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Climate change: Thousands of penguins die in Antarctic ice breakup

A catastrophic die-off of emperor penguin chicks has been observed in the Antarctic, with up to 10,000 young birds estimated to have been killed.

Indonesia’s tropical Eternity Glaciers could vanish within years, experts say

El Niño weather pattern could accelerate melting, leading to sea level rise.  

Republican activist says party ‘deserves to lose’ if it fails to address climate crisis

Benji Backer, executive chairman of conservative climate group, calls question on crisis in debate ‘historic’ but laments answers.  

Asylum seekers in Greece ‘facing two great injustices of our time’

Amnesty links wildfires and lack of legal migration routes to deaths of 19 people believed to be asylum seekers.  

Fossil fuels being subsidised at rate of $13m a minute, says IMF

Oil, gas and coal benefited from $7tn in support in 2022 despite being primary cause of climate crisis.  

City of Sydney wants to ban gas in new builds – can it do it and is it worth it?

Councillors voted to investigate how to amend planning controls to ban gas, but NSW premier Chris Minns says the change is ‘not enforceable’  

‘They won’t buy it’: fish traders anxious after Fukushima wastewater release

The release of water from the Japanese nuclear plant has already caused the price of produce from surrounding coastal areas to drop.  

China bans Japanese seafood after Fukushima wastewater release

Water containing radioactive tritium being pumped into Pacific via tunnel from Tepco plant, amid protests from China, South Korea and fishing communities.  

The message from Ecuador is clear: people will vote to keep oil in the ground

People were overwhelmingly in favour of stopping oil drilling in Yasuní national park. Can this success be replicated elsewhere in the world?  

The Hawaii fires are a dire omen of the climate crisis’s cost to Pacific peoples

As temperatures rise across Oceania, droughts are becoming more extreme and strong winds drive catastrophic fires.  

I’ve spent 40 years in Antarctic research. Right now it’s facing a climate emergency so we must not put vital science on ice

Antarctica is experiencing disturbing changes – from missing winter sea ice to disintegrating ice shelves – and it’s almost certain things will get worse.  

Renewables Competitiveness Accelerates, Despite Cost Inflation

Global power sector saved fuel costs of USD 520 billion last year thanks to renewables, says new IRENA report. bu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 29 August 2023 – The fossil fuel price crisis has accelerated the competitiveness of renewable power.

Is Wastewater an Answer for Adapting to Climate Change?

Water pressures like droughts are intensifying due to global warming and population growth. Treating wastewater is a powerful solution, finally gaining more public support.  

Is Earth Close to “The Great Dying”?

You may remember the 2004 disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow, in which large parts of Europe and the American East Coast suddenly freeze up?

The Deadly Intersection of Labor Exploitation and Climate Change

Neither the corporate media nor our politicians who are beholden to corporate lobbyists honestly address the common root causes of (and solutions to) worker exploitation and climate change.  

Our Food System Is the Bullseye for Solving the World’s Climate Challenges

The industrialized food system is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions.  

How People Are Fighting the World’s Reliance on the War Economy

Many people are already investing themselves in the local peace economy as they divest from the economy of war.  

How to Fix Our Food System

No food should be worth the amount of suffering experienced by sentient animals trapped in our food system.  

Profit Trumps People and Planet in Brazil’s Eucalyptus Industry

Brazil is set to unleash several varieties of genetically engineered eucalyptus, which will worsen a bad situation.