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Artists and activists from BP or not BP? disrupt the BP Portrait Award in London, England, on 10 June 2019. MARK KERRISON/ALAMY

11 Jan 2023 3 minute read

Temperature check

Danny Chivers shares some good news for the climate.

Global action: Activists in London demand that G7 leaders cancel the debt of the countries in the Global South, on 26 June 2022. VUK VALCIC/ALAMY

14 Aug 2022 3 minute read

Payback time

Danny Chivers reports on the movements making links between international debt and the climate crisis in a...

A group of people stand on steps, outside, holding large cut-out hands with messages calling for action on the climate.

22 May 2022 21 minute read

Is it too late to stop climate collapse?

The theory of ‘deep adaptation’ is rapidly gaining support. Richard Swift assesses how far, if anywhere, it...

protesters hold a banner that reads: stop war, end fossil fuels

4 Mar 2022 5 minute read

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‘We don’t know what will happen tomorrow’

Caught in the chaos of war, Paul Krantz speaks to young climate activists in Ukraine whose message is clear...

16 Feb 2022 3 minute read

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The gathering storm

Leo Sakamoto laments the dawn of the climate era – and worries for the fate of the most vulnerable.

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...

A man wears a suit and carries a large whole head mask of Boris Johnson. A police officer stands in front of him.

18 Oct 2021 2 minute read

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Will COP26 deliver?

With the legitimacy UN climate conference under question, Eve Livingston speaks to the activists adamant...

2 Aug 2021 17 minute read

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How shadow courts threaten the climate

An international energy agreement could leave governments across the Global South exposed to expensive lawsuits from...

27 Jul 2020 3 minute read

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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...

Fire trucks are seen during a bushfire in Werombi, 50 km southwest of Sydney, Australia, December 6, 2019. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas/via REUTERS

3 Jan 2020 4 minute read

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A continent ablaze

The fires currently engulfing much of Australian territory are the product of 30 years’ wilful negligence and greed, argues...

23 Sep 2019 13 minute read

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What we cannot avoid

Jeremy Seabrook on the virulent nostalgias which obscure an essential conflict – how to reconcile the needs...

2 Sep 2019 3 minute read

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Seven ways to fight fires in the Amazon

Danny Chivers explains how those outside Latin America can act in solidarity with forest defenders.

7 Aug 2019 4 minute read

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Lethal heat has taken hold in the Global South

Tom Matthews explains why European heatwaves pale in comparison to climate impacts elsewhere.

15 Jul 2019 3 minute read

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Five paths to combatting climate breakdown

Climate breakdown is in the spotlight. Danny Chivers offers five ways to seize the moment.

31 May 2019 3 minute read

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What can I do to stop climate change?

Lifestyle changes are no substitute for collective action. But personal carbon-cutting still matters. Mike Berners-...

16 May 2019 3 minute read

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Will the rich escape climate apocalypse?

The billionaire class are preparing for doomsday. Only problem is, the rest of us aren’t invited. Tom Whyman...

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