Climate tech for a circular economy is thriving in Amsterdam
I’m currently writing to you from a cafe in Amsterdam, watching bike after bike roll by as I shelter in the shade from an unrelenting heatwave. But I’m not complaining.…
Norway cites ‘green transition’ in move toward embracing deep-sea mining
The Norwegian government is pushing forward with plans to open its nearby ocean to deep-sea mining, despite opposition from scientists and environmentalists. On June 20, the government announced its intention…
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Searing Reality: Guwahati Has Turned Warmer By 1.5 Degrees Celsius In 50 Year
The change is hitting hardest where it hurts most – the minimum temperature, which saw an increase of 1.09 degrees C, while the maximum temperature pushed the thermometer up by…
Ahead of elections, Argentina’s leaders wrap fossil fuels in the flag
Argentina’s political class is promoting fossil fuels as a patriotic national endeavour and demonising any environmentalists who oppose them Argentina’s national oil company has begun to fill up a key…
UN’s climate work at risk, after EU limits budget increase
The UN didn’t get all the money it wanted for its climate programmes, leaving it reliant on the whims of wealthy donor nations The European Union has ignored the warnings…
‘A psychedelic renaissance’: How hallucinogens can aid conservation
Harvard-trained ethnobotanist and host of the popular podcast Plants of the Gods, Mark Plotkin is no stranger to psychedelic plants. But many people across the world, particularly in countries where…