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Activists threw tinned soup at Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers at the National Gallery in London. Credit: Just Stop Oil.
uk/Are Phoebe and Anna The Leaders Of Our Own Sunflower Movement?
By Rich Wilson
on
Progressive critics of the soup-throwing protesters are missing the point.
Thomas Hübl leading a workshop. Credit: Courtesy of Thomas Hübl
What the Climate Movement Can Learn From Collective Trauma Healing
By Matthew Green
on
Practices for helping large groups of people integrate traumatic histories could inform more effective action.
A sunset in Monte Carlo, where the Rendez-Vous de Septembre conference is currently taking place. Credit: Herry Lawford (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Why is Climate Change Off the Agenda at the World's Biggest Insurance Conference?
By Guest
on
The industry, which is currently meeting in Monte Carlo, still has its head in the sand when it comes to the climate, write Ariel Le Bourdonnec and Lindsay Keenan.
A glimpse of "cosmic cliffs" in the Carina Nebula, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI Public Domain.
us/Reality Is Not What It Seems. And That Might Just Save the Climate.
By Clara Vondrich
on
Anti-science rhetoric and special interests have pushed us to the edge of climate chaos. But just as quantum physics disrupted our view of matter and energy, quantum social change disrupts our beliefs about what’s possible, how fast, and by whom.
Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaking at the Convention Centre Dublin in 2020. Credit: Houses of the Oireachtas (CC BY 2.0)
Ireland’s Agri Lobby Has Dodged Its Climate Commitments Through Special Pleading and Dubious Science
By John Gibbons
on
Other sectors are facing much more stringent targets as a result, writes John Gibbons.
Hundreds of leading academics are calling on universities to stop accepting research funding from fossil fuel companies. Credit: John Englart (CC BY-SA 2.0)
us/Voters Agree: Fossil Fuel Funding in Climate Research Is a Massive Conflict of Interest
By Guest
on
Fossil fuel companies have been quietly leveraging their wealth to manipulate climate research.
Flooding in Bangladesh in 2019. Credit: UN Asia and the Pacific (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
First the Heatwaves, Now the Flooding. Look to South Asia For a Reminder of Why Climate Action is So Urgent
By Guest
on
The extreme weather events afflicting the subcontinent, made more likely by climate change, show the need to wind down oil, gas and coal use as soon as possible, argue Basav Sen and Tejal Mankad from the People vs. Fossil Fuels coalition.
Red spray paint on a white building that says 'I don't believe in global warming' and is reflected in rising water below
Climate Deniers and the Language of Climate Obstruction
By Stella Levantesi
on
From narratives about fossil fuels as a solution to climate advocates as out of touch with reality, here’s how the fossil fuel industry and its allies are weaponizing words to delay climate action.
The UK government's food strategy was published on Monday. Credit: Will Lovell (CC BY-SA 2.0)
The UK Government’s Food Strategy Lacks Teeth
By Guest
on
We already know how to make good food the norm, and there's a willingness among the public to eat well. What we need is action, says Sustain’s Ruth Westcott.
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LNG export facility in Cameron.
us/America Does Not Need More LNG Export Terminals
By Guest
on
An environmental engineer and long-time Gulf Coast resident warns that increasing liquified natural gas exports "sows environmental destruction, benefits our adversaries, and pads the pockets of executives to the detriment of the average consumer."

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uk/Are Phoebe and Anna The Leaders Of Our Own Sunflower Movement?
ByRich Wilson
on
Progressive critics of the soup-throwing protesters are missing the point.
Activists threw tinned soup at Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers at the National Gallery in London. Credit: Just Stop Oil.
Opinion
What the Climate Movement Can Learn From Collective Trauma Healing
ByMatthew Green
on
Practices for helping large groups of people integrate traumatic histories could inform more effective action.
Thomas Hübl leading a workshop. Credit: Courtesy of Thomas Hübl
Opinion
Why is Climate Change Off the Agenda at the World's Biggest Insurance Conference?
ByGuest
on
The industry, which is currently meeting in Monte Carlo, still has its head in the sand when it comes to the climate, write Ariel Le Bourdonnec and Lindsay Keenan.
A sunset in Monte Carlo, where the Rendez-Vous de Septembre conference is currently taking place. Credit: Herry Lawford (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Opinion
us/Reality Is Not What It Seems. And That Might Just Save the Climate.
ByClara Vondrich
on
Anti-science rhetoric and special interests have pushed us to the edge of climate chaos. But just as quantum physics disrupted our view of matter and energy, quantum social change disrupts our beliefs about what’s possible, how fast, and by whom.
A glimpse of "cosmic cliffs" in the Carina Nebula, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI Public Domain.
Opinion
Ireland’s Agri Lobby Has Dodged Its Climate Commitments Through Special Pleading and Dubious Science
ByJohn Gibbons
on
Other sectors are facing much more stringent targets as a result, writes John Gibbons.
Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaking at the Convention Centre Dublin in 2020. Credit: Houses of the Oireachtas (CC BY 2.0)
Opinion
Analysis
us/Voters Agree: Fossil Fuel Funding in Climate Research Is a Massive Conflict of Interest
ByGuest
on
Fossil fuel companies have been quietly leveraging their wealth to manipulate climate research.
Hundreds of leading academics are calling on universities to stop accepting research funding from fossil fuel companies. Credit: John Englart (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Opinion
First the Heatwaves, Now the Flooding. Look to South Asia For a Reminder of Why Climate Action is So Urgent
ByGuest
on
The extreme weather events afflicting the subcontinent, made more likely by climate change, show the need to wind down oil, gas and coal use as soon as possible, argue Basav Sen and Tejal Mankad from the People vs. Fossil Fuels coalition.
Flooding in Bangladesh in 2019. Credit: UN Asia and the Pacific (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Opinion
Analysis
Climate Deniers and the Language of Climate Obstruction
ByStella Levantesi
on
From narratives about fossil fuels as a solution to climate advocates as out of touch with reality, here’s how the fossil fuel industry and its allies are weaponizing words to delay climate action.
Series: Gaslit
Red spray paint on a white building that says 'I don't believe in global warming' and is reflected in rising water below
Opinion
The UK Government’s Food Strategy Lacks Teeth
ByGuest
on
We already know how to make good food the norm, and there's a willingness among the public to eat well. What we need is action, says Sustain’s Ruth Westcott.
The UK government's food strategy was published on Monday. Credit: Will Lovell (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Opinion
Analysis
us/America Does Not Need More LNG Export Terminals
ByGuest
on
An environmental engineer and long-time Gulf Coast resident warns that increasing liquified natural gas exports "sows environmental destruction, benefits our adversaries, and pads the pockets of executives to the detriment of the average consumer."
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LNG export facility in Cameron.