By Joseph Winters, Grist The landmark Juliana v. United States sparked a global movement to defend children’s rights to a healthy climate, a campaign that’s already scored two wins. Diego Diaz / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Ten years ago, 21 young people filed a long-shot lawsuit against the federal government, arguing …
A newly surfaced document reveals the beef industry’s secret climate plan
By Kenny Torrella, Vox What the beef industry knew about its environmental impact — and how it spent decades blocking climate action. Beef cattle at the JBS Five Rivers Kuner Feedlot in Greeley, Colorado. Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images It’s now well established that for decades, major oil companies knew that …
Countries must bolster climate efforts or risk war, Cop30 chief executive warns
By Fiona Harvey, The Guardian Ana Toni also criticises the UK’s plans to slash overseas aid to fund defence spending. Ana Toni: ‘We need to take climate change very seriously, otherwise we will have even more wars in the future.’ Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters Countries looking to boost their national security through …
Defending Congestion Pricing
By Charles Komanoff, The Washington Spectator Congestion pricing supporters at Lexington Ave. and 60th Street, 12:03 a.m. Jan. 5, 2025. Author is at center, foreground, holding yellow sign. PHOTO: Sproule Love. So much winning. Unjammed bridges and tunnels. Speedier deliveries. On-time buses. Calmer, more inviting streets. Fewer traffic crashes. Repairmen getting …
Richest nations ‘exporting extinction’ with demand for beef, palm oil and timber
By Phoebe Weston, The Guardian Consumption in wealthy countries including US and UK is responsible for 13% of global forest loss beyond their borders, study finds. A toucan in Costa Rica. Most wildlife habitats are being destroyed in countries with tropical forests, the study shows. Photograph: Francesco Puntiroli/Alamy The world’s wealthiest …
Study Highlights ‘Invisible’ Wildlife Benefits We Lose by Not Protecting Biodiversity
Sustainable Brands New research reveals that the vital benefits wildlife provides to people’s everyday lives are vastly underrepresented across science and policy discussions — an oversight that could have devastating consequences for society and the economy. Led by WWF and published Wednesday in the inaugural issue of Nature Reviews Biodiversity, the study shows …
Seven sustainable finance predictions for 2025
By Eugene Ellman, Corporate Knights Expect to see more Canadian leadership on transition investing, simplified climate disclosure rules in Europe and creative solutions to regulatory uncertainty under Trump As heat, storms and flooding rack the planet, the investment industry has been poked and prodded in the last decade into reallocating …
Divided Americans Unite in Call for People-First Approach to Business
Sustainable Brands Overall, there is a tremendous opportunity for corporate America to take a leadership role in tackling some of the country’s more intractable economic and societal challenges — and to become a positive, unifying force by doing so. In October, JUST Capital released its 8th annual Americans’ Views on Business Survey. The …
Biden administration warns natural gas expansion would drive up domestic costs
By Nina Lakhani, The Guardian New study shows LNG exports risk raising greenhouse gas emissions, hampering efforts to curtail climate crisis. A liquefied natural gas plant under construction in Port Sulphur, Louisiana, on 16 May 2024. Photograph: Bryan Tarnowski/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Biden administration has released a long-awaited analysis on the economic …
A surprise solar boom reveals a fatal flaw in our climate change projections
By Noah Gordon and Daevan Mangalmurti, Vox Solar is surging, but so is humanity’s energy appetite. We need better models. Solar panels installed on the roof of buildings at Skardu in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region. AFP via Getty Images When the satellites zoomed in, you could see the panels gleaming from space. …