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Reflecting on the recent IPCC Report on Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the most important international body focused on climate science. It has existed since 1988 and regularly summarises the secured results of climate science. It is composed of 3 working groups, dealing with the changes in the climate system, the vulnerability of social and ecological systems, as well…
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Making Military Emissions Transparent
Did you know that military emission contributes up to 5% of the global carbon emissions, which is comparable to the total emissions from civil aviation and shipping globally? Our 3rd place winner of the first-ever ICPS International Climate Policy Competition: Lo Long Ching, also known as Chammie, is a climate advocate from Hong Kong, who…
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Tackling the Plastic Pollution Crisis
Every minute, a truck load equivalent of plastic is dumped into the ocean. But how do we address this, and how do we tackle the growing carbon emissions from the global plastics industry? Our 2nd place winner of the first-ever ICPS International Climate Policy Competition: Tolulope Gbenro, a 22 years-old social impact activist from Nigeria,…
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Introducing a National Adaptation Plan for India
We are proud to announce the winner of the first-ever ICPS International Climate Policy Competition: Ved Wani, 16 years old, with his proposal on creating a national adaptation plan for India. The jury found this proposal incredibly interesting as it takes a holistic approach to decarbonizing one of the world’s largest and fastest developing economies.…
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