Subsidies for large families in Sweden impair integration of immigrants
The family supplement, which gives extra financial aid for each additional child, was implemented in Sweden in […]
Bedrock Rights: The Human Rights Case Against Climate Change
This week, more than 25,000 people gather at the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow to address what […]
Wildlife is in peril, but that doesn’t mean conservation has failed
A chat with journalist Michelle Nijhuis about her new book Beloved Beasts on the history of the modern conservation […]
Race to the bottom: the disastrous, blindfolded rush to mine the deep sea
One of the largest mining operations ever seen on Earth aims to despoil an ocean we are […]
Make extreme wealth extinct: it’s the only way to avoid climate breakdown
Pandering to the rich has got us into this mess. The correlation between wealth and polluting behaviour […]
Paul Ehrlich: The most effective conservation strategy? Empower women
The impact of our growing population on nature is such a sensitive topic that nobody really dares […]
Measuring the Ecological Impact of the Wealthy: Excessive Consumption, Ecological Disorganization, Green Crime, and Justice
Abstract Ecological disorganization stemming from conspicuous consumption practices is understudied in the social sciences. In this analysis, […]
Capitalism is killing the planet – it’s time to stop buying into our own destruction
Instead of focusing on ‘micro consumerist bollocks’ like ditching our plastic coffee cups, we must challenge the […]
Brazilian national parks at risk
Brazilian national parks could be seriously threatened if pending legislation [draft bills 984/2019 (1) and 61/2013 (2)] […]
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 […]
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