Am Montag beginnt im brasilianischen Belém die COP30. UN-Generalsekretär António Guterres rief im Vorfeld der Weltklimakonferenz zu verstärkten Maßnahmen gegen den Klimawandel auf. Es sei nicht gelungen, unter 1,5 Grad Erderwärmung zu bleiben, und jedes Zehntelgrad bedeute mehr Hunger, mehr Vertreibung und mehr Verluste .
English poet Thomas Gray famously wrote, “where ignorance is bliss, ‘Tis folly to be wise. ” He wasn’t particularly speaking of journalists or of Earth’s precarious future. I believe that ignorance is the enemy of journalism, it is no bliss, but the very thing we are meant to expose. Perhaps ignorance is an ally of …
The BioLab plant in Conyers, Georgia, a manufacturer of pool and spa chemicals, has exploded several times in recent years, but the disastrous effects of the September 2024 explosion stretched far beyond Rockdale County lines. Read more via Scalawag: BioLab Fires, Corporate Greed, and Environmental Injustice in Georgia.
Am Montag beginnt im brasilianischen Belém die COP30. UN-Generalsekretär António Guterres rief im Vorfeld der Weltklimakonferenz zu verstärkten Maßnahmen gegen den Klimawandel auf. Es sei nicht gelungen, unter 1,5 Grad Erderwärmung zu bleiben, und jedes Zehntelgrad bedeute mehr Hunger, mehr Vertreibung und mehr Verluste .
Typical view of Majevica hills as seen from Busija. Author’s photo. Editors’ note: This article is published in a six-part series. You can read the entire series here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 5, and Part 6.
Coal-fired power plant at Ugljevik. Author’s photo. Editors’ note: This article is published in a six-part series. You can read the entire series here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 6. On my way to Majevica, I stopped for the night in Ugljevik, to the northeast of Lopare.
“Ozren is not for sale! ” Author’s photo. Editors’ note: This article is published in a six-part series. You can read the others here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6. Interethnic cooperation and resistance to mining around Mt.
A list of community fridges, food pantries, assistance programs, mission centers, and more offering food resources to unhoused and food-insecure communities. Read more via Scalawag: Food Resources Across the South.
Post-flood restoration on the Željeznica River. Author’s photo. Editors’ note: This article is the last of a six-part series. You can read the entire series here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5. It seems that at every place in Bosnia-Herzegovina where there is a lovely river, there is a dire threat to its well-being.
Am Montag beginnt im brasilianischen Belém die COP30. UN-Generalsekretär António Guterres rief im Vorfeld der Weltklimakonferenz zu verstärkten Maßnahmen gegen den Klimawandel auf. Es sei nicht gelungen, unter 1,5 Grad Erderwärmung zu bleiben, und jedes Zehntelgrad bedeute mehr Hunger, mehr Vertreibung und mehr Verluste.
Analysis by Climate Home News of Japan’s current projects under Article 6.2 - from forest protection to energy-saving lights in Uniqlo stores - raises questions over the climate benefits of some of the offsets The post As governments bet on carbon trading, Japan’s early scheme spotlights pitfalls appeared first on Climate Home News.
As climate change worsens, some states are backsliding on climate action. Next week, negotiators will gather in Brazil to try to restore flagging energy.
This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Last Tuesday, as the strongest Atlantic storm in 90 years slammed the western coast of Jamaica with 185-mph winds, Bill Gates was downplaying climate change.
Am Montag beginnt im brasilianischen Belém die COP30. UN-Generalsekretär António Guterres rief im Vorfeld der Weltklimakonferenz zu verstärkten Maßnahmen gegen den Klimawandel auf. Es sei nicht gelungen, unter 1,5 Grad Erderwärmung zu bleiben, und jedes Zehntelgrad bedeute mehr Hunger, mehr Vertreibung und mehr Verluste .
In early November 2024, something historic happened in Spain. The story starts with the violence of climate change. We all saw the scenes of sudden apocalyptic inundation in Valencia: the streets turned into roaring rivers, the people floating away, the piles of automobile carcasses. More than two hundred people died in the disaster.
