Topic: Environment
Coming together to save earth could be the best project ever undertaken by the human species
Blog / 25th August 2022Change will come, and can only come from committed people mobilizing in common cause as a powerful social movement, writes David Korten.
‘Earth Overshoot Day’ comes earlier every year
News / 3rd August 2022From today onwards, humanity is living on credit. Every year, Overshoot Day – the date by which humanity has consumed all the resources that Earth can sustainably produce in one year – arrives earlier.
Humanity faces ‘collective suicide’ over climate crisis, warns UN chief
News / 19th July 2022Wildfires and heatwaves wreaking havoc across swathes of the globe show humanity facing “collective suicide”, the UN secretary general has warned, as governments around the world scramble to protect people from the impacts of extreme heat.
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.