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22 April – Earth Day

Although we should respect nature all year, Earth Day falling on 22 April is a good occasion to dwell on environmental protection and climate change. The idea of Earth Day was born in the United States and its initiator was a senator of the Democratic Party, Gaylord Nelson. He was publicising the issues related to...

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“Parents in the face of climate change” | Report from scientists of the University of Silesia

| Magdalena Ochwat, PhD, and Anna Guzy, PhD |   It is already the third and last report regarding the most important representatives of the educational process – teachers, students, and parents – in the face of climate change. Earlier, in 2021, Magdalena Ochwat, PhD and Anna Guzy, PhD, from the Interdisciplinary Centre for Research...

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Polonists in the face of climate change | Scientists report

The transformation of the modern state into the Green New Deal is not possible without an appropriate educational policy and a profound transformation of culture and the humanities. Especially the humanities and culture have an important role to play in the area of ​​sustainable development, although still not very noticeable in relation to the primacy...

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The Missing Snow. Research by Prof. Ewa Łupikasza

December was warm, with midday temperatures reaching even up to 10°C and some rainfall. We are slowly getting used to the lack of snow, but it would be better, if we had it. Not only for the winter sport enthusiasts: for everyone of us as well. Assoc. Prof. Ewa Łupikasza, Professor of the University of...

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Our Water Resources Are Becoming Scarce. Interview with Dr. Sławomir Sitek about DEEPWATER-CE Project

On the one hand, we hear more and more about the periods of draught and heatwaves in Poland; on the other hand – about the increasing extreme atmospheric phenomena, such as violent storms and downpours that result in floods. Such phenomena, which also occur in other Central European countries, are very important for the efficient...

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Prof. Piotr Skubała’s Speech at Climate Law & Governance Day 2019

One of the accompanying events of this year’s Climate Change Conference COP25 organised in Madrid was “Climate Law & Governance Day 2019” – a symposium on building legal foundations for climate protection efforts.  The event on 6 December 2019 included an expert panel entitled „Climate Protection Problems and Policy Directions from a Post-COP24 Polish Perspective”....

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tags : ecologyzmiany klimatyczne