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Green AI or greenwashing? Why NVIDIA can’t compute its way out of the climate crisis
The sleek panel entitled “Confronting the data center energy crisis” at New York Climate Week was in full swing, with tech executives painting a rosy vision of an AI-powered, sustainable…
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Six ways the war on Iran exposed the real cost of plastics
The war on Iran exposed plastics’ dependence on volatile fossil fuel supply chains, driving up costs for everyday goods. A strong Global Plastics Treaty can help build a more stable, resilient future.
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Why the UN General Assembly 2026 is a key political moment for the climate
The 81st UNGA is a critical moment in the international climate calendar to revitalise global cooperation and multilateralism, with a key focus on the intensifying climate risks.
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Why the UNEP 1.5°C overshoot report must be an urgent call to action on climate change
The UNEP’s new report ‘Limiting Overshoot’ outlines a pathway called “overshoot, peak and decline” to minimise and adapt to the impacts of an exceedance and an eventual return to 1.5°C.
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The human, environmental and economic cost of the war on Iran
Six months into the US-Israeli war on Iran, people are paying the price in lives, environmental damage and higher bills. The crisis shows how dependence on fossil fuels leaves people exposed to volatile prices and future shocks.
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What the ‘natural’ disasters of 2026 reveal about climate change
Record-shattering global temperatures across land and sea are the grim reality of climate crisis, and the reason we need an immediate transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energies.
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South Africa’s ConCourt Wild Coast ruling: What the Shell judgment means for local communities
South Africans celebrated as their Constitutional Court ruled against Shell and Impact Africa’s oil exploration plans off the country’s Wild Coast.
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Climate emergencies photos of 2026: Part II
The trauma of watching massive forest fires, flash floods, and super typhoons is horrifying, to say the least.
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Fossil fuel dependence makes conflict more expensive: the true cost of the war on Iran
The US‑Israeli war on Iran is killing civilians and devastating the Middle East, but it is also exposing a deeper fault line. A world hooked on fossil fuels turns every conflict into a global cost of living, climate and security crisis.
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Extreme heat, fossil fuels and survival: how we protect people in a heating world
Heatwaves from France to Pakistan are hitting bodies, minds, food systems, ecosystems and biodiversity. Fossil fuels lit the fire. Here is how we protect people and limit the damage.