climate change By Jeremy Williams There’s a lot of confusion over which climate actions make the biggest difference – or even whether personal actions make any difference at all. They do – about a quarter of climate emissions can be dealt with through personal actions. The rest is beyond our control as individuals, though of course we can campaign and […]
By Anders Lorenzen The Mont Blanc, the iconic mountain flanked as the highest peak in Western Europe’s, has lost more than two metres in two years and shrunk to its lowest level since precise measurements started 22 years ago. This is a direct affect of the accelerating climate crisis as warmer summers have reduced its snowpack size, researchers have said. […]
Geeta Kushwaha, with two other women, tying betel vines to a bamboo bareja in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. Photo credit: Tej Prakash Bhardwaj. By Tej Prakash Bhardwaj Erratic regional rainfall and temperature fluctuations pose risks for the hugely popular but climatically sensitive plant. Farmers across India are reporting that climate change is adversely affecting the quality of the betel leaf. The […]
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By Jeremy Williams “At the risk of seeming unreasonable, may curses rain down on the fair-weather vegan,” began a recent article on meat eating from a certain national newspaper. It went on to lambast ‘fake’ vegans, or ‘fegans’. Sales of meat alternatives are falling, and “we should have known the vegan-newbies would turn out to be a bunch of flakes.” […]
Dams are more common than you think. Author Steven Hawley reports that 58,500 large dams worldwide have trapped 3,155 gigatons of sediment, meaning they are rapidly filling up and will eventually become useless for storing water or generating electricity. Steven’s new book, Cracked: The Future of Dams in a Hot, Chaotic World, was published by Patagonia. A wide-ranging study of […]
Derna following the devastation. Photo credit: X, formerly Twitter. By Anders Lorenzen The North African country of Libya is counting the cost after they experienced a catastrophic and devastating flood which have so far killed thousands of people, with many people having been swept out to sea. On Sunday night the Mediterranean city of Dernan were obliterated by a torrent […]
By Jeremy Williams If I step outside my front door and look down the street, I can see planes coming into land in one direction, and a water tower across the street in the other. The airport is a major source of climate pollution, and aviation is a growing concern for climate campaigners as it continues to grow unchecked. So […]
Lawsuits have always been a useful strategy for the environmental movement. But historically, environmental nonprofits like Earthjustice usually brought those lawsuits against the government. They often hinged on government’s failure to enforce its own laws or negligence in protecting citizens. Now cash-strapped governments dealing with unprecedented natural disaster recovery costs are suing corporations for damages, opening another front in the […]
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe at a press conference at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Image credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY By Anders Lorenzen Sebastian Coe, the head of World Athletics has warned that in the wake of the climate crisis athletics face an uncertain future and the sport needs to adapt. He explained that already now athletes are suffering […]