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The United Nations has released its first-ever global plastics report on June 5th, World Environment Day. Well-timed and thematically coordinated, the UN "state of plastics" report debuted for this year's theme, "Beat Plastic...

Earth has a "30-year window of opportunity" to tackle climate change, according to World Meteorological Organization (WMO) secretary-general Petteri Taalas...

Globally banned by the Montreal protocol in 1987 for their ozone-destroying properties, chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chemicals are experiencing a comeback...

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Just in case you missed this month’s failed Bonn climate summit (don’t forget the extended session in Bangkok), or the Melbourne Climate Adaption Conference earlier this month, there...

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Keele University PHD researcher Ashley Murphy is disappointed that the United Nations is not using its authoritarian might to coerce nations into addressing climate change – though he thinks...

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Listed amongst this year’s achievements is the climate gender action plan and an initiative for technology sharing. UN Climate Change Secretariat Releases First Ever Annual Report May 2nd,...

Guest essay by Eric Worrall The World Travel and Tourism Council meeting in Buenos Aires has announced a formal partnership with the UNFCCC to jointly tackle climate damage caused by global tourism...

Last year, the world invested more in solar power than all fossil-fuel sources combined. Investors and governments installed an all-time record of 157 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity, according to a new report...

Bruce Kent of CND and Linda Rogers respond to Owen Jones’ article on Jeremy Corbyn and the UK’s nuclear weapons. Plus letters from Mike Clancy of Prospect, Frank Jackson and David LowryCan Owen Jones (Corbyn has to lead...

Rising sea levels, precipitated by climate change, threaten to overwhelm the world's cities if we do nothing — that's the message Studio Roosegaarde vividly brought last week to the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New...

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Michael Bloomberg joins Leonardo DiCaprio and the Angry Birds character “Red” as a UN appointed climate envoy. Video: Michael Bloomberg appointed UN climate envoy Published on 06/03/2018,...

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Edmonton, Canada is hosting an international “Cities and Climate Change” Conference, to give city government officials and politicians a chance to discuss what they would like to do...

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Paris Agreement Architect and Former UNFCCC head Christiana Figueres is disappointed at the ongoing failure of heavy industry to reduce their dependency on vast amounts of reliable energy...

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Paris Agreement Architect and Former UNFCCC head Christina Figueres is disappointed at the ongoing failure of heavy industry to reduce their dependency on vast amounts of reliable energy...

Guest essay by Eric Worrall A draft UN IPCC climate report suggests poor people suffering “multidimensional” poverty will be hit worst by climate change – so lets make everyone rich...