Climate Change

July 09, 2020

Updated

08/07/2020 - 3:00pm

In the last 10 years, there’s been a surge of literature about climate change, including poetry. The World’s climate solutions segment The Big Fix is featuring some young poets and their words on the topic in a series starting this week.

The Big Fix

Can direct air capture make a real impact on climate change?

The World

July 03, 2020

Swiss direct air capture company Climeworks is counting on it.

Justice

Quest for racial justice in US must include environmental and climate issues, activists say

Living on Earth

July 03, 2020

Environmental pollution and exposure to risks from climate change are closely linked with a history of institutional racism in the United States. Heather McTeer Toney, field director for Moms Clean Air Force, says demonstrations for racial justice and police reform must also pay attention to environmental justice for communities of color.

Identity

A global push for racial justice in the climate movement

The World

June 30, 2020

For years, mainstream environmental movements around the globe have excluded people of color, who are disproportionately impacted by climate change. Today’s global Black Lives Matter protests have amplified calls for institutions of all kinds — including environmental groups — to challenge and dismantle chronic systemic racism.

Top of The World

Hong Kong national security law to take effect; Iran sentences journalist to death; Koalas could be extinct by 2050 in New South Wales

The World

June 30, 2020

A controversial national security law for Hong Kong is set to take effect, as pro-democracy advocates warn of eroding freedoms in the semi-autonomous region. New reports say US President Donald Trump was briefed in February about suspected Russian bounties on US soldiers, contradicting the president's claims. An Iranian journalist has been sentenced to death. An Australian inquiry shows koalas in NSW could become extinct by 2050.

The Big Fix

Anti-poverty program in Indonesia also helps save forests, study shows

The World

June 18, 2020

Where people received cash payments from the government, there was 30% less deforestation.

Environment

Love is blind: How Germany’s long romance with cars led to the nation’s biggest clean energy failure

InsideClimate News

June 15, 2020

A world leader in cutting emissions from electricity production, the German government, in thrall to the auto industry, ‘overlooked’ pollution from cars and trucks.

Top of The World

OECD predicts worst non-wartime recession in 100 years; Britain marks 2 months without burning coal for electricity

The World

June 10, 2020

The OECD warns of "dire" consequences of the pandemic, which is also affecting the illicit drug trade. As of midnight, Britain will have gone two months without burning coal for electricity. US TV show "Cops," long considered problematic, has been pulled from the air.

The Big Fix

After lockdown, Milan rolls out plan to open more streets to cyclists and pedestrians

The World

June 09, 2020

The Strade Aperte plan, translated as “Open Roads,” is one of the world’s most dramatic examples of how city planners around the world, after COVID-19 lockdowns, are redesigning city streets to be friendlier to pedestrians and cyclists.

Food

Food waste increases during the pandemic — compounding an existing problem

Living on Earth

May 28, 2020

About one third of all food produced across the globe goes to waste, with profound implications for hunger, climate change and political stability. The pandemic is making the problem worse.

Climate Change

Global network of young people writes poems to cope with climate crisis

Updated

Can direct air capture make a real impact on climate change?

Quest for racial justice in US must include environmental and climate issues, activists say

A global push for racial justice in the climate movement

Hong Kong national security law to take effect; Iran sentences journalist to death; Koalas could be extinct by 2050 in New South Wales

Anti-poverty program in Indonesia also helps save forests, study shows

Love is blind: How Germany’s long romance with cars led to the nation’s biggest clean energy failure

OECD predicts worst non-wartime recession in 100 years; Britain marks 2 months without burning coal for electricity

After lockdown, Milan rolls out plan to open more streets to cyclists and pedestrians

Food waste increases during the pandemic — compounding an existing problem

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