Flux continu

States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points

l'observatoire US de la dérégulation environnementale

The authors of a new book argue that the ocean cannot be saved by legislation alone. Paul Watson is one of the authors, along with academic Sarah Levy. Watson was an early member of Greenpeace, and founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, but is no longer linked to either organization. While he maintains he has never caused physical injury to anyone, he promotes "aggressive non-violent" direct action, and is currently wanted by the Japanese state.

Ces dernières années, une poignée de climatosceptiques belges tentent de semer le doute sur la réalité du réchauffement global et remettent frontalement en cause le bien-fondé des politiques menées en vue de limiter ses impacts négatifs. Après s’être penché sur certaines de leurs motivations idéologiques, nous tentons de déchiffrer ici leur stratégie.

De Amerikaanse president Donald Trump wil zo snel mogelijk uit het klimaatakkoord van Parijs stappen, en meer inzetten op fossiele brandstoffen. Ze gaan ook niet meer bijdragen aan klimaatfinanciering. Duizenden klimaatprojecten zijn gesneuveld. In het Afrikaanse Malawi hielpen ze met het herbebossen, want ontbossing is daar een gigantisch probleem. Dat project is van de ene op de andere dag gestopt.

Le premier essai consacré au « lawfare », ou guerre par le droit, phénomène qui nuit gravement à la démocratie.

Gains in cutting deaths from tuberculosis at risk as health officials warn clinics forced to ration drugs and testing

Those who destroy the living world should be charged with the international crime of ecocide

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.

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.