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US 2024 Election: Biden delivers solar announcement in Earth Day message

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2024 Olympics – Japan places a focus on sustainability

By Anders Lorenzen Just months before the biggest sporting event of the 2024 calendar kicks off, the 2024 Olympic Games, held in Paris, the Japanese team has introduced a key sustainability element. The team aims to shine a light on an often-forgotten element in the sports industry – the carbon footprint of sports clothing. Unveiling the Olympic kit that they […]

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March endures another month of record heat

By Anders Lorenzen Data from the European Union (EU) shows that the world has just experienced its warmest March on record, capping a 10-month period in which every month set a new temperature record. This is according to the EU’s climate change monitoring service. The data presents clear evidence about the warming trend. The EU`s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) […]

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Europe’s largest banks are speeding up the climate and biodiversity crisis – Greenpeace

Extinction Rebellion and Greenpeace Netherlands protests against Rabobank’s agricultural policies in the Dutch city of Utrecht last year. Photo credit: Marten van Dijl / Greenpeace. By Anders Lorenzen A coalition of green groups led by Greenpeace has in a report, found that Europe’s largest banks have failed to stop investing in climate and nature-destructive projects. The report which was published […]

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United Nations: The world smashed heat records in 2023

By Anders Lorenzen The United Nations (UN) has released a dire warning about the scale of climate impacts reported in 2023. This week, the UN body, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said that every major global climate record was broken last year and warned that 2024 could be even worse with the highest concern being ocean heat and shrinking sea […]

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Analysis: Putin smashes through the wall of democracy by claiming a resounding landslide victory

Vladimir Putin. Photo credit: Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP. By Anders Lorenzen Vladimir Putin will be the President of Russia until at least 2030, and having changed the election rules he is also cleared to run for another six-year term which would take him up until 2036. An exit poll on Sunday (17th of March) evening declared what most international analysts […]

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Opinion: Sofie’s World – 2024 International Women’s Day

By Anders Lorenzen Our daughter Our isn’t even three yet, but she’s already demonstrably determined. Her walk has a certain decisiveness, and she exudes a clear sense of purpose when she sets her mind to something. However, we needn’t look far back in history, nor is it entirely a relic of the past in many parts of the world, that girls […]

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Analysis: Why TV and film scripts need to stop ignoring the climate crisis?

By Wahid Bhat TV and film are powerful mediums that can inform, entertain, and inspire millions of people around the world. They can also shape the public perception and awareness of the most pressing issues of our time, such as the climate crisis. However, a new study by Good Energy and the USC Norman Lear Center has found that most […]

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The UK government is backing a climate and environment wrecking giant fossil fuel project, spearheaded by the UK’s richest man

The site of Project One. Photo credit: Ineos. By Anders Lorenzen Jim Ratcliffe, the UK’s richest man and the founder and CEO of Ineos, the petrochemical giant, who perversely pays little UK tax as he resides in the tax haven of Monaco, has won UK government backing from a giant fossil fuel project which campaigners have labelled as climate wrecking. […]

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Championing Environmental Justice: A Short Letter from Kevin J. Patel, Climate Justice Activist, Age 23

In today’s world, the fight for environmental justice is more critical than ever. As communities around the globe grapple with the devastating impacts of climate change, it’s essential to recognize that these effects are not distributed equally. From marginalized neighborhoods to indigenous lands, the burden of environmental degradation falls disproportionately on those who are least responsible for causing it. Climate […]

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