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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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Protecting nature means protecting ourselves
Healthy and undisturbed nature, especially intact ecosystems such as forests, provides a shield against dangerous new diseases emerging and spreading to humans.
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Why we need to talk about Debt Cancellation for Global South Countries
We are facing a triple crisis globally: a public health crisis, an economic crisis and an ecological crisis.
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Commons: how the art of co-operation is the only way out of this crisis
Our broken systems are proving incapable to cope with the COVID-19 emergency, let alone the looming threat of social and environmental collapse.
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Swiss Federal Court puts human rights last in the climate crisis
"With climate change increasingly getting out of control, we cannot wait for politicians to decide when it will be convenient for them to protect fundamental rights."
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Thai Union’s audit shows progress, but work still needed on many commitments – Greenpeace
An audit into Thai Union's environmental and human rights record, shows how the company has performed.
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We don’t need more fishing licences – we need help to fight COVID-19
“...the government is considering granting new fishing licences to foreign vessels that collect everything in their path. It is for this reason that I am afraid.”
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The city of our post-COVID future
Imagine a city where no one is left behind but all have access to essential services like housing, food, safe mobility, water and sanitation.
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Rethinking trade in times of COVID-19
People now buy only what is essential, and the world economy grinds to a halt because of it. So, it is clear that promoting growth through increasing trade is absurd.
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Protest during lockdown? Time to get creative
Activists all around the world are continuing to stand up for the future they want to see, in increasingly creative and innovative ways.
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Remembering Bob Hunter: Mind Bomber
"Revolution these days is a communications struggle, a war of images." - Bob Hunter, 1941 - 2005