Youth climate activists inspire UN committee to declare child climate rights
Young people have been leading the way in the fight against climate breakdown - and now, a United Nations committee ...
Tag: pollution
Thousands of emperor penguin chicks are dying in Antarctica – and the climate crisis will only make things worse
Emperor penguin chicks are dying en masse in Antarctica - and, of course, corporate climate criminals will only make matters ...
European fossil fuel majors generated just 0.3% of energy production from renewables in 2022
On 22 August, Greenpeace published a new report accusing major European gas and oil companies of doing nothing to transition ...
Study finds US super-rich 1% generate more CO2 emissions than poorest 50%
A new study has once again proven that billionaires are causing the climate crisis. It offers us more proof, if ...
Aberdeen community to lose last green space in energy transition land-grab
On Wednesday 9 August, campaigners from Climate Camp Scotland, This is Rigged, and Scot.E3 demonstrated outside the headquarters of Ironside ...
Circular economy approach to plastic pollution won’t fix the problem
In March 2022, 175 member states agreed to end plastic pollution by forming an international and legally binding agreement by ...
Oil spill in UK natural harbour adds to fossil fuel company’s long list of international crimes against people and the planet
This is the first part of a two-part series exploring fossil fuel company Perenco's impact on communities and the environment ...
UN report on ‘silent pandemic’ shows factory farming needs an overhaul
Preventing and cleaning up environmental pollution from sources like factory farming, especially in waterways, is crucial to controlling increasingly bullet-proof ...
A senior Tory has received a blue plaque for his commitment to filth
Jacob Rees-Mogg has been 'awarded' a satirical blue plaque for his contribution towards Britain's waterways. If you think his politics ...
UK plan to rip up EU environmental laws could cost billions, analysis shows
The Conservative government's plan to rip up thousands of retained EU laws could ultimately cost the UK billions, new analysis ...
EU countries call for ‘forever chemicals’ ban as US detects wildly high levels in fish
Eating one freshwater fish caught in a river or lake in the US is the equivalent of drinking a month's ...
Europe’s record 2022 wildfires screwed the climate even more
Wildfires that scorched across Europe this year burned a record land area and stoked carbon emissions. That's according to an ...
Scientists use drones to identify whether dolphins are pregnant
Researchers said the information could help identify the causes of changes in the dolphin population.
Devastating new pollution findings reveal a Tory-led Britain is life-threatening
Chemical pollution is an immense threat to people, other animals, and the planet overall. Now researchers have calculated the true ...
Poll shows Brits care about the ocean but have a blindspot in terms of its protection
It was World Oceans Day on 8 June. To mark the event, the Ocean Conservation Trust released the results of ...
Coroner rules air pollution played a part in the death of a nine-year-old child
Air pollution has been recorded as a medical cause of death of a nine-year-old girl who suffered a fatal asthma ...
Estimates of plastic in Atlantic ‘massively underestimated’
There are 12-21 million tonnes of invisible microplastics in the upper waters of the Atlantic Ocean, researchers suggest.
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