Ramadan: A time to reflect on the future of our planet and the urgent need to accelerate change
This month provides the chance to reflect and re-examine the current state of our relationship with the natural world and each other. Today marks the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, during which time an estimated 1.8 billion…
Ramadan: A time to reflect on the future of our planet and the urgent need to accelerate change
This is unique – let’s seize the moment
On March 15th 2019 1.6 million school children took to the streets to demand climate action. It was an unprecedented moment in the history of climate change activism; building on decades of awareness raising and fighting climate change. Across the…
This is unique – let’s seize the moment
As UN climate talks begin: The Global Climate Movement rises
The UN climate talks (COP23) open today in Bonn against a backdrop that is as mixed as ever – on the one hand, we have grim news depicting wars, famines, poverty, financial instabilities, terrorist attacks, the rise of extremism (in…
As UN climate talks begin: The Global Climate Movement rises
Thousands march in Bonn calling for an end to coal now
Tomorrow the UN Climate Talks are set to begin in Bonn. Over the weekend Germany held its largest climate march ever with tens of thousands marching the streets demanding an end to coal. Leading the front were the Pacific Climate…
Thousands march in Bonn calling for an end to coal now
The Global Movement To Divest From Fossil Fuels Is Unstoppable
Climate impacts are taking us into uncharted territory. Over the past 10 days the pressure to break ties with the fossil fuel industry has never been greater, as thousands of people attended over 260 events in 45 countries on six…
The Global Movement To Divest From Fossil Fuels Is Unstoppable
Divestment from fossil fuels is key to a sustainable, cleaner economy
It is official: data from the UK Met Office, NASA and NOAA demonstrate beyond doubt that 2016 was the warmest year on record. Climate impacts are taking us into uncharted territory while affecting the planet’s most vulnerable people. This is happening at a pace and…
Divestment from fossil fuels is key to a sustainable, cleaner economy
The Global Climate Movement is More Powerful than Trump
As the Marrakesh Climate Talks come to an end, there is no denying that the global political landscape has changed with Donald Trump’s election win. But the global climate community remains steadfast. As people from every continent who have spent…
The Global Climate Movement is More Powerful than Trump
Zero is the essential number for climate action
Prospecting for new fossil fuel has to end if the world is to meet its commitments to curb climate change The most important number in the world of climate action is ZERO: that is how many new fossil fuel projects…
Zero is the essential number for climate action
The Global South: The Heart of the Break Free Movement
Communities worldwide, especially in the resource-rich Global South, have been fighting against the environmental, social, economic and political destruction inflicted by the fossil fuel industry for decades. Unfortunately many in power in developing economies still cling to the fallacy that…
The Global South: The Heart of the Break Free Movement
World Social Forum 2015: Another World is Possible
This week, for the second time in a row, the World Social Forum (WSF) gathered in Tunisia, the birthplace of the Arab spring. During the five-day event, 70,000 delegates from more than 4,000 organisations representing 120 countries discussed a wide…