Carolina Pasquali is executive director of Greenpeace Brazil and Jasper Inventor is executive director of Greenpeace Southeast Asia. In times like these, we must ask ourselves some fundamental questions. Why…
Category: Climate
As EU enacts new greenwash rules, funds remove climate labels
Financial firms dropped terms like “ESG” (Environmental, Social and Governance) and “sustainable” from the names of hundreds of their funds in the year before new European Union rules to clamp…
Early warnings for heatwaves can save lives – and we need them now
Dr. Mirianna Budimir is senior climate and resilience expert at Practical Action, and early warning systems lead for the Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance (ZCRA). Francisco Ianni is senior officer for…
Campaigners ask New African Development Bank president to stop funding fuels
As the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) took place this week in the Ivory Coast, civil society campaigners have been calling for the bank to stop funding…
Nickel and cobalt free EVs batteries surge is good news for forests
A type of electric car battery based on iron and phosphorus that poses less of a threat to tropical forests is rapidly replacing batteries reliant on cobalt and nickel, recent…
Women aren’t 14 times more likely to die in disasters
Bridget Burns is executive director of WEDO (Women’s Environment and Development Organization), a global advocacy organization advancing gender equality and climate justice. You’ve probably heard this stat before – it’s…
Peruvian farmer loses RWE case but sets climate precedent
A German court on Wednesday dismissed a Peruvian farmer’s lawsuit seeking damages from German utility RWE for allegedly putting his home at risk through climate change, as the judge ruled…
Global warming may top 1.5C during 2025-2029 , experts predict
There is a 70% chance that the 2025-2029 period will be more than 1.5C hotter than pre-industrial times, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) forecasters predicted in a report on Wednesday. The…
The Peruvian farmer who has changed the climate litigation landscape forever
Monica Feria-Tinta is a barrister at the Bar of England & Wales, and a leading advocate in environmental and climate change litigation both in English and international courts. What do…
Does the world need a global treaty on energy transition minerals?
Electric vehicles, batteries, solar panels, wind turbines and other clean energy technologies are driving booming demand for metals and minerals – including copper, lithium, cobalt and nickel – which many…
