climate crisis

Quezon City, Philippines  — Yesterday, November 15, 2024, advocates from various sectors gathered to amplify the call for a Climate Emergency Declaration in response to the escalating impacts of the climate crisis. This Global Day of Action for Climate Justice,…

In modern times, the climate crisis has made its presence felt in every way: from rising temperatures to extreme weather events (floods, hurricanes, etc.), every year there are at least two or three cases of natural disasters that sound the…

Climate Week/NYC September 22-29, 2024, was underway and expected 100,000 attendees for cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and expensive rooms in NYC’s ultra-expensive hotels amidst breast-pounding speeches and promises to fix civilizations’ biggest threat to continued existence. For over 30 years, climate…

August 28, 2024 – A collective letter written by the Centre for Financial Accountability,  International Accountability Project, National Hawkers Federation, GAIA-Asia Pacific, and Break Free From Plastics and endorsed by 174 civil society organizations, regional and global networks, and activists, is…

Noam Chomsky (95) famous dissident and father of modern linguistics, considered one of the world’s leading intellectuals, is recovering from a stroke he suffered at age 94 and now living with his wife in Brazil. According to a report in…

Eight young people from Alaska are suing their state government, claiming a major new North Slope natural gas project violates their constitutional rights. By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes The plaintiffs — who range in age from 11 to 22 — allege…

The scientist and author of ‘AnthropOcean’ explains why protecting the ocean is fundamental to protecting human health. Cristina Romera, oceanographer: “Scientists of the future will identify our era as the Plasticene”. By Elisenda Pallarés Cristina Romera Castillo (Jaén, 1982) is…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday [3 December 2023] sent a strong message to the oil and gas industry: the pledges made at COP28 in Dubai fall well short of what’s needed to meaningfully tackle the climate crisis. As the…

How to Fix the Climate Crisis is a multifaceted affair. A National Geographic November 2023 article, The Race to Save the Planet, Can Technology Help Fix the Climate Crisis? that this two-part series is based focuses on the nexus of…

National Geographic’s November 2023 cover story is entitled The Race to Save the Planet. Can Technology Help Fix the Climate Crisis? by Sam Howe Verhovek. This headline puts climate change squarely in crisis mode, and by implication “the race to save…