Rosebank would breach UK’s climate targets, new analysis reveales
Rosebank and other fields would push the UK’s oil and gas industry almost 40 percent past its carbon budget
UN Secretary-General warns of the “era of global boiling”
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the era of global warming has ended and “the era of global boiling has arrived.”
The UN General Assembly adopts climate justice resolution
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday, 29 March 2023, adopted a resolution seeking the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN’s chief judicial organ, which is also referred to as the World Court, for an advisory opinion on the duties of States concerning climate change. This decision marks the first time the World Court
The Arctic sea might be seasonally ice-free earlier than we thought
The Arctic sea ice’s near future might look different than we thought. A new study focused on the near future of the ice in the Arctic region.
This Canada’s wildfire season is record-breaking and set to continue
Canada’s wildfire season this year is impacting air quality way beyond the borders of the North American state, reaching as far as Europe.
India heatwave is challenging the life of the most vulnerable
Nearly 100 people have died in the heatwave in India that has badly hit millions of people who work under the blazing sun to earn their livelihood.
Controversial slash-and-burn farming method destroys green cover in Mizoram
Mizoram, one of India’s least populous states, has been losing its forest cover due to the age-old slash-and-burn farming method known as Jhum cultivation.
Over 120 lawyers vow not to prosecute climate activists
A group of more than 120 leading lawyers have pledged not to work for new fossil fuel projects or prosecute the members of environmental organizations.
Climate activist Mourine Asiimwe is fighting to reforest Uganda
Illegal logging in Uganda has caused massive forest cover loss. Activist Mourine Asiimwe is fighting back against this deforestation by planting trees.
New report reveals the dangers of deep-sea mining
Deep-sea mining (DSM) could lead to irreversible damage to marine biodiversity and exacerbate the climate crisis, a new report has revealed.