Innovative farmers find ways to produce food while healing the environment
Farmers are adopting innovative methods to cool local environments and mitigate climate impacts. The world is awash with greenhouses growing fresh vegetables year-round for health-conscious urbanites. There are so many of them that in places their plastic and glass...
Denmark to go ahead with carbon tax on agriculture
Denmark is going ahead with a carbon tax on agriculture – saying the legislation will be the first of its kind in the world. A similar tax aimed at tackling emissions from livestock was recently scrapped by New Zealand. Confirmation of the tax was reported after seven...
Hawaii youth activists win significant settlement
The settlement, described by legal experts as historic, includes a detailed plan to fully de-carbonise Hawaii’s transportation by 2045. In a landmark legal victory, a group of young climate activists in Hawaii has won a significant settlement that mandates the state’s...
Climate crisis is leading to more wildfires, scientists warn
Scientists are concerned about a dangerous cycle where wildfires contribute to more global heating, which in turn leads to additional wildfires. Scientists warn of ‘scary’ feedback loop in which fires create more heating, which causes more fires worldwide The climate...
Climate migrants may be left to die in extreme heat at US- Mexico border
Biden’s border closure may put climate migrants from Mexico at risk of exposure to extreme heat. With much of the southwest baking under record temperatures, immigrants’ rights advocates worry President Joe Biden’s decision to effectively close the border to...
