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Neuf communes belges font partie des villes lauréates du programme international "Youth Climate Action Fund" de Bloomberg Philanthropies. Chacune d’elles recevra 34.000 euros pour soutenir des jeunes de 15 à 24 ans dans la mise en place et la réalisation, à l’échelle locale, de projets concrets liés au climat et au développement durable.

Tijdens de voorbije maand mei is er ruim 61 procent minder regenwoud verloren gegaan in het Amazonegebied tegenover mei vorig jaar. Het zou om de grootste daling ooit gaan voor de maand mei. Ook de jaarcijfers, die eind juli worden afgesloten, zien er voorlopig heel goed uit.

Volker Türk, Hoge Commissaris van de Verenigde Naties voor de mensenrechten, wijst erop dat de militaire operatie van de Verenigde Staten in Venezuela een fundamenteel beginsel van het internationaal recht ondermijnt. Staten mogen geen geweld gebruiken om hun territoriale aanspraken of politieke eisen te doen gelden.

By over-consuming our environment—and ecosystem stability—in the short-term, we are putting our planet’s long-term stability and capacity to provide for future generations in jeopardy.

En novembre 2015, la rupture du barrage de Fundao, dans le sud-est du Brésil, avait entraîné une gigantesque coulée de boue de déchets toxiques qui s’était répandue sur 650 kilomètres, du Rio Doce jusqu’à l’océan Atlantique. La catastrophe a causé la mort de 19 personnes, tué des milliers d’animaux et dévasté des zones de forêt tropicale protégée.

President Donald Trump has been sending campaign fundraising emails with the subject line: “I want to try and get to Heaven.” The emails follow recent public remarks regarding Russia’s war on Ukraine, in which he said he was trying to “get to heaven,” comments which gained national attention. Framing his political survival and legal battles as signs of divine purpose, the emails request supporters to donate $15 during a “24-HOUR TRUMP FUNDRAISING BLITZ.”

Concerns raised as $10bn Bezos Earth Fund halts funding for Science Based Targets initiative, which monitors companies’ decarbonisation

La surmédiatisation des eaux minérales naturelles trahit une méconnaissance dans le grand public de leur production et élude les véritables enjeux qu’affronte la ressource en eau en France.

This report focuses on the 20 investors and 20 banks that are funding the methane generating activities of 15 of the leading meat and dairy companies worldwide. Collectively these financial institutions fund a methane footprint that could exceed 503 Mt CO2e – nearly as big as the CO2emissions of Saudi Arabia.

A carbon bomb is any fossil fuel extraction project that will generate more than one gigatonne of carbon dioxide (1GtCO2) over its remaining life.

This essay takes up and extends an analysis of the ambitions of the energy transition presented during the conference entitled “L’erreur fondamentale de la transition”, held in Lausanne in December 2022, at the annual Switzerland ShiftersDay. The intervention questioned the conceptualization of energy transition, given possible inaccuracies, or errors in the categorization of reality. It is not certain that the energy contained in the wind, solar radiation, or atoms is equivalent to hydrocarbon energy for human societalneeds. Although all energies are theoretically convertible into one another, the assumption that any type of energy can always be replaced by another is likely to prove false. An energy transition based on the substitution of energies would then be inconceivable.

The Youth Climate Justice Fund supports with core flexible funding to emerging youth climate justice collectives. Groups can apply for a grant of up to USD 10,000, which can be used for a period of 12 months.

Rishi Sunak has confirmed that a fossil fuel-funded think tank helped to draft his government’s laws targeting climate protests.

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund threatens to vote against boards on firms it holds investments with over lax climate and social targets

De afgelopen dagen heeft u wellicht de beelden gezien van duizenden mensen die samenkwamen in het kleine dorpje Lützerath in Duitsland. Ze protesteerden tegen de ontwikkeling van een enorme bruinkoolmijn. Hun geweldloze protest tegen de machines is een voorbeeld van burgerlijke ongehoorzaamheid. Dit belangrijke instrument van activisme heeft de laatste tijd veel media-aandacht gekregen. We maken de balans op.

Scientists are to pick a location that sums up the current Anthropocene epoch when Homo sapiens made its mark

Maja Pfund et Cyrill Hermann sont les premiers à représenter la jeunesse suisse à la COP15 sur la biodiversité à Montréal. La première étudie l’écologie des plantes à l’Université de Berne, le second est militant écologiste zurichois à la Grève pour le climat. Après deux semaines de négociations intenses, ils reviennent sur cette expérience mitigée et leur espoir que la voix des jeunes suisses soit reconnue par la délégation nationale.

Fossil fuels, fisheries and farming: the world’s most destructive industries are protected – and subsidised – by governments

A dramatic increase in funding for climate adaptation is needed to save millions of lives from “climate carnage”, the UN secretary general, António Guterres, has said. Climate adaptation includes preparing defences against rising floods, shelters against intensifying cyclones and emergency plans to protect people during worsening heatwaves and droughts. Guterres said only a small fraction of the required finance was given by rich nations to protect vulnerable people.

Denmark ‘gets ball rolling’ at UN ahead of protests as poor nations call for greater collective commitment. Youth groups in Africa are preparing to embark on a series of climate demonstrations on Friday to highlight the problem of “loss and damage” to poor countries blighted by climate breakdown, as only one rich country has so far stepped up with funding for the problem.