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The Kenyan marine ecologist David Obura is chair of a panel of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), the world’s leading natural scientists. For many decades, his speciality has been corals, but he has warned that the next generation may not see their glory because so many reefs are now “flickering out across the world”.

For more than three decades, Brazilian climate scientist Carlos Nobre has warned that deforestation of the Amazon could push this globally important ecosystem past the point of no return. Working first at Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research and more recently at the University of São Paulo, he is a global authority on tropical forests and how they could be restored.

Economic assumptions about risks of the climate crisis are no longer relevant, says the communications expert Genevieve Guenther

The world has been too optimistic about the risk to humanity and planet – but devastation can still be avoided, says Timothy Lenton

Despite working on polar science for the British Antarctic Survey for 20 years, Louise Sime finds the magnitude of potential sea-level rise hard to comprehend

A subreddit tracking apocalyptic news in a calm, logical way comforts users who believe the end The threat of nuclear war, genocide in Gaza, ChatGPT reducing human cognitive ability, another summer of record heat. Every day brings a torrent of unimaginable horror. It used to be weeks between disasters, now we’re lucky to get hours.

L’organisation est vivement critiquée en raison de préoccupations concernant ses procédés et sa neutralité et pour le manque de sécurité lors des distributions de vivres.

In landen waar de gemiddelde temperatuur snel stijgt, krijgen steeds meer vrouwen te maken met kanker. Dat blijkt uit metingen in het Midden-Oosten en Noord-Afrika. Voor elke graad Celsius temperatuurstijging neemt het aantal kankergevallen onder vrouwen toe en blijkt de ziekte dodelijker. Kunnen we van een direct verband spreken?

Changement climatique, déchets nucléaires, alternatives à la voiture, consommation de viande, intelligence artificielle… Face à l’urgence écologique, les questions se multiplient. Pour y répondre, nous avons reçu Jean-Marc Jancovici, ingénieur et expert reconnu des enjeux climatiques. Il s’est prêté au jeu du Q&A et a abordé, sans détour, vos préoccupations, vos doutes et les grands défis de l’écologie de demain.

En route pour le sommet de l'Alliance atlantique, le président des États-Unis a refusé de s’engager à respecter l’article 5, qui prévoit la défense collective des pays membres de l’OTAN.

A German court has delivered a landmark ruling in a climate lawsuit brought by Peruvian farmer, Saúl Luciano Lliuya, against German energy giant RWE. The German Higher Regional Court of Hamm has ruled that, in principle, companies can be held liable to people halfway around the world for their contribution to the impacts and risks of climate change . While the Court ultimately dismissed Mr Lliuya’s claim, its reasoning represents a significant breakthrough for climate litigation globally. Below we explain what the Court decided, why it matters, and what it might mean in a New Zealand context with Smith v Fonterra still moving through the courts.

Le secrétaire général de l'Otan Mark Rutte a accueilli le président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky à La Haye mardi, à l'occasion du sommet de l'Alliance atlantique qui s'y déroule. Il l'a salué, soulignant qu'il se trouve "parmi des amis" et l'assurant du soutien "irréversible" de l'organisation.

Pourquoi la guerre nucléaire, et non la crise climatique, est la plus grande menace qui pèse sur l’humanité, selon Mark Lynas Mark Lynas a passé des décennies à faire pression pour que l’on agisse sur les émissions de gaz à effet de serre, mais il affirme aujourd’hui que la guerre nucléaire est une menace encore plus grande.

When people reflect on how their actions shape the future, they are more likely to support solutions to present-day issues like poverty and inequality.

Iran’s parliament approved a measure to close the vital global trade route, through which more than a fifth of the world’s oil supply passes through daily

Identifying the socio-economic drivers behind greenhouse gas emissions is crucial to design mitigation policies. Existing studies predominantly analyze short-term CO2 emissions from fossil fuels, neglecting long-term trends and other GHGs. We examine the drivers of all greenhouse gas emissions between 1820–2050 globally and regionally. The Industrial Revolution triggered sustained emission growth worldwide—initially through fossil fuel use in industrialized economies but also as a result of agricultural expansion and deforestation. Globally, technological innovation and energy mix changes prevented 31 (17–42) Gt CO2e emissions over two centuries. Yet these gains were dwarfed by 81 (64–97) Gt CO2e resulting from economic expansion, with regional drivers diverging sharply: population growth dominated in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa, while rising affluence was the main driver of emissions elsewhere. Meeting climate targets now requires the carbon intensity of GDP to decline 3 times faster than the global

New data from Nasa has revealed a dramatic rise in the intensity of weather events such as droughts and floods over the past five years.The steepness of the rise was not foreseen. The researchers say they are amazed and alarmed by the latest figures from the watchful eye of Nasa’s Grace satellite, which tracks environmental changes in the planet.

False claims obstructing climate action, say researchers, amid calls for climate lies to be criminalised

When a small Swedish town discovered their drinking water contained extremely high levels of Pfas, they had no idea what it would mean for their health and their children’s future

Si la justice permet de mettre les états face à leur responsabilité en matière de climat, elle reste plus timide en ce qui concerne les autres enjeux environnementaux1, particulièrement en Belgique. Le concept de « préjudice écologique » a par exemple été reconnu pour la première fois assez tardivement2, en 2021, dans l’Arrêt Tenderie3 et n’est toujours pas entré dans le Code civil belge. Or, comme le rappellent Canopea et d’autres associations de protection de l’environnement, environ 95 % de nos habitats naturels sont en état défavorable, menaçant les équilibres écologiques et l’avenir des générations présentes et futures. Le GIEC et l’IPBES soulignent d’ailleurs la nécessité d’agir face à la sixième extinction de masse.