Why Cities Need More than Just Air Conditioning for Extreme Heat
Cities around the world are facing more frequent and intense bouts of extreme heat, leading to an increasing focus on the use of air conditioning…
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Biodegradable Plastics: Help or Hype?
This story was originally published by The Revelator. Subscribe to their newsletter. November 10, 2025 – by Melissa Gaskill Plastic pollution is poisoning the planet….
Senior Alberta Officials Stalled Release of Coal Mine Pollution Science
This article was originally published by The Narwhal, an online magazine dedicated to covering the natural world in Canada. Sign up for their newsletter here. A government…
Water Companies Have Borrowed Over £10bn in ‘Green’ Bonds
England’s troubled water sector has borrowed billions for environmental improvements while leaks and pollution incidents soared. England’s water industry has borrowed billions of pounds in…
Sweden’s Mining Industry is Threatening the Indigenous Sami People’s Way of Life
Georgia de Leeuw, Resercher, Lund University This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. “There is so…
What Next for the Global Governance of Critical Minerals?
The COP30 climate summit has brought these minerals, and China’s central role, to the fore of just transition debates Within the span of three November…
‘Defeat for Justice’: Ecuador to Pay Amazon-Polluting Chevron $220 Million
“A debt is not owed to Chevron. A debt is owed to the Amazonian families still waiting for truth, justice, and full reparation.” A US…
Hyperscale Data Centres Will ‘Turbocharge Emissions’
Planned obsolescence: why fast-tracking data centres through the planning system is a disaster in waiting. The British Government is planning to “strip back” planning regulations…
Marine Heat Waves Slow the Ocean’s Carbon Flow
When plankton find themselves in hot water, organic matter stalls at the surface and disrupts transport of carbon to the deep ocean. Marine heat waves…
KWK Anna Pszow
Upper Silesia is known as the heart of Poland’s coal industry and is filled with post-industrial landscapes and forgotten structures. The now abandoned Anna Coal…
Polluter pays? Depends
In the last three years, climate litigation has emerged as a re-shaping force in climate governance, with over 3,000 cases recorded globally across nearly 60 countries. This expansion includes…
The Role of Energy in Kazakhstan: Challenges and Prospects
Kazakhstan, the largest economy in Central Asia, with its economic development plan and strategic document 2050, has actively developed economic and trade diplomacy, diversified foreign…
When the Dose Makes the Poison: Harmful Algal Blooms
Algae: you wouldn’t be here reading this article, and I sure wouldn’t be here writing it, if it weren’t for them. It might seem like a bit of a stretch to make that…