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Climate Change: Nearly Half of Young Canadians Think Humanity is Doomed

Study and Go Abroad

You can help make your environment a little cleaner by volunteering your time to collect trash in your neighbourhood. Trees capture a ton of excess carbon from the environment , making them a beautiful way to combat climate change. You may also want to encourage divestment from fossil fuels at the administrative level.

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More UK universities cutting ties with fossil fuel industry

The Guardian Higher Education

Student pressure pushes higher education institutions to commit to divesting from fossil fuels More UK universities are cutting ties with the fossil fuel industry in response to student campaigns, according to the annual survey of sustainability in higher education. Continue reading.

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Fossil fuel recruiters banned from three more UK universities

The Guardian Higher Education

Exclusive: one university cites the industry as a ‘fundamental barrier to a more just and sustainable world’ Three more UK universities have banned fossil fuel companies from recruiting students through their career services, with one citing the industry as a “fundamental barrier to a more just and sustainable world”.

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Most UK universities failing to hit carbon reduction targets

The Guardian Higher Education

Campaign group calls for institutions to be accountable via short-term assessments after 59% missed goals The majority of UK universities have failed to meet their carbon reduction targets, figures reveal. The sector had a goal to reduce emissions directly controlled by institutions by 43% between 2005-06 and 2020-21. Continue reading.