The climate disaster is here
Earth is already becoming unlivable. Will governments act to stop this disaster from getting worse? The enormous, […]
Is democracy getting in the way of saving the planet?
Our climate is in crisis, but authoritarians and technocrats don’t have the answers. What the Intergovernmental Panel […]
Population, Ecological Footprint, and the Sustainable Development Goals
Abstract The Anthropocene can be read as being the era when the demand humanity makes on the […]
Millions of electric car batteries will retire in the next decade. What happens to them?
The quest to prevent batteries – rich in raw materials such as cobalt, lithium and nickel – […]
Tennessee floods show a pressing climate danger across America: ‘Walls of water’
‘Climate change has come barging through the front doors of America’ Janet Rice never suspected that Trace […]
Fast fashion’s waste model is going out of style
Recycling won’t solve the rag trade’s waste problem. Waste is an undeniable part of the fast-fashion business […]
Nudging interventions on sustainable food consumption: a systematic review
Abstract As population growth continues, sustainable food behavior is essential to help reduce the anthropogenic modification of […]
The hottest number in conservation is rooted more in politics than science
The goal to protect 30 percent of the Earth is more arbitrary than you might think. Right […]
Going against our gut
There is a close link between soil and our gut, says Sibylle Frey – so soil degradation […]
Outside The City of Grace: appraising dystopia and global sustainability
Abstract The City of Grace: An Urban Manifesto (Wadley, 2020) models an eco-tech settlement, aiming to achieve […]
The false promise of massive tree-planting campaigns
Large tree-planting initiatives often fail — and some have even fueled deforestation. There’s a better way. On […]
Blue ticked off: the controversy over the MSC fish ‘ecolabel’
The MSC’s coveted blue tick is the world’s biggest, and some say best, fishery ecolabel. So why […]
World’s experts report on tackling biodiversity and climate change
A workshop report by 50 of the world’s leading biodiversity and climate experts states that unprecedented changes […]
Tracking Biden’s environmental actions
As Biden unwinds dozens of Trump’s energy and environmental policies, he’s forging his own. In the scorching […]
Why chemical pollution is turning into a third great planetary crisis
Thousands of synthetic substances have leaked into ecosystems everywhere, and we are only just beginning to realize […]
The Mississippi clinic at the center of the fight to end abortion in America
The state’s last abortion clinic, known as the ‘Pink House,’ is at the heart of a Supreme […]
Food, beer, toys, medical kit. Why is Britain running out of everything?
Poor pay and conditions for HGV drivers and the loss of many thousands of EU workers are […]
Extinction Rebellion blocks busy junction in London
Protesters gather in Covent Garden while activists stage diversion march up Charing Cross Road. Extinction Rebellion protesters […]
Humans are creating hot spots where bats could transmit zoonotic diseases
A new map shows how human actions are affecting outbreak risks, sometimes in surprising places, which could […]
Why The Two-Party System Is Effing Up U.S. Democracy
Other democracies are polarized, but the U.S. is unique. As the “Big Lie” of a stolen election […]
Educating for the Human Predicament: Proposing a Circular Bioeconomy with Leaders from Africa
Find resources from the webinar here. In the search for alternative solutions to bring about more […]
The importance of resource security for poverty eradication
Abstract As humanity’s demand on natural resources is increasingly exceeding Earth’s biological rate of regeneration, environmental deterioration […]
UK and Ireland among five nations most likely to survive a collapse of global civilisation, study suggests
Researchers say a worldwide breakdown could happen “within a few decades” and have identified five countries most […]
An Analysis of the Potential for the Formation of ‘Nodes of Persisting Complexity’
Abstract Human civilisation has undergone a continuous trajectory of rising sociopolitical complexity since its inception; a trend […]
Deforestation is driven by global markets
The world is at a crossroads, as humanity tries to mitigate climate change and halt biodiversity loss, […]
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