Despite extreme weather, climate change denial still exists
Many people still deny that climate change is a worsening threat, or that it exists at all. As its impacts grow more visible and destructive, how is this possible? As TVs across Florida broadcast the all-too-familiar images of a powerful hurricane headed for the coast...
We should be more concerned about the destruction of vital mangroves
Mangroves are vital climate protectors, sequestering carbon and safeguarding ecosystems, yet they’re being destroyed at an alarming rate. Picture the perfect tree. In your mind’s eye it is probably as majestic as a mighty oak, as tall as a towering redwood, bursting...
Reducing livestock farming is key to managing climate crisis
The climate crisis can’t be solved without tackling two unspoken truths: leaving fossil fuels in the ground and reducing livestock farming. There are just two actions needed to prevent catastrophic climate breakdown: leave fossil fuels in the ground and stop...
2024 was the hottest year ever recorded
2024 is on track to be at least 1.5C (2.7F) hotter than pre-industrial times, underscoring it as the warmest year on record. The internationally agreed goal to keep the world’s temperature rise below 1.5C is now “deader than a doornail,” with 2024 almost...
Our biodiversity crisis must be treated as urgently as the climate crisis
At COP16 in Colombia, experts warned we’re on the brink of a biodiversity crisis, urging immediate action to prevent ecological collapse. As the Cop16 conference begins, scientists and academics say human activity has pushed the world into a danger zone....
