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The creativity of youth is changing mindsets on climate change
All over the world people are coming together to build a better future for their communities and themselves, despite challenging situations. Their experiences don’t hit the headlines, but offer some ideas about how humankind can live in a modern world and counter the neoliberal, capitalist system.
Renata Nitta and Fabian Ogochukwu • 6 min read -
Climate emergencies photos from the year so far
As we celebrate World Environment Day today, it makes me incredibly proud to be a part of a group of pioneers across the globe.
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The disproportionate impact of climate crisis on the LGBTQIA2S+ community
Marginalised communities such as LGBTQIA2S+ are most affected by the climate crisis because they are more likely to experience poverty, discrimination and violence, limiting their ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions.
Shanthuru Premkumar & Lina Atanasova • 3 min read -
Protect the deep sea by joining a global day of action
All around the world, Greenpeace volunteers and concerned citizens will say NO to deep sea mining on Saturday 3 June.
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You need meat and dairy (says the meat and dairy industry)
As the pressure to tackle the environmental, climate and health impact of heavy meat based diets grows, the meat industry seems to be resorting to the same playbook used by the fossil fuel business. It downplays its the climate impacts, disputes the accounting of the its responsibility for climate change, and funds scientists to support…
Katarina Jurikova and Jelle De Mey • 4 min read -
#CitizenClimate Series 05: James Wakibia
Citizen Climate is an on-going series about global citizens taking action, big and small, for the sake of a healthier planet for us all.
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A hundred climate activists block private jets at biggest business aviation sales event in Europe, protesting luxury mega-polluters
The action follows a series of protests against private jets, including at the Amsterdam Schiphol airport and actions as part of the Make Them Pay campaign, in the past months.
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UN urged to stop the fossil fuel industry sabotaging new Global Plastic Treaty
Over 150 civil society groups and scientists from around the world have signed on to an open letter urging the UN to prevent the fossil fuel industry from undermining negotiations to agree to an effective Global Plastics Treaty.
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Fossil fuel firms owe billions in reparations for climate damage, says new study. Time to stop drilling and start paying, says Greenpeace
New study proposes an approach for quantifying and attributing climate reparations to major carbon producers - Greenpeace comment.
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Litmus test for the Council of Europe: Time to recognise and protect the right to healthy environment
Everyone has the human right to live in a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. Most human rights systems in the world recognise this, but the European human rights convention needs to catch up. Here's how.
Sébastien Duyck, Amy Jacobsen, Katharina Rall and Chiara Liguori • 4 min read