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‘Chris Packham: Is it Time to Break the Law?’ is available to watch and stream on Channel 4 at 9.00pm BST on Wednesday 20 September. ROB PARFITT

20 Sep 2023 6 minute read

Is it time more activists broke the law?

As he releases the documentary ‘Is It Time To Break The Law?’, activist and presenter Chris Packham talks to Graeme...

During a protest in Washington DC a man stands holding a megaphone, wearing a red coat and a yellow placard that reads: 'Debt is a tool of colonialism'. Behind him other protesters how a large banner. The word 'Event' has been added to the top left of the photo.

30 Aug 2023 1 minute read

Event: Time to pay up (Online)

Join us on Monday 25 September to discuss the growing demands for debt cancellation, and climate reparations alongside...

Women, walking with what possesions they can carry, arrive in a steady trickle at an IDP camp erected next to an AMISOM military base near the town of Jowhar, Somalia, on November 12. Heavy rains in Somalia, coupled with recent disputes between clans, has resulted in over four thousand IDPs seeking shelter at an AMISOM military base near the town of Jowhar, with more arriving daily. AU UN IST Photo / Tobin Jones

24 Aug 2023 1 minute read

Taxcast: Who owns the climate crisis?

Naomi Fowler of the Tax Justice Network investigates how wealthy elites and transnational companies benefit...

Panoramic photograph of smokes billowing from New York City buildings. MATTEO CATANESE/UNSPLASH

21 Aug 2023 3 minute read

Study: Big Oil shareholders’ profits soar as world melts

A new report shows the dramatic rise in cash earnings of shareholders in Britain’s big oil since the Paris Agreement.

A vehicle recharging point at a motorway service station in Derbyshire, England. TRANSPORTIMAGE PICTURE LIBRARY/ALAMY

13 Jul 2023 4 minute read

Electric cars – climate saviours or eco-villains?

Should we believe the hype about electric cars? Danny Chivers assesses the state of play.

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

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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

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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

This article is almost two years old.

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...

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