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Plastic straws are just the tip of the iceberg
Let's make 2019 the year we break free from plastic for good.
Kate Melges • 4 min read -
COP24 ends without firm promises to raise climate action and ambition
"A year of climate disasters and a dire warning from the world’s top scientists should have led to so much more."
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“My friends think I’m crazy” – Why I’m taking a stand against coal in Poland
World leaders may talk the talk, but it’s the activists, the impacted communities, the younger generation, that are truly walking the walk.
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A People’s Guide
This guide provides an overview of what steps to take when bringing your government to court over its climate inaction.
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Learning to look climate change in the eyes
Climate change often looms as this insurmountable ever growing monster - too big to tackle, too scary to appraise. Here’s how I’m learning to feel about it.
Yewande Omotoso • 6 min read -
What does climate change have to do with human rights?
Without further action, climate change will continue to devastate people and the planet, and human rights will continue to be violated.
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World’s first human rights investigation into corporate responsibility for climate change concludes
If successful, it could become the first legal finding of corporate responsibility for human rights in the age of the climate crisis.
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Climate case brought by 1000 Swiss seniors may not be over yet
"The Paris Agreement explicitly affirms the importance of human rights in climate protection."
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Why we’re not done fighting for justice for Berta Cáceres
Last week, seven men were found guilty of murdering the award-winning activist, but the struggle to protect environmental defenders is nowhere near over.
Miguel Ángel Soto • 3 min read -
No excuses – our climate is on fire and it’s time to act: Greenpeace
“This is the harsh reality that leaders must confront at COP24. They are the last generation of leaders who still have the time to act.”