A tiny turtle’s rescue highlights a bigger climate warning
Often called sentinels of climate change, turtles are highly sensitive to environmental shifts. For conservationists, the rescue of a tiny loggerhead turtle was a fresh warning that warming seas are forcing species into new territories. When Bulwal Bilima (BB for...
Climate change is transforming the global fruit and vegetable market
Extreme weather, water shortages, and shifting growing regions are reshaping global fruit and vegetable production, prices, and trade. Climate change is no longer a distant risk for the fruit and vegetable sector. It is increasingly shaping global fresh produce...
UN expert calls for a new economic system beyond growth
A UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights proposes a new economic model prioritising social justice, poverty reduction, and sustainability over endless economic growth. The global economy must be reordered to ensure it serves ordinary people around...
Australia’s $30-million-a-day fossil fuel subsidy undermining climate action
Australia’s costly fuel tax credit scheme rewards heavy polluters, weakens emissions targets, and drains public funds needed for climate solutions. It’s the most costly anti-climate policy in the Australian government budget, working against efforts to cut...
Thousands of new homes in England are being built in flood danger zones
One in nine new homes in England built between 2022 and 2024 were constructed in areas that could now be at risk of flooding, according to new data. The figures show the number of homes being built in risky areas is on the rise – a previous analysis showed that...
