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The film ‘Planet of the Humans’ opens with the director, Jeff Gibbs, operating a fossil-fuelled combustion engine vehicle, on a road full of combustion engine vehicles, followed up with some footage…

Recent generations, including ours, lived – and are still living – through four global crises. But the good news is that this time we have our blueprint to choose a sustainable and resilient socio-…

Το νομοσχέδιο με τίτλο «Εκσυγχρονισμός της περιβαλλοντικής νομοθεσίας – Ενσωμάτωση στην ελληνική νομοθεσία των Οδηγιών 2018/844 και 2019/692 του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και Συμβουλίου και  λοιπές…

Governments must act now to stop 265 million starving, warns World Food Programme boss The world is facing widespread famine “of biblical proportions” because of the coronavirus pandemic, the chief…

Researchers at University of Tasmania find 14 different kinds of plastic smaller than 5mm in an ice core from 2009. Small pieces of plastic have been detected in sea ice in Antarctica for what…

Scientists surprised by latest results but say carbon cuts remain vital to prevent ice loss becoming permanent. The loss of summer sea ice in the Arctic is now very likely before 2050, new research…

The coronavirus is plunging the global economy into an unprecedented recession. We need to wipe away the debt bondage of Global South countries and launch a Global Green New Deal that will allow…

Climate researchers are studying a fresh set of scenarios to model the future of the planet.

Around the world and across the US, clean energy jobs not only put millions to work, but provide sustainable, affordable power to communities of all sizes. This isn’t looking ahead to the future…

Humanity has only recently become accustomed to a stable climate.

Steep falls in emissions have been the pandemic’s immediate effect. But what’s needed is a green recovery So far, discussions of a coronavirus exit strategy have mainly focused on the steps that…

Coronavirus has led to reduced pollution, re-emerging wildlife and plunging oil prices and shown the size of the task facing humanity. The skies are clearing of pollution, wildlife is returning to…

Global inequality between countries has been decreasing over the last few decades, particularly due to rapid economic growth in India and China. In contrast, recent studies highlight the role of…

The coronavirus has shown what happens when there’s a large shock to the world economy. That’s why efforts to combat climate change must not slow down. For the first time since its inception 50…

Taking down the fossil fuel industry requires taking on the institutions that finance it. Even during a pandemic, this movement is gaining steam.

Report from UN World Food Programme and others warns 265m people are facing acute risk. The coronavirus crisis will push more than a quarter of a billion people to the brink of starvation unless…

Climate change will mean one emergency after another, year after year, as heat waves, floods, fire and storms blow cascades of failures through our systems.

For at least the last decade, renewable energy seems to have been accelerating at a ferocious pace. Every other day you can read about a new technological breakthrough or another incredible milestone…

Half a century in a timeline. 50 years of events, climate policy, actions and data about CO2, temperature, and population. 50 years that have brought science to the foreground of policymaking.

Are environmental movements like ‘Earth Day’ still effective in inducing action to combat the imminent threat of a climate breakdown? Earth day began in 1970 as a unified response to an environment…