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The Five Corrupt Pillars Of Climate Change Denial
The fossil fuel industry, political lobbyists, media moguls and individuals have spent the past 30 years sowing doubt…
State Of The Earth 2019: Red Alert
The State of the Earth is not an annual message that we look forward to. The report published…
12 Simple Ways You Can Reduce Bushfire Risk To Older Homes
Seventy-five years of Australian research into how houses respond to bushfire has identified 21 main weak points in…
Environmental Stress Is Already Causing Death – This Chaos Map Shows Where
Over 12 days at the start of October 2019 eight people were killed, more than 1,300 injured and…
Climate Change, Pandemics, Biodiversity Loss: No Country Is Sufficiently Prepared
There’s little that the left and the right agree on these days. But surely one thing is beyond…
As The Climate Changes, Architects And Engineers Need To Design Buildings Differently
In the past seven years, four major disasters have caused serious disruptions in the Northeast and Midwest United…
Countries with the Biggest Decrease in Carbon Emissions
In the global effort to reduce our carbon emissions, which countries are on the lead? Here’s the top…
The Biggest Threat To Our Oceans Is That We’ve Taken Them For Granted
‘Most of the people on the planet … think the ocean is a problem for them. They fear…
The Future Of Urban Consumption In A 1.5°C World
In order to maintain a climate-safe future, the world needs to stay within the established greenhouse gas (GHG)…
We Can’t Save The Planet Unless We Fix Our Destructive Throwaway Economy
Extending the lifetime of all washing machines, notebooks, vacuum cleaners and smartphones in the EU by just one…
Five Things Every Government Needs To Do Right Now To Tackle The Climate Emergency
If targets were enough to beat the climate crisis, we would have cause for celebration. The UK, Norway,…
Not convinced on the need for urgent climate action? Here’s what happens to our planet between 1.5°C and 2°C of global warming
Many numbers are bandied around in climate emergency discussions. Of them, 1.5°C is perhaps the most important. At…
UN Climate Action Summit Missed A Key Ingredient: Climate Action
A summer of civil unrest. A global climate strike bringing millions of people to the streets. A stark…
Growing Pain: The Delusion Of Boundless Economic Growth
Gambling on a future of continued economic growth is a bad bet with long odds and extremely high…
8 Most Sustainable Countries Around The World
From plastic-filled oceans and climate change to poor healthcare systems and unequal pay, sustainability is a main focus…
Climate Emergency: Why Global Mobilization Is So Important
This climate crisis is almost irreversible, and it is global. And global and irreversible should be the answer.…
How The Youth-Led Climate Strikes Became A Global Mass Movement
It began as a call to action from a group of youth activists scattered across the globe and…
Combatting Climate Change Doesn’t Mean Abandoning Growth – But It Does Require Tough Choices
With the right combination of policies, we can increase living standards and mitigate global warming at the same…
Three Things Jokowi Could Do Better To Stop Forest Fires And Haze In Indonesia
Early in Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s first term, Indonesia experienced some of the worst forest fires and…
40 Years Ago, Scientists Predicted Climate Change. And Hey, They Were Right
Forty years ago, a group of climate scientists sat down at Woods Hole in Massachusetts for the first…
The Plastic Challenge: Are We Solving the Plastic Problem or Creating Demons for the Future?
When plastic became the “wonder” product for solving so many modern issues in the 1970s, we did not…
Designing For Future Ready Cities
Engineering has always been about building for what lies ahead, creating lasting legacies in the form of extraordinary…
Damage Estimates For Hurricanes Like Dorian Don’t Capture The Full Cost Of Climate Change-Fueled Disasters
Scientists say climate change is causing powerful hurricanes like Dorian to increasingly stall over coastal areas, which leads…
‘It Eats Everything’ – The New Breed Of Wildfire That’s Impossible To Predict
Climate change and negligent forest management are causing higher-intensity, faster-moving fires that can generate enough energy to evolve into erratic firestorms, known as…
Amazon Fires Explained: What Are They, Why Are They So Damaging, And How Can We Stop Them?
