Enshrining the curriculum in law insulates the subject from budget cuts and culture wars related to the climate crisis Starting next July, Connecticut will become one of the first states in America to mandate climate change studies across its public schools as part of its science curriculum. The new law passed earlier this year comes... Continue Reading →
The Guardian and dozens of international media titles publish a joint editorial calling for radical thinking on how to fund climate action in poorer countries Dozens of media organisations from around the world have published a joint editorial article calling for a windfall tax on the biggest fossil fuel companies. The funds raised should be... Continue Reading →
Impose climate tax on fossil fuel giants, media groups urge
It’s time to ditch the generations-long argument between those who blame overpopulation and those who worry about consumption John Vidal is a former Guardian environment editor By a remarkable coincidence, just as governments, campaigners and business owners are meeting in Egypt to address climate breakdown today, the world is officially crashing past the symbolic 8... Continue Reading →
It should not be controversial to say a population of 8 billion will have a grave impact on the climate
Letter urges sponsors provide ‘corporate climate political influencing statements’ after 630 lobbyists attend Cop27 Senior Democratic senators have written to the head of the United Nations warning that public trust in global negotiations on climate action is at risk because of the scale of corporate lobbying – and new controls are needed. Sheldon Whitehouse of... Continue Reading →
Democratic senators warn UN secretary general of eroding public trust in Cop
Climate crisis report says ‘we are not winning in any sector’ as experts call for urgent action on fossil fuels . Meat consumption should be reduced to the equivalent of about two burgers a week in the developed world, and public transport expanded about six times faster than its current rate, if the world is... Continue Reading →
Cut meat consumption to two burgers a week to save planet, study suggests
Scientists warn world ‘is heading in wrong direction’ amid rise in nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide and methane . Atmospheric levels of all three greenhouse gases have reached record highs, according to a study by the World Meteorological Organization, which scientists say means the world is “heading in the wrong direction”. The WMO found there was... Continue Reading →
Atmospheric levels of all three greenhouse gases hit record high
Black community members have been asked to rubber-stamp harmful projects for decades, activists say Pastor Geoffrey Guns was sceptical when asked to join the community advisory board for a gas pipeline, but decided it was his duty to advocate for the Black communities that would be affected by the fossil fuel expansion project. The Virginia... Continue Reading →
How fossil fuel firms use Black leaders to ‘deceive’ their communities
Sisi’s Egypt is making a big show of solar panels and biodegradable straws ahead of next month’s climate summit – but in reality the regime imprisons activists and bans research. The climate movement should not play along No one knows what happened to the lost climate letter. All that is known is this: Alaa Abd... Continue Reading →
Greenwashing a police state: the truth behind Egypt’s Cop27 masquerade
The state is going after five oil companies – ExxonMobil, Shell Oil, Chevron, BP and ConocoPhillips – for their role in the climate crisis New Jersey has joined the ranks of Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Vermont as the latest state to sue some of the world’s largest oil companies for their role... Continue Reading →
New Jersey latest state to sue oil companies over climate misinformation
Fewer than half of those questioned in global poll believe climate change poses a ‘very serious threat’ Concerns about climate change shrank across the world last year, with fewer than half of those questioned in a new survey believing it posed a “very serious threat” to their countries over the next 20 years. Only 20%... Continue Reading →
Concern about climate change shrinks globally as threat grows, survey shows
Steve Skinner thinks it’s vital to engage with people who hold different views, while Claire Whatley notes an unfortunate advert placement alongside a Greta Thunberg article I can’t disagree with any of the ideas put forward by writers and activists (‘Stop setting things on fire’: nine great ideas to save the planet, 8 October) in... Continue Reading →
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