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Two Wind Turbines onshore, which begs plenty of questions many from within the Conservative Party itself aboutjust how committed this Prime Minister is to the uks climate agenda. Today, the pressure finally told. The government caved to a backbench rebellion, announcing that it would relax Planning Permission for new onshore wind farms. Those changes will come into force immediately and will scrap a previous rule that allowed just one objection to a Planning Application for a new onshore develop...

Dismantling Green Colonialism is topical and timely, with chapters emphasising  the greenwashing of settler colonialism in Palestine.

Yolanda survivors share stories of hope and resilience after the devastating typhoon | SunStar Philippines

'The United States is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases. A report on the world’s key emitters found that the US has cumulatively produced more CO2 than any other nation.'

More than 190 countries have pledged under the 2015 Paris Agreement to reduce carbon emissions, including from fossil fuel consumption, by 2030 to avoid the negative effects of rising global temperatures. However, there is a large gap between what countries have committed to do and what needs to be done. That said, countries could further reduce emissions beyond 2030.

After years of pandemic, recession, and intensifying climate change impacts, many developing countries are increasingly getting stuck in a "climate debt trap."

The summit, it turns out, was a diplomatic setback, a mishit on the negotiation front.

Climate change-related catastrophes exacerbate oppression already faced by women of colour around the world, from Pakistan to Puerto Rico or Cameroon to New Orleans.

Failure born of neoliberal greed is apparent at the COP27 Climate Change Conference in Egypt. Gideon Polya reports.

There certainly was a lot to chew on when the Presidents of the two most powerful nations on earth met face-to-face for the first time...