The UK government has spent nearly £4 billion pounds of UK public funding on fossil fuel infrastructure in the global south since the Paris Agreement was signed. Recent years have seen government figures talking a good game on the UK’s record as a “climate leader”, arguing that domestic emissions reductions go far beyond what most …
If you've ever stood at the blue bin scratching your head over what can or can't be recycled (and then spend hours wondering what happens once all the trash is picked up), we hear you. Here’s our big green guide to waste disposal in Singapore. "There is no such thing as 'throw-away'. When we throw …
Washington, D.C. is suing the four largest investor-owned oil and gas companies — BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell — for allegedly misleading consumers about climate change, including historically undermining climate science and even now using deceptive advertising about the companies’ role in leading solutions to the climate crisis. District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced the consumer fraud lawsuit on Thursday, June …
Single-use plastic companies have been pushing their position on the global market as a safer option during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the opinion of experts is convincing us otherwise. It's easy to go a bit crazy during these unusual times; evaluating everything we touch and feeling embarrassed when we need to sneeze in public. At …
We were honoured to be joined by Dr Amy Khor, Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources, and Health, for a keynote address to kick off the Virtual Conscious Festival. In case you missed it, the inspiring address touched on the relationship between COVID-19 and climate change, Singapore's sustainability journey, and how …
Ethiopia has set out to plant 5 billion tree seedlings this year. The planting is part of the country’s larger reforestation initiative spearheaded by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Launched in 2019, the Green Legacy initiative aims to combat environmental degradation, build resilience, and transition into a green society. The nation has lost nearly 97 percent of its …
Adán Vez Lira, a prominent defender of an ecological reserve in Mexico, was shot while riding his motorcycle in April. Four years earlier, the renowned activist Berta Cáceres was shot dead in her home in Honduras by assailants taking direction from executives responsible for a dam she had opposed. Four years before that, Cambodian forest and land activist Chut Wutty …
Some fires won't die. They survive underground during the winter and then reemerge the following spring, as documented in places like Alaska. They're called "overwintering," "holdover," or "zombie" fires, and they may have now awoken in the Arctic Circle — a fast-warming region that experienced unprecedented fires in 2019. The European Union's Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service is now watching …
The science behind climate change can be overwhelming. You might even feel that your individual actions won’t make a big difference in the grand scheme of things anyway. But the United Nation’s Anatomy of Action report scientifically proves that’s not true. And understanding why your carbon footprint matters and working to reduce it will help …
We need to talk about our addiction to fossil fuels. How did we get here? And by here, I mean the state of climatic emergency in which we currently find ourselves. But also, how did we get to the point where the use of oil, coal and gas are the world’s main energy source? The …
