate change, investigating industry efforts to sow seeds of doubt about the science. Part Two: Doubt explores the industry’s efforts to stall climate policy, even as evidence about climate change grew more certain in the new millennium. Part Three: Delay follows the rise of natural gas; examines the Obama, Trump and Biden administrations’ actions on climate change; and explores what may happen next.
One Earth Film Festival 2023
Virtual Film Festival hosted by by One Earth Film Festival and the City of Chicago to celebrate Earth Day
The smallest solution to one of our biggest problems - Tierney Thys & Christian Sardet
Explore the possibility of plastivores— organisms that can eat and break down plastic— helping reduce the plastic waste on Earth.
Are Microplastics in Our Water Becoming a Macroproblem?
You might not be able to see them, but they're in the water. Although trash heaps are easier to spot in waterways, microplastics—pieces of plastic smaller than five millimeters—have started to stir more concern. Acting as sponges, the pieces soak up the chemicals around them and often make their way through the food chain, ending up on dinner plates.
Things to do
Donate to the Ocean Cleanup project
The Ocean Cleanup is a non-profit organization working to remove plastic waste from oceans. You can donate to support their mission of a plastic-free ocean
Listen to Future Ecologies Podcast
Made for audiophiles and nature lovers alike, every episode is an invitation to see your world in a new light – set to original music & immersive soundscapes, and weaving together interviews with expert knowledge holders.
Listen to BBC Costing The Earth Podcast
Fresh ideas from the sharpest minds working toward a cleaner, greener planet
Listen to BBC Earth Podcast
Each week the BBC Earth podcast brings you entertainment, humour, an abundance of amazing animal stories and unbelievable unheard sounds. Explore the world of animals with superpowers, deep dive into death, hear from heroes passionately protecting the planet and get expert insights into corners of the natural world you’ve never explored before.
Attend the EarthX Film & Music Festival
EarthX seeks to promote film and the art of storytelling in a way that entertains, informs and inspires audiences to get outside, push boundaries, and protect the environment.
Try the Ecohappiness 30 day Challenge
Spending time in and around nature is so beneficial to our family’s health and well-being. It calms us when we are feeling stressed and boosts our mood when we are feeling down. The 30-Day Ecohappiness Challenge Calendar is filled with fun and relaxing activities for your family to enjoy together without leaving your own neighborhood. All of these activities can be done from inside your home, on your balcony, or in your backyard.
Earth Day 2023 Festival + Virtual Stage
Our Earth Day 2023 Festival + Virtual Stage provides a space for the climate and environmental communities to connect with the public, meet and learn from one another, and bring new people into the movement.
Adopt a Symbolic Species with WWF
Support WWF's global efforts to protect wild animals and their habitats and choose from kits with plush and more.
Digital Cleanup Day - Virtual Event on 18th March
Unnecessary emails, files, apps, duplicates of photos and videos are all digital waste. This digital waste creates digital pollution that continues to consume energy even when we have forgotten it. Digital trash sits in the backups on servers that provide us with cloud service and continue consuming electricity.
Meat Free Monday Movement
The movement to skip meat once a week continues to grow as more and more people are finding innovative ways to make meatless dishes part of their everyday culture, customs and cuisine.
