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05 10 2020 | 11:48

1.8 Billion Tons More Greenhouse Gases Will Be Released, Thanks to Trump.

When President Donald Trump visited California on September 14 and dismissed the state Secretary of Natural Resources Wade Crowfoot's plea to recognize the role of climate change in the midst of the…

05 10 2020 | 11:30

Brazil's Amazon rainforest suffers worst fires in a decade.

  Satellites record 61% rise in hotspots over September 2019 Scientist warns: ‘It could get worse if the drought continues’   Fires in Brazil’s Amazon increased 13% in the first nine months of…

05 10 2020 | 11:20

UK held private talks with fossil fuel firms about Glasgow Cop26.

Documents show BP, Shell and Equinor had several meetings with government officials. Fossil fuel firms have held a series of private meetings with UK government officials in an attempt to be part of…

05 10 2020 | 11:04

Vote as if the Climate and the Future of Humanity Depend on It—Because They Do.

To understand the planetary importance of this autumn's presidential election, check the calendar. Voting ends on November 3—and by a fluke of timing, on the morning of November 4 the United States…

05 10 2020 | 10:16

Zombie storms are rising from the dead thanks to climate change.

2020 presents to you... "zombie storms." Wildfires are burning the West Coast, hurricanes are flooding the Southeast — and some of those storms are rising from the dead.  "Zombie storms," which…

05 10 2020 | 10:05

China's carbon pledge will require complete inversion of existing system.

Country will need to kick addiction to coal and build eye-watering amount of wind and solar capacity. China’s President Xi Jinping stunned climate action observers in a speech at the United Nations…

05 10 2020 | 09:56

House Approves Sweeping Clean Energy Bill.

The House of Representatives passed a sweeping bill to boost clean energy while phasing out the use of coolants in air conditioners and refrigerators that are known pollutants and contribute to the …

05 10 2020 | 09:53

40% of world’s plant species at risk of extinction.

Race against time to save plants and fungi that underpin life on Earth, global data shows. Two in five of the world’s plant species are at risk of extinction as a result of the destruction of the…

05 10 2020 | 09:51

World leaders pledge to halt Earth’s destruction ahead of UN summit.

France, Germany and UK among more than 60 countries promising to put wildlife and climate at heart of post-Covid recovery plans. World leaders have pledged to clamp down on pollution, embrace…

05 10 2020 | 09:47

12 major cities commit to divest from fossil fuel companies.

12 cities have made a pledge to divest from fossil fuel companies as part of their commitment to accelerating a green and just recovery from COVID-19. Cities sign on to a new declaration committing…

04 10 2020 | 19:21

What does the first climate question at a US debate in 20 years reveal?

The question framed the existence of a human-made climate crisis as something that is for some Americans still debatable. The long-awaited climate question in last night’s presidential debate broke…

04 10 2020 | 19:16

3 New Environmental Docs to Watch This Fall.

This week marks the official start of fall, but longer nights and colder days can make it harder to spend time outdoors. Luckily, there are several inspiring environmental films that can be streamed…

04 10 2020 | 19:10

The Power of Inclusive, Intergenerational Climate Activism.

After decades on the political periphery, the climate movement is entering the mainstream in 2020, with young leaders at the fore. The Sunrise Movement now includes more than 400 local groups …

04 10 2020 | 19:02

The key to peace in the Lake Chad area is water, not military action.

Lake Chad is an extremely shallow water body in the Sahel. It was once the world’s sixth largest inland water body with an open water area of 25,000 km2 in the 1960s, it shrunk dramatically at the…

04 10 2020 | 18:51

Trump Admin to Appoint Second Climate Skeptic to NOAA This Month.

The Trump White House is now set to appoint two climate deniers to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in one month.

04 10 2020 | 18:47

The Climate Crisis Is Changing the Color of Flowers.

As human activity transforms the atmosphere, flowers are changing their colors.

04 10 2020 | 18:40

Young people resume global climate strikes calling for urgent action.

Greta Thunberg leads protests as Covid rules restrict numbers compared with last year. School pupils, youth activists and communities around the world have turned out for a day of climate strikes,…

04 10 2020 | 18:34

California's Joshua tree could become first to win protections because of climate crisis.

The 2.5m-year-old tree would be first plant species protected by law in state as current habitat increasingly becomes less viable. The western Joshua tree will be considered for protection under the…

03 10 2020 | 08:03

Three Environmental Activists Making a Difference in Africa and Around the World.

Activists in Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda are helping lead the way in advocating for environmental issues and climate justice. On Fri., Sept. 25, people around the world will participate in Global…

02 10 2020 | 08:48

The Arctic hasn’t been this warm for 3 million years – and that foreshadows big changes for the rest of the planet.

Every year, sea ice cover in the Arctic Ocean shrinks to a low point in mid-September. This year it measures just 1.44 million square miles (3.74 million square kilometers) – the second-lowest value …