Topic: Environment
US$2 trillion for war versus US$100 billion to save the planet
Blog / 19th July 2022The money that is being swallowed into the Western military establishments does not only drift away from any climate spending but also promotes greater climate catastrophe, writes Murad Qureshi.
Funding needed for climate disasters has risen ‘more than 800%’ in 20 years
Report / 10th June 2022Only about half the funds required are being provided by rich countries, according to a report by Oxfam.
With clenched fists, they spend money on weapons as the planet burns
Blog / 13th May 2022Two important reports were released last month, neither getting the kind of attention they deserve, writes Vijay Prashad for the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research.
The suicidal war on nature continues unabated – International Mother Earth Day
Blog / 28th April 2022There is plenty of information alerting against the ongoing devastating human war on Mother Nature. And the message is clear, writes Baher Kamal for IPS News.
'We won't stop': Climate scientists vow to keep fighting after global mobilisation
News / 12th April 2022After wrapping up a worldwide civil disobedience campaign to call for a "climate revolution," scientists have pledged to keep fighting for the ambitious action they warn is necessary to prevent the most catastrophic impacts of the fossil-fueled global emergency.
Fresh hopes for landmark treaty to rescue ocean life
News / 11th March 2022World leaders are under pressure to conclude years of talks on an agreement to protect open oceans that help sustain life on Earth, cover almost half the planet and currently fall under no country's laws.
Climate emergency a ‘national security’ concern, says Red Cross
Article / 4th March 2022Governments must start treating the climate crisis as a national security concern on a par with war as climate breakdown threatens countries’ stability and safety, the global chief of the Red Cross has warned.
World spends $1.8tn a year on subsidies that harm environment, study finds
Report / 21st February 2022The world is spending at least $1.8tn every year on subsidies driving the annihilation of wildlife and a rise in global heating, according to a new study, prompting warnings that humanity is financing its own extinction.
Energy inequality plagues the world; US causes 585 times more climate emissions than Congo
Report / 31st January 2022An analysis by the Center for Global Development reports that the average Briton produced more carbon dioxide in the first two days of January than an average person from the Democratic Republic of Congo would in an entire year.
Skupne dobrine človeštva
Report / 20th January 2022Ne moremo si resno zamisliti nove ekonomske paradigme za upravljanje skupnih zemeljskih virov brez poglobljenega razmisleka o potrebi po vsesvetovni psihološki in družbeni preobrazbi, s katero se bo zavedanje povprečnega človeka razširilo v smeri sprejemanja skupnega dobrega za celotno človeštvo.