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5 emergencies facing Indigenous communities

Here are 5 emergencies faced by Indigenous communities due to the climate crisis Indigenous people and local communities are disproportionately affected by the climate crisis due to the fact that they live in climate-vulnerable areas and…

What is El Niño and why should you care?

What is El Niño? You might have heard of El Niño before, but if not, we’ve got you covered! El Nińo is a climate pattern that drives year-to-year variation in global surface temperature and long-term warming trends. Trade winds normally…

People vs. the climate crisis in Papua New Guinea

What are people on the ground doing to address environmental issues in Papua New Guinea? Papua New Guinea (PNG) is one of the most ecologically diverse countries on the planet, with an estimated 7% of the world’s…

The warmest year on record – what can YOU do about it?

2022 was a year marked by extreme weather events. Europe saw its hottest summer ever with intense heat waves, droughts and wildfires. In fact, the last 8 years have been the warmest on record globally…

The fraudulent nature of nature-based offsets

To purchase carbon credits with the suggestion that fossil fuel emissions are somehow offset is making the climate crisis worse. It’s a distraction that benefits business as usual and continues to marginalise people who rely on the rainforest for survival.

Lula vs Bolsonaro – Hope for the Brazilian Amazon

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has a 15% lead in the polls ahead of President Jair Bolsonaro ahead of the first round of elections due on October 2nd (Reuters) . If 50% of the vote isn’t secured by either…

Bolsonaro out, Rainforest wins?

Human rights violations? Mass deforestation? Environmental destruction?   Bolsonaro’s presidency has jumped from one crisis to the next and, although current polls in a new election are currently against him, there is no doubt that significant damage has already been…

On the brink

Five environmental tipping points A study published today by climate scientists (including Cool Earth trustee Johan Röckstrom), has found that the current global warming rise of 1.1’C is already within the temperature range of triggering five climate…

Emergency relief for the Pakistan flood disaster

Floods in Pakistan – a third of the country is currently under water due to melting glaciers and torrential monsoons. This is a climate crisis. Whether in oceans, rainforests or our cities, climate change driven by carbon emissions has skewed…