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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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Health experts push back against plastic industry to declare safety of reusables during COVID-19
While the world is rightly preoccupied with tackling COVID-19, oil companies are pushing to produce more single-use plastic than ever before.
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Over 125 health experts defend safety of reusables during COVID-19 pandemic
Over 125 health experts from 19 countries signed onto a statement today assuring retailers and consumers that reusables are safe during COVID-19, pushing back on claims by the plastic industry.
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Fisherfolk helping out Thailand’s essential workers is the community spirit we need right now
In Thailand, a new program has helped local fisherfolk offload their fresh fish to communities and care workers who need it most.
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Keeping the people’s voices alive and free in the age of pandemic
In Philippines the impending approval of the Anti-Terrorism Bill has been tagged by human rights lawyers and advocates as “problematic".
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Food sovereignty now and beyond COVID-19
COVID-19 has changed daily realities in nearly every corner of the world. But for millions of people, fears about access to food have made the crisis even worse.
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No one is safe until we all are: Global solutions for our global biodiversity crisis
Biodiversity is a global issue. The loss of biodiversity and its impact on people does not recognise political jurisdictions.
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A message for World Oceans Day
There can be no environmental justice without social justice.
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S. Korea supermarket giant to halve its single-use-plastic packaging by 2025
Lotte Mart, one of the largest supermarket chains in South Korea, announced its plan today to cut its single-use plastic usage by 50% by 2025.
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The river runs red – catastrophic oil accident in the Russian Arctic
On 29 May, a tank in the Russian Arctic containing diesel oil burst, spilling 20,000 tonnes of oil products into the environment.
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Ecological imperatives – we can’t keep growing like this
My hope for the post-pandemic world is that we slow down, seek answers by observing nature, learn about mutual learning, deepen our respect for the wild and unmanaged world, and give Mother Earth herself a permanent seat at our tables.