by Seb Lowe | Sep 14, 2023 | News, Politics
The inaugural African Climate Summit recently unfolded in Nairobi, marking an important milestone in the global fight against climate change. Although Africa contributes only 4% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, many African countries face...
by Talia Gatenby | Aug 29, 2023 | Ideas, News
On August 20, 2023, Ecuador voted against continued oil extraction in the Yasuní region of the Amazon rainforest. But what does this mean for the economy of the country? With nearly 59% of people in favour of a halt to drilling, Ecuador has voted to keep oil under the...
by Tom Howarth | Aug 15, 2023 | News
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions for the second quarter of 2023 eclipsed the 2021 record levels by 1%; however, the picture is complicated by COVID and weather events, while renewable energy capacity continues its meteoric rise. China’s CO2 emissions rose by a...
by Tom Howarth | Aug 9, 2023 | News, Politics
Leaders from Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela joined forces on Tuesday to conserve the world’s largest rainforest. In a landmark move, the leaders of Amazon countries, led by Brazil, gathered yesterday in the northern...
by Tom Howarth | Aug 3, 2023 | News
After covering Sunak’s house in black fabric, campaigners on the roof held up a sign reading: “No new oil”. When they returned to ground level, police arrested the activists. Five activists were arrested after climbing onto the roof of prime minister...
by Tom Howarth | Jul 28, 2023 | News
As record breaking temperatures sweep across the globe, we recap what’s happened, where it’s happened and what it means. Heatwaves, which scientists say have been “made much more likely by climate change”, have battered much of the Northern Hemisphere this...
