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10 05 2022 | 08:57

Climate change: Key UN finding widely misinterpreted

A key finding in the latest IPCC climate report has been widely misinterpreted, according to scientists involved in the study. In the document, researchers wrote that greenhouse gases are projected…

10 05 2022 | 08:55

What are the most effective ways to get cars out of cities?

Getting cars out of cities has become an international focus. But city officials, planners and citizens still do not have a clear, evidence-based answer to the question: what works to reduce car use…

10 05 2022 | 08:48

Is civil disobedience OK if it’s the only way to prevent climate catastrophe?

This week, climate activists disrupted the UK’s oil supply, because they believe they face a desperate choice. Nonviolent resistance now, or the unthinkable violence of climate change later. “There…

10 05 2022 | 08:45

The Catch-22 of the US military’s climate plans

In response to the devastating wildfires which engulfed California in summer 2020, the United States Air Force sprung into action. Four massive military C-130 Hercules aircraft were deployed to dump…

10 05 2022 | 08:39

The UK government cannot invest into North Sea oil while claiming global climate leadership

On 28 February, four days after Putin launched the fossil-fuel funded invasion of Ukraine, the UN secretary general Antonio Guterres delivered a blistering barrage against world leaders for their…

10 05 2022 | 08:39

Climate change: COP26 promises will hold warming under 2C

The carbon-cutting promises made at COP26 would see the world warm by just under 2C this century, according to a new analysis. The study finds that if all the pledges made by countries are…

10 05 2022 | 08:37

‘It’s critical the message makes it to the mainstream’: Nasa climate scientist speaks on his tearful protest

Peter Kalmus was among a group of scientists who chained themselves to a JPMorgan Chase building in Los Angeles in protest of the bank’s financing of fossil fuels. Tap to watch the video 

10 05 2022 | 08:34

Public lands to reopen for oil and gas drilling in a first under Biden

As federal officials weigh efforts to fight the climate crisis against pressure to bring down high gasoline prices, the interior department is moving forward with the first onshore sales of public…

10 05 2022 | 08:32

Tyre Extinguishers strike SUVs in Switzerland and Netherlands

Climate activists have let down tyres on luxury SUVs in the city of Zurich in Switzerland and in The Hague in the Netherlands. Tyre Extinguishers, a loose affiliation of direct action advocates that…

10 05 2022 | 08:29

Australia’s new gas projects to struggle financially after 2030 if 1.5C climate goal met, report says

Australia’s new gas export developments are likely to struggle economically after 2030 if the world lives up to commitments to combat the climate crisis, according to a warning to major investors.

10 05 2022 | 08:26

Rightwing populist parties blight climate policy, study finds

Rightwing populist parties have a detrimental impact on climate policy, researchers have found for the first time, amid growing fears of a similar movement in the UK.

10 05 2022 | 08:24

Jamie Raskin on the climate crisis: ‘We’ve got to save democracy in order to save our species’

Progressive congressman from Maryland believes that no other crisis, even the existential threat of the changing climate, can be solved without first protecting the fabric of American democracy.…

10 05 2022 | 08:20

Bristol community secures funding to build tallest wind turbine in England

A community group in one of the poorest parts of Bristol has met its funding target to build the tallest wind turbine in England, despite a lack of any central government funding for locally owned…

10 05 2022 | 08:12

‘We’re trying to turn the magnet towards optimism’: Cate Blanchett on her new climate crisis podcast

In Climate of Change, old friends actor Cate Blanchett and clean energy entrepreneur Danny Kennedy aim to offer ordinary people real-life solutions to environmental disaster

10 05 2022 | 08:08

I went on TV to explain Just Stop Oil – and it became a parody of Don’t Look Up

Ihadn’t seen the 2021 satirical film Don’t Look Up when I went on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday. I was there on behalf of Just Stop Oil – a group that has been engaging in direct action by…

10 05 2022 | 08:02

Brazil's indigenous communities fear mining threat over war in Ukraine

Maurício Ye'kwana worries about the future. He comes from the community of Auaris, in northern Brazil, close to the border with Venezuela. The area, part of the Yanomami Indigenous Territory, is…

10 05 2022 | 07:56

UNCDF in Action: Look Back at Last Week's #FFD2022

For the UN Capital Development Fund, this year's ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development (FFD) was a platform for UNCDF to display its wide expertise in a variety of areas in innovative finance:…

10 05 2022 | 07:55

Why are wetlands so important in the fight against climate change?

Wetlands are home to an abundance of animal and insect life and a vital part of the fight against climate change, yet they are disappearing at an alarming rate What is a wetland? According to…

10 05 2022 | 07:50

Why are Himalayan glaciers melting faster than ever?

Numerous researchers and scientists say the Himalayan glaciers are shrinking far more rapidly than glaciers in other parts of the world – a rate of loss some describe as “exceptional”.