Earth Day 2020 could mark the year we stop taking the planet for granted
The 50th annual call for environmental reform falls at a time when the health of people and nature has never been more urgent
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The Guardian view on Covid-19 and transport: walk to the future.
The need for physical distancing means that space in our towns and cities must be shared in new ways
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Coronavirus pandemic 'will cause famine of biblical proportions'
Governments must act now to stop 265 million starving, warns World Food Programme boss
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Ice-free Arctic summers now very likely even with climate action.
Scientists surprised by latest results but say carbon cuts remain vital to prevent ice loss becoming permanent.
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Will Florida be lost forever to the climate crisis?
Few places on the planet are more at risk from the climate crisis than south Florida, where more than 8 million residents are affected by the convergence of almost every mod
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'The opportunity to do things right': UN Secretary-General backs green recovery.
Antonio Guterres argues leaders must act decisively to deal with both the coronavirus and climate crisis - just hours after President Trump vows to bail out the US oil industry
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REvolutionaries: The Steve Sawyer Memorial Award.
On the occasion of Earth Day, GWEC has launched a memorial award in honour of its late CEO Steve Sawyer - REvolutionaries: The Steve Sawyer Memorial Award.
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Immigration Isn’t What’s Killing America. Trump Is.
A Pandemic, A Demagogue, and America’s Descent Into Authoritarianism. Did you hear that? It’s the sound of a new Iron Curtain falling…not across the Soviet Union, but across America…in a strange, ironic twist of history.
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COVID-19 response demands better use of science and technology.
Actions that ensure public trust in science and refute damaging misinformation are critical
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Climate action and poverty alleviation must go hand-in-hand.
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.
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Pandemic side-effects offer glimpse of alternative future on Earth Day 2020.
Coronavirus has led to reduced pollution, re-emerging wildlife and plunging oil prices and shown the size of the task facing humanity.
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How hot will Earth get by 2100?
Climate researchers are studying a fresh set of scenarios to model the future of the planet.
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Europe had hottest year on record in 2019, report shows.
Findings confirm 11 of the 12 warmest years in Europe occurred in past two decades.
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This Earth Day, we must stop the fossil fuel money pipeline.
Taking down the fossil fuel industry requires taking on the institutions that finance it. Even during a pandemic, this movement is gaining steam.
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Climate strikes continue online: 'We want to keep the momentum going'.
Activists hold mass video calls and share hashtags, and three-day livestream planned for Earth Day. The large crowds and brightly coloured placards of the school climate strikes became some of the defining images of 2019.
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Microplastics found for first time in Antarctic ice where krill source food.
Researchers at University of Tasmania find 14 different kinds of plastic smaller than 5mm in an ice core from 2009.
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Earth Day 2020 - The Enormous Challenge.
Are environmental movements like ‘Earth Day’ still effective in inducing action to combat the imminent threat of a climate breakdown?
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BlackRock launches sustainable investing-focused impact fund.
BlackRock has launched a new Global Impact Fund which enables investors to direct finance towards companies that are supporting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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