Hundreds of leading climate scientists from around the world expect global temperatures to increase by at least 2.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by 2100 — a full degree above internationally agreed targets — leading to catastrophic consequences for the planet, an exclusive poll by The Guardian has found. All the respondents were from the […]
Rick Bass is an American author of more than thirty books, both fiction and non-fiction, on a wide range of topics. An environmental activist, he is also an artist drawn to the beauty of the natural world. The winner of numerous awards, his most recent essay collection, With Every Great Breath, was released this February […]
The stress our planet faces from climate breakdown is increasingly apparent from “breaking news” events such as wildfires, hurricanes and flooding. Such reports often emphasize timely evacuations or posthumous accounts of the damage. A new film, Earth Protectors, focuses more on the trend of climate change and the people around the world who are being […]
Who is to blame for the climate crisis? For some, the answer to this question is a lament over the inherent greed of human nature. For award-winning investigative journalist and podcaster Amy Westervelt, the answer is perhaps the biggest true-crime story of all time. The creator of the podcasts Drilled and Damages has made a […]
The United Nations Child Rights Committee has published new guidance on the rights of children in relation to the environment with a particular emphasis on climate change. The UN’s direction on the matter sets forth specific administrative measures nation-states should implement in order to tackle how climate change and humans’ degradation of the environment are […]
A ruling in favor of a group of young plaintiffs who had claimed Montana state officials had violated their right to a healthy environment has received a “sweeping win” that gives more ammunition to tackling the climate crisis. One of the lawyers for the 16 plaintiffs, who are five to 22 years of age, called […]
Soccer (football) players competing in the Women’s World Cup have organized to take climate action over flying to and from the tournament locations in Australia and New Zealand. The campaign is the biggest of its kind in the history of the sport. The climate action is led by Sofie Junge Pedersen, a player for Denmark, […]
By Audrey Leonard, Staff Attorney, Columbia Riverkeeper For more than 20 years, Columbia Riverkeeper has fought dirty fossil fuel infrastructure — and won. Together with firefighters, fishers, foresters, farmers, health professionals, educators, union leaders, and tribes, we stopped more than a dozen proposed fossil fuel facilities, ranging from coal exports to LNG terminals. Because of […]
Each year, Earth Day provides an opportunity to reflect on the natural world and the benefits it confers to humanity. Conservation and preservation typically dominate the conversation. Well-meaning, these can unwittingly create a narrative that we can only protect wild spaces by keeping humans out; and we wonder why this doesn’t inspire sufficient action to address our pressing environmental challenges.
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