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Large placard with '15 months in prision for a peaceful protest? "Seriously Australia?" #FreeVioletCoco ' written on it and a photo of Deanna Maree “Violet” Coco. Two people are in the background but you can only see the lower parts of their bodies.

7 Mar 2023 3 minute read

How to fight the clampdown on climate activism

Governments are pushing back against climate activism with violence, anti-protest laws and prison sentences. But we can resist...

A study of 10,000 young people across 10 countries found 45 per cent said climate change ‘negatively affected their daily life and functioning’. The impact was significantly higher in the four Global South countries surveyed: Brazil, Nigeria, the Philippines and India. MEDIA LENS KING/SHUTTERSTOCK

20 Feb 2023 5 minute read

Futures: A world to win

We don’t just need solutions – we need the courage to imagine they will succeed. Conrad Landin makes the case...

Satellite view of Lake Mead, US, taken on 19 July 2022 during a drought. It shows how little water there is and dry ground around it.

16 Aug 2022 3 minute read

Climate change? It’s everyone’s problem

It’s naive to assume that rich countries will escape the impacts of a changing climate, argues Nanjala Nyabola...

9 Jun 2022 3 minute read

What if…we said ‘no’ to concrete?

The world is turning grey as more and more concrete is poured. Vanessa Baird posits an alternative.

In South Africa, activists are challenging Shell’s drilling plans along the country’s eastern coastline. MIKE HUTCHINGS/REUTERS/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO

15 Feb 2022 3 minute read

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The ultimate 2022 climate to-do list

What will be the definitive climate struggles of 2022? Danny Chivers shares global activists’ to do list....

14 Jan 2022 8 minute read

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Old school adaptation

Moushumi Basu reports from Assam, India, on the people turning to traditional ‘home grown’ strategies to...

Indigenous people chant as they attend the Fridays for Future march during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 5, 2021. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

17 Nov 2021 4 minute read

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‘Honour our knowledge…or get out the way’

Stefan Simanowitz meets with the indigenous activists who feel they have been snubbed by the Glasgow...

Credit: Pascal Maitre/Panos Between Lokutu & Lukumete, rainforest grows beside the River Congo, dwarving a pirogue sailing near the bank.

8 Nov 2021 4 minute read

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The COP26 deforestation pledge alone won’t save the Congo Basin

The recent anti-deforestation pledge at the UN climate talks is a welcome announcement, but to protect the ‘lungs of Africa...

Extinction Rebelion activists stand in front of police officers as they protest during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 3, 2021 REUTERS/Hannah McKay

4 Nov 2021 6 minute read

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Tough talk, empty promises?

Nick Dowson weighs up the prospects for success at the COP26.

Campaigners congregate in La Pago, West Papua in support of the Green State vision. Credit: Free West Papua Campaign

4 Nov 2021 6 minute read

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West Papua: A Green State vision

Research shows that when indigenous people have proper control of forests, biodiversity is much better protected. Danny...

No fear of heights: two engineers check out the drill shaft on an oil platform in the North Sea. HORIZON INTERNATIONAL IMAGES LIMITED/ALAMY

1 Nov 2021 7 minute read

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Green jobs – puffery and promise

As the UN climate talks commence – where talk of a green and just transition for workers is on the agenda – Conrad...

1 Aug 2021 3 minute read

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‘Will my activism jeopardize my future?’

A climate activist fears what impact a conviction could have on their future and turns to Agony Uncle.

Tree-planting overkill? There literally isn’t enough room on the planet to host all the corporate carbon offsetting plans. NIKOLA JOVANOVIC/UNSPLASH

20 Jul 2021 3 minute read

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Is there such a thing as a ‘good’ carbon offset?

Is there more to carbon offsetting than greenwash? Danny Chivers explores.

Photo by Fred Murphy is licensed under CC BY-ND-NC 1.0.

18 Jul 2021 3 minute read

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Introducing… From The Front

Over the next two years, our new series will explore pathways to peace and environmental protection.

29 Dec 2020 2 minute read

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5 reasons why care and the climate are inseparable

Amy Hall on the underappreciated link between the twin crises of our times.

Illustration by Emma Peer

27 Jul 2020 3 minute read

This article is almost three years old.

In an uncertain global future, is it ethical to have children?

Ethical and political dilemmas abound these days. Seems like we’re all in need of a New Internationalist perspective. Enter...

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