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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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The energy and environmental impact of AI and how it undermines democracy
How does AI affect the environment? From data centre pollution in New Jersey to economic threats in Ireland, we look at how the tech boom impacts global ecosystems.
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We cannot afford fish that costs lives
In the near future, World Fisheries Day will call for celebration, but for now the TRUE cost of seafood is not something we can afford.
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The shipping industry is on the loose
The International Maritime Organization, the UN Agency responsible for preventing pollution by ships has turned a blind eye to the climate emergency and to the call from affected communities, allowing the industry to continue risky business as usual.
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Meet Thailand’s “Daughter of the Sea” who refuses to surrender
Only 18 years old, this young activist is standing up against a mega-project that would transform her seaside hometown into an industrial zone.
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Norwegian Supreme Court set to rule in climate case
The fate of the climate, and millions of people across the world affected by extreme weather events, hangs in the balance of every barrel of oil we either extract, or leave in the ground.
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Organisations take Brazilian government to the Supreme Court over deforestation and human rights abuses
A coalition of non-governmental organisations brought the Brazilian government to the Federal Supreme Court for its active negligence to protect the Amazon and the people of Brazil.
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Investigation indicates FSC-certified company intentionally used fire to clear Indonesian forests for palm oil
A groundbreaking investigation an Indonesian-Korean plantation and energy conglomerate intentionally used fires as part of the process of clearing vast areas of forest in remote areas of the Indonesia province of Papua.
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Public development banks contradict China, Japan, and S. Korea’s climate commitments with overseas fossil fuel finance
Greenpeace Japan and Greenpeace East Asia call for China, Japan, and South Korea’s state-backed public development banks (PDBs) to commit to applying their governments’ recent net-zero pledges to their investment activities abroad.
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Action from Karipuna Indigenous People result in significant reduction of deforestation, analysis shows
532 hectares of forest within the Karipuna Indigenous land was deforested between August 2019 and July 2020, 49,1% less than the same period in the previous year.
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Justice in the face of extreme climate disasters
It is only right that we continue to put public pressure on these big carbon polluters and raise our voices for justice. Let’s make 2020 count, let it be the year when we stand with climate-impacted communities as they reclaim their rights to a safe and stable climate.
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Climate crisis hits the Supreme Court of Norway
“Opening up the Arctic for oil drilling in the time of climate emergency is unacceptable, and the Norwegian government must be held accountable."