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Measures needed to help UK farming weather future droughts
Source: Tyndall Centre From improving soil health to increasing water storage, it is essential that UK farms build resilience to future droughts and a changing climate. Drought and climate change are already causing major losses to UK farming – according to an expert from the University of East Anglia (UEA). Professor Neil Ward, from the School of Environmental Sciences at UEA and member of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, says that the recent string of heatwav
Oct 52 min read


Huge Solar Potential
Source: Union of Concerned Scientists How We Unlock the Huge Solar Potential in Massachusetts’ Environmental Justice Communities Massachusetts has tremendous solar potential in environmental justice neighborhoods: enough to power all of the Commonwealth’s nearly three million homes. Activating this resource is key to fulfilling the state’s decarbonization and affordability goals. This is particularly vital as energy costs have become an everyday point of discussion for Massac
Jun 15 min read


In the heat of the moment
Kathmandu, Nepal Source: Nepali Times Extreme heat affects the urban poor more, cities need greenery to cope In 2023, northern India...
Aug 25, 20254 min read


The Humpty Dumpty Effect
Source: Tyndall Centre A global report on the role of forests in providing economic and social resilience has revealed that the rapid...
Jul 9, 20253 min read


AIUNCA, Ground-breaking Environmental News Agency
Universities Launch AIUNCA: A Ground-breaking Environmental News Agency May 15 – The media networks of universities from Latin America and the Caribbean, Italy, Portugal and Spain have come together to establish AIUNCA, a news and communications agency focusing climate change, biodiversity, new models for sustainable development, and countering disinformation. AIUNCA –Spanish acronym for Agencia Internacional Universitaria de Noticias y Comunicación Ambiental- is founded on t
May 16, 20256 min read


How Community Hackers Are Building Smarter Neighborhoods
User Spotlights Beneath the shadow of vast smart city projects spearheaded by multinational corporations and governmental megabudgets, a...
Jan 25, 20255 min read


Biodiversity, Climate, and New Sustainable Paradigms
Future Focus As humanity confronts the dual crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, the urgency to adopt sustainable paradigms...
Jan 12, 20255 min read


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...
Apr 17, 20243 min read


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...
Mar 4, 20245 min read


Oxfam report Executive summary
"Since 2020, the richest five men in the world have doubled their fortunes. During the same period, almost five billion people globally...
Jan 17, 20242 min read


The Year in Corporate Disclosure and Disinformation 2023
Source: Union of Concerned Scientists If 2022 was the year that corporate climate-related financial disclosure jumped out of the...
Dec 21, 20236 min read


Taking climate finance to the people
Source: Nepali Times Imagine a world where the people hit hardest by climate crisis have a say in how to stop it. Imagine that youth,...
Aug 15, 20233 min read


Opinion: The Hidden Agenda of Climate Finance
By Mina Zahine A Closer Look at the Funding Game The following article discusses the findings of a Reuters Special Report In a world...
Jun 5, 20233 min read


Pier Luigi Sacco: Digital Cultural Environment
The "Democracy, Sustainability and Corporations" conference was held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on February 21st, 2023, as part of...
Jun 5, 20231 min read


Slow and Sustainable: The Rise of Alternatives to Fast Fashion
By: Roberto Razeto Conscious consumers are embracing ethical fashion, giving rise to a growing movement of eco-friendly and socially...
May 18, 20238 min read


Adriano Ieva: Green Finance
The "Democracy, Sustainability and Corporations" conference was held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on February 21st, 2023, as part of...
Apr 17, 20231 min read


Crypt-able: the most consuming digital product can really help the ecological transition
By: Roberto Razeto The world is rapidly changing, and with the emergence of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, our relationship...
Mar 27, 20233 min read


Africa and climate change: a new development model
When it comes to climate change, what are the challenges and opportunities of the African continent? Food for thought comes from the...
Sep 12, 20225 min read


Vinted is the New Black
How online second-hand marketplaces are promoting a circular economy and replacing the fashion industry’s throwaway culture By: George...
May 12, 20223 min read


Why Are Gasoline Prices So Volatile?
Source: Union of Concerned Scientists When gasoline prices rise, as they have since the winter of 2020, or spike dramatically, as they...
Mar 30, 20226 min read

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