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COP25: Citizens and scientists unite behind steel curtain of climate injustice
Dec 12, 2019
Written by
Matt Maynard
Protestors from the global south were physically removed yesterday from the Madrid climate conference. However, a civil society armed with climate science refuses to be left out in the cold
COP25: ‘Fossil’ awards highlight ‘good and evil’ players in Madrid
Dec 10, 2019
Written by
Marco Magrini
Climate NGOs point fingers at nations holding back climate crisis efforts
COP25: World leaders debate global carbon trading playbook
Dec 09, 2019
Written by
Matt Maynard
The Paris Agreement has reached adolescence. Its final stages of development require consensus on the highly contentious Article Six
COP25: Growing tourism to severely impact environmental health
Dec 06, 2019
Written by
Marco Magrini
A report presented at COP25 highlights the trouble with tourism, but does the future of holiday travel cast an even darker shadow?
COP25: Climate Summit kicks off in Madrid with statements of warning
Dec 03, 2019
Written by
Marco Magrini
For the 25th time in history, the United Nations has convened for its annual two-week summit, trying to collectively solve the climate crisis. But is the will there to make real change?
Climatewatch - Chile cancels COP25
Nov 28, 2019
Written by
Marco Magrini
Marco Magrini wonders if the annual gathering of world leadership on environmental matters can make any real impact following its rushed relocation
Can climate-friendly aviation ever actually exist?
Nov 15, 2019
Written by
Chris Fitch
Large-scale air travel is under public scrutiny, and refusing to fly is increasingly in vogue, but can not dismantling the aviation industry really be justified?
Rich and poor countries cover the climate crisis very differently
Nov 14, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
A review of climate crisis coverage in the global media has revealed that rich countries and poor countries take a very different approach to environmental reporting
Conscious uncoupling: The link between China’s growth and increased pollution has come to an end
Oct 31, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
The link between China’s economic growth and increased pollution has come to an end, but the path to sustainability is far from complete
Phenomenally powerful superbolts follow unusual patterns
Oct 29, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
An analysis of nine year’s worth of lightning data, covering two billion strikes has led to some unusual discoveries about the phenomenally powerful ‘superbolt’
Gamers go green with Tiny Footprint
Oct 25, 2019
Written by
Eddie Forman
When getting on ‘board’ with sustainability is the entire goal
The nitrogen dilemma: can we reduce fertilisers and still feed the world?
Oct 15, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
Excessive use of nitrogen-based fertilisers is contributing to numerous environmental problems, but a more balanced approach is necessary if the world’s growing population is to be fed
Global Climate Strike: Voices of the protestors
Sep 21, 2019
Written by
Helena Hosking
Yesterday saw one of the biggest public protest movements in history take to streets around the world. We caught up with some of the voices being raised in central London to hear what they had to say...
Thunberg and Juliana plaintiffs strike back against US climate denial machine
Sep 20, 2019
Written by
Matt Maynard
On the eve of millions of world citizens going on strike for climate action, the Swedish teenager who inspired them deflects all attention back to the science
The brand names fighting back against deforestation
Sep 19, 2019
Written by
Jake Stones
How many trees can you plant in a day?
Naomi Klein: The people can declare a climate emergency
Sep 16, 2019
Written by
Harriet Constable
Naomi Klein is back and calling for a new world order in her latest work, which gathers together more than a decade of her passionate writing
Why natural disasters can lead to authoritarian rule
Aug 23, 2019
Written by
Sam McKain
A report details how tropical storms are fuelling the rise of authoritarian governments through relief aid distributed to citizens in the form of a ‘bribe’
Nationalism can’t solve the climate crisis
Aug 22, 2019
Written by
Marco Magrini
Nationalism might gain political points in certain parts of the world, but for Marco Magrini, it’s going to take a planet-wide approach to solve the real issues
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