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Is it too late to save the Great Barrier Reef?

This summer, the world’s largest coral reef system, the Great Barrier Reef, suffered the worst mass bleaching outbreak ever witnessed. Graham Readfearn looks at whether people are ready to accept the reality that at least 70% of the world’s coral reefs will soon be lost

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Top business leaders call on Boris Johnson to set out green recovery plan.

Heathrow, HSBC and National Grid among 200 CEOs calling for a ‘clean, just recovery’

Climate

How Mena economies can survive the triple crises of Covid-19, oil market volatility and climate change.

Industries that build on the region’s existing competitive advantages can help with boosting employment, diversification, technological sophistication, food security, non-oil exports and sustainability.

Energy

Fossils’ five-year spending plan shows $17.5b for renewables, $166b for new oil and gas.

Despite fossils’ loud claims to be taking the climate crisis and the renewable energy transition seriously, they only plan to spend US$17.5 billion on solar and wind projects over the next five years.

Energy

8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: How George Floyd Was Killed in Police Custody.

The Times has reconstructed the death of George Floyd on May 25. Security footage, witness videos and official documents show how a series of actions by officers turned fatal.

Environment

We learn Violence from you. #Ican’tbreath

Activist Tamika Mallory speaks on history of police brutality in the US. 3 June 2020 Youtube

Environment

Τhe Great Reset

THE CONTEXT The Covid-19 crisis, and the political, economic and social disruptions it has caused, is fundamentally changing the traditional context for decision-making.

Climate

Air pollution in China back to pre-Covid levels and Europe may follow.

Cleaner skies were a silver lining of pandemic but data indicates air quality receding as lockdowns eased.

Climate

Scientists: We've Found the Cleanest Air on Earth.

Atmospheric researchers have pinpointed the spot on Earth with the cleanest air. It's not in the midst of a remote jungle, nor on a deserted tropical island.

Climate

Global Environment Facility approves US$4.5 million grant for five-year climate-resilient water project in Haiti.

UNDP-supported project will ensure access to safe drinking water for 90,000 Haitians, protect vulnerable communities from the impacts of climate change and prevent the spread of disease

Climate

Global Environment Facility approves US$8.9 million in funding for new coastal resilience project in Liberia.

UNDP-supported project benefits 80,000 coastal residents in Sinoe County to build climate resilient livelihoods, and protect communities from sea level rise and other life-threatening climate change impacts

Environment

Black environmetalists on climate and anti-racism.

This week, with the country convulsed by

Environment

European Call: 3 solutions for climate and jobs

The European Green Deal is the best way to make the real changes Europe needs to be able to recover from the COVID-19 crisis, writes a group of 700 elected representatives and citizens from all sectors of civil society.

Climate

Scientists warn of ‘zombie fires’ in the Arctic.

Dormant “zombie fires” scattered across the Arctic region – remnants of record blazes last year – may be coming to life after an unusually warm and dry Spring, scientists warned Wednesday (27 May).

Climate

The view from the bottleneck: Is nature poised for a big comeback?

A new theory, from bottleneck to breakthrough, posits that urbanization, falling fertility and the end of extreme poverty could result in a much greener world than the one we inherited. The scientists behind the idea believe that conservation must continue to “hold o

Environment