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24 10 2020 | 11:06

Jacinda Ardern’s ‘Nuclear-Free Moment’: Here’s three things that would make it a reality.

New Zealanders have gone to the polls and decided to keep Jacinda Ardern at the helm for another three years. The Labour leader’s promise of kindness, hope and protecting nature has clearly mirrored…

23 10 2020 | 11:59

How the world’s biggest emitter could be carbon neutral by 2050.

Xi Jinping wants China to get to net-zero emissions. These researchers have a plan for that. On the virtual stage of the United Nations General Assembly in September, President Xi Jinping made a…

23 10 2020 | 11:40

For Australia's sake, I hope Trump's climate science denialism loses.

US policy has emboldened Scott Morrison to be less ambitious on climate, just when so much is at stake.

22 10 2020 | 09:42

Between Covid, climate change and the budget, no wonder many women are rethinking having babies.

Josh Frydenberg has urged women to have more children - but there was nothing in the budget to encourage them to do so.

22 10 2020 | 09:32

75 ways Trump made America dirtier and the planet warmer.

In the past four years, Trump has shredded environmental protections for American lands, animals and people. "I want crystal clean water and air." That's what Donald Trump said in the first chaotic…

22 10 2020 | 09:27

Trump asked Exxon for money. Period.

Trump has long preferred a mob-like form of communication which lives and dies on plausible deniability. He employed it masterfully last night in Arizona. “All I have to do is call up the head of…

19 10 2020 | 08:49

Climate research is critical in Africa: how to make it more visible.

Weather and climate have far-reaching effects on every part of life. The timing of seasons, range of daily and seasonal temperatures, the amount of rainfall – these all influence things as diverse as…

19 10 2020 | 08:45

Tackle fuel poverty and the climate crisis.

The government needs to stop subsidising high-carbon heating and use the extra revenue to support low-income homes, writes Libby Peake of the Green Alliance. Experts are right to raise the alarm…

19 10 2020 | 08:27

Climate Crisis: What We Can Learn From Indigenous Traditions.

Indigenous people around the world have lived in concert with nature for centuries, practicing responsible land management, regenerative farming practices and water conservation. But as Indigenous…

19 10 2020 | 08:23

'Solastalgia': Arctic inhabitants overwhelmed by new form of climate grief.

Solastalgia means a feeling of homesickness without ever leaving home - and for Inuit in Canada’s north it describes the psychological impact of the climate crisis   Solastalgia: ‘I am homesick…

19 10 2020 | 07:53

The Guardian view on Boris Johnson's Cop26: ask if GDP growth is sustainable.

The government needs an environmental sense of purpose that specifies the appropriate ends for economic activity.

19 10 2020 | 07:41

We've had so many wins': why the green movement can overcome climate crisis.

Leaded petrol, acid rain, CFCs … the last 50 years of environmental action have shown how civil society can force governments and business to change. Leaflets printed on “rather grotty” blue paper.…

19 10 2020 | 07:39

How the old West-East German border will be transformed into a green oasis.

More than 30 years after the entire border zone ceased to exist, the federal government has decided the 870 mile-long scar will be designated a nature reserve, writes Christopher F. Schuetze One…

19 10 2020 | 07:37

Campaign seeks 1bn people to save climate – one small step at a time.

Count Us In urges actions such as eating local, making clothes last or buying an electric car. If a billion people around the world were to take a few small steps and make them into permanent…

16 10 2020 | 12:15

Doomsday Clock: 100 seconds until the end of the world.

Since 1947, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) annually adjusts its symbolic Doomsday Clock, which indicates how close humanity and the planet are to complete disaster. This year, we’re…

15 10 2020 | 10:54

UN: Climate Crisis Has Doubled Natural Disasters in Last 20 Years.

Climate change has spurred close to a doubling of natural disasters in the last 20 years, and world leaders are failing to prevent Earth from evolving into "an uninhabitable hell" for millions, the…

14 10 2020 | 08:26

Climate change poses 'profound threat' to global growth: IMF chief.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Climate change poses a serious threat to global growth, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Monday, urging the world’s top emitters to agree on a floor for…

14 10 2020 | 07:58

Greta Thunberg: ‘Only people like me dare ask tough questions on climate’

The activist discusses a new film that follows her life and the role autism played in her journey from troubled child to eco champion.

13 10 2020 | 07:39

This is my message to the western world – your civilisation is killing life on Earth.

We Indigenous people are fighting to save the Amazon, but the whole planet is in trouble because you do not respect it. Dear presidents of the nine Amazonian countries and to all world leaders that…

12 10 2020 | 11:21

Investors and graduates flock to UK's burgeoning windfarms.

The government’s high-profile commitment to renewable energy could bring a decade of opportunities for young people. The Hywind offshore windfarm stands 15 miles off the coast of Peterhead, and…