World leaders in New York to grapple with climate. Fuel prices, AI and disasters complicate things World and business leaders this week will grapple with the urgent costs of climate change The Independent UK · Sep 21
New global panel aims to accelerate move away from fossil fuels Scientists and economists will help countries develop plans to reduce dependence on oil, gas and coal The Guardian - UK · Apr 25
Removing CO2 from atmosphere vital to avoid catastrophic tipping points, leading scientist says 10bn tonnes must be captured from the air every year to limit global heating to 1.7C, says Johan Rockström The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2025
Fixing diets could cut farming emissions by 15% and avoid 15 million deaths a year, report finds Scientists warn that without major changes to what we eat, climate targets will be missed. Euronews · Oct 3, 2025
A recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths a year and climate disaster is fixing food, scientists say Scientists are presenting new evidence that the worst effects of climate change can’t be avoided without a major transformation of food systems The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2025
‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countries The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2025
Dead elephants and feral sea lions: how poisonous algal blooms harm the planet As the Earth heats up, the amount of algae in our waterways is rapidly increasing, transforming the colour of lakes and killing entire ecosystems The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2025
Russia comes in from the cold, with flowers blooming around Moscow in January January in Russia conjures up images of Muscovites crunching through the snow in bulky coats -- not bunches of delicate snowdrops blooming in grassy areas around still-standing Christmas trees The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025
Global water crisis leaves half of world food production at risk in next 25 years Landmark review says urgent action needed to conserve resources and save ecosystems that supply fresh water The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2024
Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing? The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models – and could rapidly accelerate global heating The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2024
Consumerism and the climate crisis threaten equitable future for humanity, report says The Earth Commission says hope lies in sustainable lifestyles, a radical transformation of global politics and fair distribution of resources The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2024
Shifting to Sustainable Global Food Systems Could Create £7.9tn Trillion a Year, Research Shows Food insecurity places a strain on medical systems, with the study anticipating that by 2050, 640 million people will be underweight, highlighting the compelling financial incentives that come hand in hand with adopting more eco-friendly agricultural practices. International Business Times UK · Jan 29, 2024
Move to sustainable food systems could bring $10tn benefits a year, study finds Existing production destroys more value than it creates due to medical and environmental costs, researchers say The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2024
How industrial agriculture is disturbing the nitrogen cycle and undermining conditions for life on Earth Six of our nine planetary boundaries have now been crossed – and industrial agriculture are the main culprit. That is what a team of scientists under Johan Rockström reported in an article published in September.. The Conversation · Jan 3, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2023 Root and branch reform: if carbon markets aren’t working, how do we save our forests? The world has looked to offsetting schemes to protect forests, fund conservation and fight the climate crisis – but many fail to fulfil their promises. Here are five ways to keep our forests standing
The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2023 Beyond Montreal: a year on has the world lived up to the promises made at nature summit? As Colombia announces it will host the next biodiversity meeting, there is cautious optimism about the progress made since Cop15
The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2023 Critical or concerning? Cop28 debates role of carbon markets in climate crisis Supporters say carbon credits can fund solutions, but others say they allow companies to avoid reducing emissions
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2023 Fossil fuel phase-out will ‘not avert climate breakdown without protections for nature’ Top climate scientist says carbon sinks such as forests and wetlands vital to keeping temperature rise below 1.5C
The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023 Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’, scientists find First complete ‘scientific health check’ shows most global systems beyond stable range in which modern civilisation emerged
Bangkok Post · Jun 15, 2023 Can democracy survive the polycrisis? We are living in troubled times. Too much is happening too fast. People are confused. The Columbia University economic historian Adam Tooze has, indeed, popularised a word for it. He calls it a "polycrisis".
The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2023 Number of city dwellers lacking safe water to double by 2050 UN report predicts water demand will increase by 80% as crisis threatens to get out of control
Bangkok Post · Mar 18, 2023 Freddy and the Ice: Messages From the Future Two new things on the climate front this week, both bad news. Typhoons used to be like drive-by shootings: one pass, one hit and then gone. Now they're starting to come back for a second hit.
The Guardian - AU · Jan 31, 2023 Will Steffen, ‘courageous’ climate scientist, dies in Canberra aged 75 Steffen remembered as a ‘truly leading thinker’ and someone who influenced scientific agenda and governments worldwide
The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023 Environmental justice targets needed to cut global inequality, say researchers Plan unveiled at Davos to find fair limits on impact of climate and other crises, which most affect poorer countries
The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023 Greenwashing or a net zero necessity? Climate scientists on carbon offsetting Carbon offsets can help achieve emissions goals, some experts argue, while others say they are actively dangerous