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Michael Hauschild

Michael has a background in Biology and is interested in environmental issues, with a focus on climate change & environmental law.
Bumble Bee covered with Pollen Photo: Smudge 9000
Climate Change

Climate Change will impact on level of allergic diseases in the future

February 21st, 2018 Climate change’s effects on the environment are set to increase allergic diseases across the world, according to a new medical study. The review in the Internal Medicine Journal evaluated different health impacts of global climate change and identified allergy-inducing patterns that are enhanced by climate change. Allergic Read more…

By Michael Hauschild, 5 yearsFebruary 21, 2018 ago
President of the United States Donald Trump speaking at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland.
Opinion

Opinion: The Disaster (Environmental) Artist – Donald J. Trump

February 15th, 2018 It goes without saying that Donald Trump is notorious for his controversial statements. This is also true for his record on environmental issues. For example, he recently claimed – of course, contrary to all scientific evidence – that sea ice is at a record high. Climate change Read more…

By Michael Hauschild, 5 yearsFebruary 15, 2018 ago
Climate Change

Analysis: Are technologies to remove CO2 the solution to climate change?

February 14th, 2018 The use of Negative Emission Technologies (NETs) to remove CO2 from the atmosphere is not sufficient to keep global warming within the Paris Agreement targets, a new report has found. The multinational study from the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC) evaluated the climate change mitigation potential Read more…

By Michael Hauschild, 5 yearsFebruary 14, 2018 ago
image was taken in High Arctic from a helicopter. It shows the crack pattern in permafrost Photo: Brocken Inaglory
Climate Change

Potential for major mercury leak as permafrost melts, new study finds

February 14th, 2018 A new study by the American Geophysical Union has warned that the thawing of permafrost may lead to massive changes in the global mercury cycle. There are large amounts of mercury stored within permafrost – defined as soil that has been at or below 0°C for at Read more…

By Michael Hauschild, 5 yearsFebruary 14, 2018 ago
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News

NGOs file appeal in Norwegian climate case to prevent Arctic oil and gas exploration

February 8th, 2018 Two environmental groups have launched an appeal against the court’s rejection of their landmark climate case to prevent Arctic oil and gas exploration. Greenpeace Norway and Nature and Youth filed an appeal on the 5 February 2018, to the decision made by the Oslo District Court earlier Read more…

By Michael Hauschild, 5 yearsFebruary 8, 2018 ago
YOUTHvGOV Rally Photo: Christian O'Rourke
Climate Change

The Climate Cases: Generation Z makes its voice heard

February 6th, 2018 After covering the success of the Urgenda case, and the ongoing Swiss Grannies battle with their Government, we now take a look at how a group of young Americans is challenging the Government of the United States to bring in policies to tackle climate change. In 2015, Read more…

By Michael Hauschild, 5 yearsFebruary 6, 2018 ago
Coral bleaching at Heron Island Feb 2016 Photo: The Ocean Agency / XL Catlin Seaview Survey / Richard Vevers
Climate Change

2017: Hottest year on record for our oceans

February 6th, 2018 Last month, NASA reported that 2017 was the second warmest year on record. Now, a new Chinese study has found that 2017 was the hottest year on record for our oceans. Ocean temperatures have been rising over the past decades, with 2017 topping the list as the Read more…

By Michael Hauschild, 5 yearsFebruary 6, 2018 ago
Mexico–United States barrier at the border of Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego, USA Photo: Tomas Castelazo
International

US Government slashing environmental protection laws to build border wall

February 5th, 2018 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has waived 26 environmental laws in order to smooth the way for the construction of a border wall with Mexico in order to reduce illegal border crossing. The Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen announced the decision in a governmental notice at Read more…

By Michael Hauschild, 5 yearsFebruary 5, 2018 ago
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Agriculture

Less meat consumption key to better climate and animal welfare, says NGO

February 2nd, 2018 Industrialized nations must gradually cut their meat consumption in half in order to achieve a sustainable climate, warns a new report from a leading German NGO. The Meat Atlas 2018 report from Friends of the Earth Germany – better known as BUND – also argues that countries must Read more…

By Michael Hauschild, 5 yearsFebruary 2, 2018 ago
Photo: Flurin Bertschinger/Ex-Press
Climate Change

The Climate Cases: Age is no Restriction

January 29th, 2017 After the success of the Urgenda climate case discussed in the first of our Climate Cases series, a number of citizens’ groups and NGOs stood up across the world and took the brave move of taking their governments to court over climate inaction. With many climate movements Read more…

By Michael Hauschild, 5 yearsJanuary 29, 2018 ago

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