Climate Change
Latest UN Climate Report Delivers ‘Another Thundering Wake-Up Call’
Climate change is no longer a future problem. It is a now problem," said the UNEP executive director. "The clock is ticking loudly."
By Jessica Corbett
October...
‘Really Fantastic’: Europe’s Largest Pension Fund Announces Fossil Fuel Divestment
It's "a huge victory for the climate, human rights, and all life on Earth," said one activist.
By Andrea Germanos
October 26, 2021
Climate campaigners are cheering...
Mobilizing Climate Finance to Avoid Catastrophe
Without immediate, genuine transfers of wealth from Global North to Global South to enable just transitions around the world, we stand no chance of...
The West Can’t Engage China on the Climate, While Also Demonising...
By Patrick Cockburn
October 15, 2021
As Britain prepares to host the Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow next month, it is pursuing two contradictory policies that...
Michael Klare, Is a Cold War Still Possible in an Overheating...
China 2049
A Climate Disaster Zone, Not a Military Superpower
By Michael Klare
Aug. 24, 2021
In recent months, Washington has had a lot to say about China’s...
Key to Biden’s Climate Agenda Likely to Be Cut Because of...
The West Virginia Democrat told the White House he is firmly against a clean electricity program that is the muscle behind the president’s plan...
Clean and clear: Can we produce drinking water without leaving a...
Producing clean drinking water can be highly energy intensive. But in Saudi Arabia, one of the driest places on earth, there’s a growing industry...
“People vs. Fossil Fuels”: Over 530 Arrested in Historic Indigenous-Led Climate...
October 15, 2021
This week over 530 climate activists were arrested during Indigenous-led civil disobedience actions in Washington, D.C., calling on President Joe Biden to...
Tens of thousands rally in Belgium climate march
Oct 10, 2021
BRUSSELS (AFP) - Tens of thousands of protesters joined the first major climate march in Brussels since the start of the coronavirus...
Rain falls on peak of Greenland ice cap for first time...
By Damian Carrington
20 Aug 2021
photo: Ulrik Pedersen/
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Rain has fallen on the summit of Greenland’s huge ice cap for the first time on record. Temperatures...