Topic: Environment
Fossil fuel producers ‘literally doubling down’, new UNEP report warns
News / 10th November 2023Contrary to pledges to cut fossil fuel production, government policies worldwide will add up to a doubling of production in 2030, according to a new report from the UN environment agency..
Pope Francis warns world ‘may be nearing breaking point’ with climate change
News / 5th October 2023Pope Francis has warned the world is "collapsing" due to climate change and may be "nearing breaking point".
‘Gates of hell’ must be closed with ambitious action on fossil fuels, says UN chief
News / 22nd September 2023United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres kicked off his one-day Climate Ambition Summit at U.N. headquarters in New York City this week with a simple, clear, and resounding message for world leaders: do more.
Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’, scientists find
News / 15th September 2023Earth’s life support systems have been so damaged that the planet is “well outside the safe operating space for humanity”, scientists have warned.
Rich nations have delivered mere ‘pittance’ to help East Africa tackle climate crisis: Oxfam
Report / 5th September 2023As the first-ever Africa Climate Summit kicked off in Nairobi, Kenya, an analysis by Oxfam found that rich nations have delivered just a small fraction of the aid that East African nations say they need to meet their climate goals.
Annual Report for 2023: Share the World’s Resources
Report / 29th August 2023The cause for sharing the world's resources reached critical new heights in 2022. Read more about STWR's activities over the past year and our future plans.
Amazon Summit ends with plan to protect rainforests but no measurable goals
News / 11th August 2023Brazil’s Amazon Summit has closed with a roadmap to protect tropical rainforests but without concrete commitments to end deforestation.
Overshoot Day: Countries still burning through Earth’s resources like we have a spare planet, study finds
News / 3rd August 2023People are continuing to burn through the planet like we have one to spare, according to new research from the Global Footprint Network.
Cancel the debt now to deliver climate justice
Blog / 27th June 2023Global South countries spend 5 times more on repaying debt than addressing the climate crisis. With 160 days to go before COP28, activists are calling on rich countries to 'Cancel The Debt for Climate Justice'.
Global North governments can redirect trillions in fossil, debt, and super-rich harms to fix global crises
Article / 20th June 2023A letter from policy experts calls on Global North leaders to put real global financial system transformation on the agenda, starting by redirecting funds from fossil fuels, unfair colonial debts, and the super-rich.