Thursday, July 2, 2026

Climate-driven drought has risen 29% this century, will create 216 mn. refugees by 2050:...

“If global warming reaches 3 degrees Celsius by 2100, as has been predicted, drought losses could be five times higher than they are today, with the largest increase in drought losses projected in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic regions of Europe.”

Britain just went nearly three weeks without coal, a new record

"2018 was our greenest year to date, and so far, 2019 looks like it has the potential to beat it."

Crisis or catastrophe: nothing changes

As delegates prepare for COP27 and fossil fuel companies report record profits, the environmental emergency couldn’t be more pressing; the need for action by governments, corporations and populations more urgent, and the stench of complacency more pungent.

Global wildfires are raging, leaving long-lasting damage

Wildfires are nothing new, but the environmental stakes for humanity are extraordinarily high. As fires threaten to destroy the Amazon ecosystem—the world's largest carbon sink—the melting of permafrost in Siberia is accelerating the melting of Greenland's ice cap. The world may be burning, but climate change is still not a burning issue for President Trump, many of his congressional allies and numerous European leaders.

Alaska Supreme Court hears oral arguments in kids’ climate change lawsuit

‘Is there a time to declare that air that sustains life is a fundamental right?’

2017 World Water Week: ‘Water and waste: reduce and reuse’

Water is key to our future prosperity, and together, we can achieve a water wise world.

Sanders wants big oil CEOs to testify at Senate climate hearing

“These companies are producing a significant percentage of the carbon that we use, which is destroying our planet, and we want to know what they are doing to transform their companies away from fossil fuel.”

Bankruptcy Filing Shows Arch Coal Funding for Climate Denial Group

The Energy & Environment Legal Institute's tactics amount to the harassment of climate scientists.
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Amnesty head: Climate crisis is a “death penalty” for humanity. Leaders need political will...

More than a million students are expected to walk out of class on Friday in a Global Climate Strike, with more than...

Politicians try to rally support for coal despite economics and Biden presidential win

"I want to make sure that we conservatives keep on fighting to make sure we don't have a Green New Deal, we don't get rid of gas and coal and oil, that we don't have a Medicare For All plan ..."