“Just a few years ago, the region’s trade unions were not interested in climate change or just transition. They were interested in wages, social dialogue, pension reforms, tax reforms, etc. But over the last four years or so, people have begun to understand why a just transition is so [...]

“Unions have had the climate at their hearts for a long time. When members’ livelihoods are at risk, unions stand up – and members’ livelihoods are at risk with climate change.”

“A just transition towards a low carbon economy is not only possible, but an urgent necessity. Climate change will continue to impact workers worldwide, and such impacts are likely to be significant and disruptive unless workers are an integral part of the [...]

“In creating green champions, our aim is to come up with environmental experts at the trade union level and to build the capacity for participation and in advocating for a just transition in Kenya.”

In response to growing demand for the precious metals needed to fuel energy transition, companies are developing technology for exploring and mining the ocean floor and applying for licenses to do so. But international legislation protecting these ecosystems is still [...]

As temperatures reach all-time highs, so to does the number of deadly attacks on environmentalists in the Global South. Meanwhile, in the Global North, climate activists are also facing a growing threat to freedom of assembly and the right to [...]

From North Africa to the south of the continent, young people are taking ownership of the fight for environmental protection. Some are investing in recycling, others are raising awareness in local communities about the dangers of global warming, and they are creating jobs along the [...]

“By framing hunger as a ‘shortage’ and ‘market access’ issue, it glosses over the fact that poverty, injustice, occupation, neocolonialism and inequality are at the heart of hunger.”

“No sufficiently solid legal framework currently exists to prevent the potential problems that lie ahead, include the possibility of direct violent clashes.”

Ma Jun is the father of environmental activism in China. The degradation of the landscapes of his childhood led him to embark on an unexplored path: transparency in industrial data.