Imagine a rainforest at dawn – the tall canopy laden with dripping ferns and orchids, tree trunks covered…
The World’s Forests Will Collapse If We Don’t Learn To Say ‘No’
An alarming study has shown that the world’s forests are not only disappearing rapidly but that areas of…
Which Climate Innovations Will Really Limit Global Warming?
To help filter the most effective innovations to invest in, a global initiative has developed a new way…
Mobile Forests Could Help Cities Cope With Climate Change
Cities are becoming harder places to live in as climate change brings higher temperatures, water scarcity and flooding…
Increasing Wildfires Threaten To Turn Much Of Northern Hemisphere’s Forests From Vital Carbon Stores Into Climate Heaters
In 2014, we travelled to the northern boreal forests of Canada to set experimental fires that would help…
Are Shared E-Scooters Good For The Planet? Only If They Replace Car Trips
Shared dockless electric scooters, or e-scooters, transport riders over short distances in cities. Ride share companies promote them…
Climate Change: We Can Reclaim Cities From The Car Without Inconveniencing People
Since the 1920s, the car has revolutionised the way people travel; eliminating the constraints of distance while offering…
New Wave Of Smart Cities Has Arrived – And They’re Nothing Like Science Fiction
An abandoned mine shaft beneath the town of Mansfield, England is an unlikely place to shape the future…
Climate Crisis: Migration Cannot Be The Only Option For People Living On ‘Drowning’ Islands
The evidence of the climate crisis is now undeniable. But state responses to climate change often have social…
Eight Ways To Halt A Global Food Crisis
There are serious challenges to global food supply everywhere we look. Intensive use of fertilisers in the US…
What Is The Biggest Threat To Your Country?
We all have things to worry about. But on an international scale, what are our biggest concerns? Here’s…
7 Small Steps You Can Do To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Climate change requires drastic steps and complex solutions to be fully controlled. However, you don’t have to do…
Understanding The Human Side Of Climate Change Relocation
Climate change is expected to have a striking impact on vulnerable communities, especially in coastal regions where sea-level…
Addressing Climate Change: What Cities Can Do
With development accumulating at a rapid pace, cities continue to grow in number. Right now, urban areas dominate…
A Not So Cool Thing About Air Conditioners
The past five years (2014-2018) are the hottest years on record. Every year, the world is getting warmer.…
Forget The Anthropocene: We’ve Entered The Synthetic Age
One fact about our time is becoming increasingly well-known. No matter how far you travel, no matter in…
Global Inequality Is 25% Higher Than It Would Have Been In A Climate-Stable World
Those least responsible for global warming will suffer the most. Poorer countries – those that have contributed far…
What Kind Of Summer Will We Experience In 2019?
Since time immemorial, it’s always been the desire of man to predict the future and this is no…
Did European Colonisation Precipitate The Little Ice Age?
Many of us think that rapid environmental change is a quintessentially modern crisis. Today, temperatures are soaring, topsoil…
Three Ways Cities Can Help Feed The World, Without Costing The Earth
Climate change is underway, and human activities such as urbanisation, industrialisation and food production are key contributors. Food…
What Cape Town’s Drought Can Teach Other Cities About Climate Adaptation
Extreme weather events, such as Cyclone Idai that has recently devastated Beira, Mozambique, and Hurricane Harvey that hit…
4 Ways We Can Avoid A Catastrophic Drought
As the world’s climate patterns continue to shift unpredictably, places where drinking water was once abundant may soon…
What Poop Can Teach Us About An Ancient City’s Downfall
Never underestimate the power of poop. After more than 1,000 years, it can still have a lot to…
Climate Change: Obsession With Plastic Pollution Distracts Attention From Bigger Environmental Challenges
By now, most of us have heard that the use of plastics is a big issue for the…
Davos 2019 Key Moments For Day Three
As expected, this year’s World Economic Forum continues to illuminate environmental, economic and societal issues around the world.…
Earth’s Wilderness Is Vanishing, & Just A Handful Of Nations Can Save It
Just 20 countries are home to 94% of the world’s remaining wilderness, excluding the high seas and Antarctica,…