COP25, world leaders answer young activists’ cry with a whisper
The COP25 ended two days late and with very few steps ahead made. Climate negotiations in 2020 will be an uphill battle as political will clearly seems to be lacking, once again.
Living in the “climate moment”: a dialogue between Naomi Klein, Bill McKibben and Alexandria Villaseñor
What does it mean to live in the “climate moment”? How did we get here? Is it too late to change? Naomi Klein, Alexandria Villaseñor, Joëlle Zask and Bill McKibben discuss these vital questions at the Albertine Festival in New York City.
2019 marks the end of the hottest decade in recorded history
The last ten years have been the most “exceptional” and hottest decade ever, with extreme weather hitting people and ecosystems harder and more frequently. 2019 is also on course to becoming the second or third hottest year since records began.
COP25, tireless Greta Thunberg urges us to unite behind the science
Unite Behind the Science: this was the title of the conference held at the COP25 on 10 December. Greta Thunberg’s presence filled the arena, but this time it was scientists’ turn to speak.
COP25, a guide to the climate conference in Madrid: 5 things you need to know
25,000 delegates meet for the COP25 from 2 to 13 December. What can we hope this UN climate change conference, whose venue was changed from Santiago de Chile to Madrid, will achieve?
Italy becomes the first country to teach climate change in school
Education Minister Lorenzo Fioramonti has announced that the topics of climate change and global warming will soon be taught as subjects in Italian schools.
London Rebelling. Activists tell XR’s story during the International Rebellion
The International Rebellion took place in 60 cities around the world between 7 and 20 October 2019. Extinction Rebellion activists tell their stories from London, at the heart of the radical, nonviolent environmental movement.
XR’s International Rebellion, stories from a world fighting against extinction
From London to Rome, Sidney to Wellington, Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists took to the streets in peaceful protests across the globe over two weeks of the International Rebellion.
Ireland aims to plant 440 million trees against the climate crisis
22 million trees and 50,000 more energy efficient homes a year, as well as one million electric cars by 2030. This is Ireland’s Climate Action Plan, which institutes bold targets for the next two decades.
Climate Action Week, emotions and numbers from the greatest climate mobilisation in history
20-27 September 2019: these dates will go down in history. Over 7 million people took part in the Climate Action Week, and the third Global Climate Strike marked its peak. Relive every moment through images, activists’ voices and the most important stats from around the world.