Pope Francis: World Nearing ‘Breaking Point’ from Climate Change
ROME, Italy — Climate change has brought the world to the “breaking point,” Pope Francis asserted in his introduction to a 3-day climate summit to be held in the Vatican in May
Mayors want bigger tax hike to manage climate change
Regional mayors have added their voices to calls to make big offshore oil and gas companies pay more tax.
In an open letter to the Albanese government published in several major mastheads across the nation, almost 40 mayors and councillors called for major profits to be taxed at a higher rate to help fund communities to manage climate-fuelled disasters.
Belgian Police Arrest 132 Climate Activists During Act of Peaceful Civil Disobedience
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HeadlineMay 07, 2024
In Belgium, over 100 students have begun a peaceful occupation at Ghent University demanding the school sever ties with companies connected to Israel’s military and enact urgent actions to deal with the climate crisis
Concordia Leads Creation of Montreal Climate Data Hub
After a year of consultation and co-design, a Concordia-led initiative to create a Climate Data Hub for Greater Montreal is launching publicly.
The Climate Data Hub will provide a single federated point of access to emissions-related data held by a range of government offices, private companies and academic researchers
Why Highway 1 is the climate challenge that California can’t fix
It is beloved by Big Sur road trippers and is vital for local businesses. But intense storms, slides and fires imperil this highway. What does the future hold?
Nature can’t run without parasites. What happens when they start to disappear?
It was climate change. It made a lot of sense: Complex parasites can only survive if everyone one of those host species are around. If just one type of host goes missing? “Game over
Our argument is that parasites are just species. They’re part of biodiversity, and they’re doing really important things in ecosystems that we depend upon them for
Indigenous climate activists honored for defeating offshore drilling effort
Each year, the Goldman Prize awards scientists, activists and artists for their work for environmental causes.
We speak to Sinegugu Zukulu and Nonhle Mbuthuma two of this year's winners from South Africa's indigenous Wild Coast community, who banded together to defeat an offshore drilling effort
No bean coffee made from things like date seeds may be in our near future
Coffee is so popular around the world that the vast crop requirements are devastating the environment. So some companies are seeking a more sustainable alternative
Target Faces Lawsuit Over Sunscreen Coral Bleaching Claims
In a suit filed last week, Target became the latest retailer to be accused of deceptively marketing organic sunscreen products as safe for coral reefs despite containing ingredients known to cause coral bleaching
The UK government acted unlawfully in approving a climate plan, a High Court judge has ruled
LONDON (AP) — A High Court judge ruled Friday that the U.K. government acted unlawfully when it approved a plan to meet climate targets without evidence that it could be delivered
Kenya: Death Toll Climbs As Torrential Rains Contine to Batter Kenya
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Weeks of heavy rain and floods that have killed nearly 200 people continue to ravage parts of Kenya - causing landslides, destroying roads and forcing people from their homes