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USA: What Are PFAS + What Products Contain Toxic Levels?
Source: consumernotice.org Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals that have become ubiquitous in modern life...
The End We Start From
by Alberto Sclaverano for Citiplat Moving survival drama offers a reflection on the climate crisis Based on the successful novel of the...
USA: The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Disinformation
Source: Union of Concerned Scientists From Whale Oil to Wind Power: The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Disinformation Is an Ocean of Hypocrisy...
Net zero plans show limited climate ambition on "residual" emissions
Source: Tyndall Centre New research by the University of East Anglia (UEA) reveals what countries think will be their most difficult to...
UNESCO report confirms quality journalism essential for democracy, accountability and civic engagement
By Mariana Alvarado This post was originally published by LatAm Journalism Review. Accurate, high-quality information offered to the...
USA: PFAS regulations
Source: Union of Concerned Scientists After Decades of Disinformation, the US Finally Begins Regulating PFAS Chemicals In April 2024, the...
Research quantifies “gap” in carbon removal for first time
Source: Tyndall Centre New research involving the University of East Anglia (UEA) suggests that countries’ current plans to remove CO2...
Citizens' Platform: Advocacy Action at UNESCO World Press Freedom Day Conference
As the UNESCO Conference for World Press Freedom Day unfolds in Santiago, Chile, from May 2nd to May 4th, 2024, Citizens' Platform on...
New Study: Financing for Industrial Livestock Undermines U.S. Banks’ Climate Commitments
Source: FOE A new study conducted by the Netherlands-based research group Profundo and U.S.-based environmental organization Friends of...
US: Climate Change Accountability
Source: UCS How International Courts Can Drive Climate Action Fossil fuel companies are well established as founts of disinformation,...
Residents of Kobe City, Japan, are fighting a coal power plant financed by Japanese megabanks
Source: BankTrack Kobe: a history of residents’ resistance against air pollution Kobe City has a history of serious air pollution. Many...
How climate change risks increase at a national scale as the level of global warming increases
Source: Tyndall Centre A major research programme led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the Tyndall Centre’s Prof. Rachel Warren...
Brazil: “Positive Environmental Strides”
Increase in wildfires in the Brazilian Amazon masks progress on forest protection Source: Tyndall Centre New research shows that Brazil...
Survey to assess the Safety of Environmental Journalists
UNESCO/Sudipta Chakraborty United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in partnership with the...
US: Banks and Fossil Fuel Industry
Source: Union of Concerned Scientists Banks Continue to Prop Up the Fossil Fuel Industry The hypocrisy of the world’s biggest banks on...
Breathing kills, even indoors
Source: Nepali Times Household air pollution is a silent killer in Nepal, disproportionately affecting women and children A middle-aged...
Working with nature to protect people
Source: Nepali Times IFRC and WWF join hands to promote nature-based solutions for climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction The...
The role of researchers in climate action
Source: Tyndall Centre If university researchers feel disempowered about climate action what hope is there for everyone else? Commentary...
2023: the warmest year on record globally
Source: Tyndall Centre Globally 2023 was the warmest year in a series stretching back to 1850, according to figures released today by the...
How to Blow Up a Pipeline
by Alberto Sclaverano for Citiplat Since its premiere at the September 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, Daniel Goldhaber’s How...
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