Long confined to media appearances and signature gathering, members of the scientific community have been ignored by political leaders despite the urgency of the issues at stake. Many feel that they have no choice left but to leave their laboratories and take to the [...]

“Success or failure with regards to the future of the world’s land and its ability to sustain life is one determining factor: soil health. The earth beneath our feet is so ubiquitous that it is easy to take it for granted, but it literally provides the building bricks of [...]

“This extractivist industry doesn’t benefit the region. It’s unsustainable, and it relies on the exploitation of migrant labour.”

In Montenegro, a single coal-fired power plant provides almost half the country’s electricity needs, but it may be forced to close if the country wants to meet its climate commitments.

High-intensity agriculture in the Netherlands, the world’s second largest agricultural exporter, has led to ubiquitous nitrate and pesticide water pollution. Today, researchers and farmers are looking into ways to transition towards more water-friendly [...]

Deciding on a finance mechanism to deal with the immense human and economic impact of the climate crisis in the Global South is one of the most important critical objectives of COP27. At the pre-COP in Kinshasa, countries made some progress on ways to realise [...]

After the recent floods in Pakistan left behind unprecedented destruction, the demand for climate reparations is louder than ever.

Fisherfolk in eastern Thailand have taken up the role of citizen scientists to document the long-lasting impacts of what is believed to be the biggest oil spill in the history of the country, and to obtain compensation from those [...]

“Since the 1980s, scientists have driven the response to the unfolding climate emergency. Countering this, an industrial complex has developed to deny what is happening and stymie meaningful action, funded by the world’s most profitable fossil fuel [...]

Australia’s political leaders have long supported the coal industry. With the industry now in decline, workers and trade unions are taking the lead to ensure a just transition.