Climate Crisis

Activism

Egyptian activists are battling the state’s greenwashing

COP27 — While hosting the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference, the Egyptian government are continuing repressive mistreatment of environmental campaigners.

Written by: Jessie Williams

Film

The brothers rescuing Delhi’s birds falling from the sky

Shaunak Sen discusses his poetic documentary chronicling an ad hoc hospital’s efforts to save the city’s birds of prey.

Written by: Molly Cavanagh

Activism

Protestors oppose TED Talks’ platforming of oil bosses

No planet B — Demonstrators gathered outside the Barbican to call out the non-profit over its decision to invite representatives of fossil fuel companies to speak at its summit.

Written by: Ben Smoke

Activism

Palestine’s water crisis is intensifying

End Israeli apartheid — Israel’s restrictions on Palestinians’ access to water is having an increasingly devastating impact as the climate crisis worsens.

Written by: Haya Abushkhaidem

Books

The answer to today’s crises lies in ownership

Adrienne Buller and Mathew Lawrence discuss their new book, which offers a road map to transforming the landscape of property, politics and power today.

Written by: Amelia Horgan

Activism

The activists fighting back against raw sewage dumping

‘Save our seas‘ — Swimmers and local residents are escalating their battle against the UK water industry with some refusing to pay their bills to Southern Water, reports Sam Haddad.

Written by: Sam Haddad

Activism

Inside Britain’s prisons during the deadly heatwave

‘Tortured in sweatboxes‘ — As UK temperatures soared to 40C this week, prisoners were left to suffer in inhumane conditions with a lack of access to water, reports Rebecca Tidy.

Written by: Rebecca Tidy

Activism

On the frontlines of India’s deadly heatwave

‘It’s unbearable’ — Extreme temperatures in India and Pakistan, which were made 30 times more likely by the climate crisis, have destroyed livelihoods and had deadly consequences

Written by: Kimi Chaddah

Activism

Inspiring climate action to get involved in this Earth Day

No planet B — To mark Earth Day, we’re rounding up some of the most urgent climate campaigns to learn about and fight for.

Written by: Isaac Muk

Culture

The communities living in the shadow of the coal industry

Sobering reality — Dan Wilton has travelled across nine European countries capturing the scars on the environment and the consequences for those who live near mines and coal power plants.

Written by: Bea Tridimas

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