In a rural area of northern Cambodia, rice husks are used as fuel to generate electricity for local communities otherwise dependent on highly polluting diesel generators. The...

Climate protesters storm German coal mines

December 3, 2019

Several major coal mines in eastern Germany were hit by protests on Saturday as activists criticized the German government's climate change plans and urged an immediate coal...

Eco-fascists and the ugly fight for ‘our way of life’ as the environment disintegrates

November 30, 2019

Earlier this year, when the fascist responsible for the El Paso massacre cited ecological degradation as part motivation for his killing spree, many considered him entirely deranged....

Why Apocalyptic Claims About Climate Change Are Wrong

November 27, 2019

Environmental journalists and advocates have in recent weeks made a number of apocalyptic predictions about the impact of climate change. Bill McKibben suggested climate-driven fires in Australia...

U.N. warns world not doing nearly enough to avert climate catastrophe

November 27, 2019

Countries have procrastinated for too long and need to begin making steep cuts to their greenhouse gas emissions immediately, or risk missing agreed targets for limiting ,...

Climate policy needs to reflect resilience of northern indigenous communities

November 26, 2019

This year, Canada experienced record-breaking temperatures across the nation, with a larger increase above normal temperatures in the north than in the south. Canada’s annual average temperature...

Smash the patriarchy to save the planet

November 26, 2019

Last December, the Trump administration enacted a scheme requiring Central American asylum seekers to remain in Mexico while their legal proceedings drag on indefinitely in the United...

Coal-reliant nations ‘wiser’ not to count on EU funds for green shift

November 25, 2019

Coal-dependent economies like Poland should not rely on large amounts of EU taxpayers' money to fund their green transitions, France’s leading environmental MEP has warned, as Brussels...

German government would rather save the coalition than the climate, says activist

November 20, 2019

Despite ongoing protests from society and science, last week the German government approved the key components of its so-called climate packet. But Luisa Neubauer, a leading figure...

EU to boost spending on climate change, borders and satellites

November 20, 2019

European Union governments, parliament and the executive commission reached a deal late on Monday on the bloc's 2020 budget that boosts spending on fighting climate change, EU...