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Top 6 climate crisis articles in 2022

This year, we saw considerably more interest in the climate crisis worldwide. Many factors went into it, including the Fridays for Future weekly demonstrations, leaders making public pledges to fight climate change, COP27, dire weather consequences, and the recent, highly-visual climate demonstration conducted on art pieces like Van Gogh’s. Here are the top articles about the climate crisis on Zenbird in the year 2022.

Contents

  1. 5 female climate activists in Japan to know this International Women’s Day
  2. Regenerative kelp farming for blue carbon in Yokohama
  3. A Climate Clock for Shibuya for the most important number in the world
  4. The impact of the climate change Japan is experiencing in the rainy season
  5. Does Circular Economy help achieve SDGs 13 Climate Action?
  6. Five traditional Japanese plant-based dishes to save climate crisis

5 female climate activists in Japan to know this International Women’s Day

international women's day

These female climate activists are role models as leaders in the fight against the climate crisis. We celebrated their efforts in this year’s International Women’s Day, but it is more important to learn about what these leaders are doing so we can support them in the coming new year.

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Regenerative kelp farming for blue carbon in Yokohama

(Image via Circular Yokohama)

Carbon sequestration is an important tool in the fight against the climate crisis. The best are the trees on land, and the vegetation in the sea!

Yokohama’s kelp farming received international attention after the interview with Yokohama Blue Carbon Project. We hope to see future developments to fight this climate crisis in the coming years.

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A Climate Clock for Shibuya for the most important number in the world

The most important number in the world is the carbon countdown, displayed on climate clocks. Thanks to a(n)action, these climate activists are placing climate clocks around Shibuya. It is also interesting how Japan’s climate clocks are different from their big predecessors!

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The impact of the climate change Japan is experiencing in the rainy season

image of the rainy season

Climate change affects us all, even rich countries like Japan. Especially in recent years, even the most oblivious to the climate crisis have noticed the weird weather patterns, extreme weather, and the damages from them. The climate crisis also affects each country differently, so this article gives us an insight into the changes that Japan faces.

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Does Circular Economy help achieve SDGs 13 Climate Action?

In fact, it is not only in Japan that we see an increased interest in the climate crisis. Readership has grown surrounding two topics on Zenbird, “Circular Economy” and “Climate Action.” No doubt, we are all looking for answers to fight climate change, and a circular economy may offer an answer.

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Five traditional Japanese plant-based dishes to save climate crisis

Abura age with fermented soybeans

It might sound strange how food can help us fight climate change, but looking at the numbers, we realized how plant-based food plays a huge role in reducing environmental impact (together with its health benefits!) Japan has a long history of a plant-based diet, and this article will give us a few examples that we can fit into our current diets.

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