Adapt. We look at cultural and technological modifications as our year’s round of authors uncover how accommodations, adjustments, and alterations affect our current environmental climate.

Preface

Preface | November 3

On Adapt. We know that the ability to adapt is one of the most vital indicators of a species’ survival. By highlighting our collective ability to do so, we help communicate the possibilities for our continued survival while presenting opportunities and calls to action for our readership to contribute to and share with others.

By Jacqueline Ohm, Managing Editor

Articles

Climate Adaptation | November 3

Producing Nothing, Changing Everything. What if there was a sustainable way to eradicate large amounts of a country’s energy pollution? Iceland has been doing just that; the small country has developed a means to fuel their island in ways with no impact on global warming or climate change.

By Sarah Hudson

Sustainability | November 3

No One is an Island. Fossil fuel corporations have long used rhetoric and messaging to minimize and obscure their role in the climate crisis and shift responsibility onto the individual. In this paper, the researchers found that individuals’ ability to reduce environmental harm through their choices and habits is minimal compared to that of corporations and governments.

By Elyse Colville, Heather Hutchinson & Grace Pratch

Climate Adaptation | November 3

Global Warming Hype. There are still people who either deny or are skeptical that climate change is real or that it is caused by human activity. As a result of confirmation bias, climate change denial communities on Facebook, where people’s beliefs and opinions are constantly supported by one another, garner high activity.

By Meg Hoyland

Conservation | November 3

Elephant Conservation: A Shade of Grey. With a complicated history of elephants as working animals in Thailand, as well as wild elephants being seen as a separate issue from domesticated elephants, there is no correct answer for the conservation of elephants. All parties should be committed to advocating for the rights of elephants to the best of their abilities.

By Ashley Platz

Climate Adaptation | November 3

Risky Behaviour. The environmental movement is resilient, and there are many groups that have played a large influence in turning words into action and advocating for policy change. Of these groups, university students are particularly significant due to their reputation and role as young change makers in our society.

By Cassidy Formenti, Sarah Jackson & Lauren McMullen

Earth Common Journal

An online journal dedicated to supporting and promoting student research projects on the topics of sustainability, conservation and climate adaptation