India’s Lifeline the Ganga Is Drying Up Fast
The river basin sustained one of the world’s most densely populated regions for centuries. Now it is increasingly unable to replenish itself.
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How Beijing’s Severe Pollution Turned into Clear Blue Skies Over a Few Years
It was no magic wand. The authorities took several tough steps over the years to achieve this miracle.
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The Aravalli Verdict: When Law Protects Profit, Not Life – 3 Articles
“From Living Landscapes to Extractable Matter: The Aravalli Verdict in Perspective”: By reducing the Aravallis to a numerical height threshold, the ruling converts a richly interconnected ecological landscape into a narrow technical category. Also: “Aravallis on Trial: When Law Protects Profit, Not Life”; and “Redefining Aravallis: Theft of the Commons”.
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Insorgiamo: A Factory Occupation for the Climate
Imagine a climate strike in which 40,000 industrial workers, climate activists, pacifists and other non-politically active people are brought together. In their speeches, they denounce the shutdown of an automotive supply factory.
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COP30: Promises are No Substitute for Action; Climate-Change Summer or Nuclear Winter? – 2 Articles
‘COP30: Self-Congratulations and Promises to Talk More are No Substitute for Action’. Also: ‘Climate-Change Summer or Nuclear Winter?’: Our planet is indeed experiencing the slow-motion, climate-change equivalent of nuclear war and yet it’s hardly even news. And if that isn’t truly bizarre, what is?
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The Critical-Minerals Race is Putting the Planet at Risk
As governments weaken environmental protections to promote new mining projects, the global scramble for critical minerals is deepening social divides and harming vital ecosystems. Only reduced consumption and robust, enforceable rules can prevent long-term harm and protect basic human rights.
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Indigenous and Environmental Defenders Risk Their Lives as the Last Line Protecting the Planet
Indigenous leaders, farmers and environmental activists worldwide face harassment, violence and legal threats while defending land, water and ecosystems, highlighting the urgent need for stronger protections and international accountability.
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COP30 Talks End in Failure – 3 Articles
‘Climate Talks End With “Empty Deal” That Fails on Forests, Finance, and Fossil Fuels’: COP30 concluded on Saturday in Brazil with a deal that does not even include the words “fossil fuels”—the burning of which scientists agree is the primary cause of the climate crisis. Also: ‘COP30: The Shift to Green Capitalism Fails to Materialise’; and: ‘COP30 Isn’t a Failure — It’s a Farce’.
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India’s Coastal Cities Face Heavy Flooding Risk Due to Sea Level Rise
India’s coastal cities face an increasing risk of flooding, driven by a warming world and the now-frequent extreme weather events. While some cities are at a higher risk, this imperils the lives, livelihoods and critical infrastructure across the cities.
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Hitting Freshwater Rock Bottom
Freshwater is a renewable resource, but we’re depleting stores faster than nature replenishes them. What’s more, nature is replenishing these stores more slowly as the planet warms and weather patterns become more extreme. We’ve already crossed a “planetary boundary” for freshwater change, with too much human pressure on this resource to maintain a stable Earth system.
