Ιn some parts of the world, protecting the environment has become more dangerous than fighting a war. Among the main factors, corruption and lack of law enforcement rank high, a new study reports.…
As many of you already know, last week we mourned the loss of Steve Sawyer, a founder of GWEC and Secretary general for over 10 years after a short but intense struggle with cancer.
Steve came into…
Campaigner calls out ‘hate and conspiracy campaigns’ after Australian’s attack.
The teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has hit back at the Australian News Corp columnist Andrew Bolt for writing…
Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist, will cross the Atlantic Ocean in mid-August on an open-cockpit racing yacht to attend a United Nations summit meeting on global warming.
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Steve Sawyer wanted to write his own obituary, and he would have done a better job of it, but time got away from him. I say he would have done a better job at it because he did a better job than most…
Three million people, of all ages and in hundreds of countries, walking out of schools and workplaces together for one shared purpose, a Global Climate Strike.
Greta Thunberg and the movement of…
Sir David Attenborough, perhaps the world's oldest environmentalist at 93, has told British politicians they can't be "radical enough" in dealing with the threat of climate change.
He's warned a…
Kenya has been urged to halt construction of the country’s first ever coal-powered plant near the coastal town of Lamu, until an assessment is made of its environmental and cultural impact, in the…
Exclusive: Democrats to introduce resolution in House on Tuesday in recognition of extreme threat from global heating.
A group of US lawmakers including the 2020 Democratic presidential contender …
Residents and environmentalists cheered Wednesday's ruling which blocks East Africa's first coal-fired power station.
Nairobi, Kenya - Plans for the development of a coal-fired power plant near a…
Scores of Kenyans on Wednesday protested against a project to build a coal power station near the Lamu archipelago, a popular tourist spot that includes a UNESCO World Heritage site and boasts…
Environmental activists are raising the pressure on Poland and other EU member states to clarify their coal phase-out plans, saying countries receiving EU energy transition funds cannot “have their…
Climate science has struggled mightily with a messaging problem.
The well-worn tactic of hitting people over the head with scary climate change facts has proved inadequate at changing behavior or…
EU leaders must prioritise climate action to combat dangerous climate change when they gather in Sibiu for the ‘Future of Europe’ summit on 9 May, write the plaintiffs of the People’s Climate Case,…
No one is coming to save us. Mass civil disobedience is essential to force a political response.
Ηad we put as much effort into preventing environmental catastrophe as we’ve spent on making excuses…
People taking part in protests in London and Edinburgh explain their reasons for doing so.
Nathan, 15, from Wanstead, east London
Nathan, who was into his second day of protest, was sitting in the…
Greta Thunberg visited Parliament today to meet with British MPs to discuss the climate crisis.
After meeting with MPs, Greta addressed a group of people to warn of the consequences of the climate…
The beautifully simple design is everywhere following the protests of Extinction Rebellion – but why are its origins still shrouded in mystery?
he 1960s counterculture had the peace symbol, 1980s…
Police made 29 arrests as about 300 climate change protesters blocked one of the main roads into Edinburgh's city centre.
Supporters of Extinction Rebellion Scotland targeted North Bridge as part of…