US president tells virtual climate summit that ‘time is short’ to address dangerous global heating in…
Day: April 22, 2021
Some say we can ‘solar-engineer’ ourselves out of the climate crisis. Don’t buy it | Ray Pierrehumbert and Michael E Mann
What could go wrong with this idea? Well, quite a lot As we arrive at Earth…
US vows to cut its emissions at least 50% by 2030 ahead of climate summit
Joe Biden has called upon the world to confront the climate crisis and “overcome the existential…
‘Teeming with biodiversity’: green groups buy Belize forest to protect it ‘in perpetuity’
Conservation organisations purchase 950 sq km biodiversity hotspot, helping to secure a vital wildlife corridor “These…
Pipeline tells Black Memphis landowners: sell us the rights to your land or get sued
The legal battle over Byhalia pipeline has become a flashpoint in the conversation about environmental justice…
‘Bad apples have been exposed’: can a fairer fashion industry emerge from crisis?
Sustainable fashion campaigners reflect on the past year in fashion to mark Earth Day Continue reading…
Black Democrats urge party to shift its voting rights push
A group of Black Democrats is pressing to elevate a more targeted voting rights bill named…
Four steps this Earth Day to avert environmental catastrophe | Simon Lewis
With political pressure and these smart policy goals, a new sense of the common good could…
Joe Biden’s billions won’t stop Bolsonaro destroying the Amazon rainforest | Marina Silva and Rubens Ricupero
Funds offered to persuade Brazil’s ruinous government to stop deforestation are meant well, but badly misjudged…
Growing pains: Zimbabwe’s female tobacco farmers struggle to compete
At the mercy of international markets and denied access to mainstream finance, the enterprising growers face…