"On white-crested swells under leaden skies, the teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has set sail from Plymouth on arguably her most daunting challenge yet. "A two-week crossing of the Atlantic during hurricane season in a solar-powered yacht is the first obstacle, but it is unlikely to be the toughest in an odyssey through the Americas over many months. "...the 16-year-old Swede will add her increasingly influential voice to appeals for deeper emissions cuts at two crucial global … Continue reading

An excerpt of an interview with climate scientist Dr Wolfgang Knorr by Professor Jem Bendell, July 2019.... "Individually I think many of us have been very dedicated. But collectively we didn’t do what was needed. In that sense, the whole climate science profession has let down humanity. I am still working out what that means from now on. "I can see a lot of defensive mechanisms when it comes to climate change. Not only with the usual climate change deniers, many of whom simply feel an … Continue reading

"Estimates from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) suggest that, if emissions remain unchanged, by 2100 sea levels could rise by more than eight feet. This would irreversibly affect many of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people. Do you think there’s a chance we may avoid this? "...the calamity will be on a scale that is almost imponderable, most severe as you say for the poorest and most vulnerable, but awful enough for the rest of society as well. Is there a … Continue reading

"As both a mythologist and wilderness rites-of-passage guide I am frequently asked to comment on climate change, collapsing stories, and what on earth to say to our kids about the future. I am no kind of pundit, so choose my words sparingly and carefully. What follows is a few thoughts. "I think we are in the Underworld and haven’t figured it out yet. Both inside and outside us. "The Underworld is a place where we admit our red right hand. We give up the apotropaic. "....Dancing on the very … Continue reading

"Issues of justice – economic justice, racial justice, gender justice and intergenerational justice – lie at the heart of this crisis, and these injustices must be addressed if the fight for a livable future is to succeed. We can’t simply slap solar panels everywhere and call it a day. We have to dismantle the systems of oppression that gave rise to and perpetuate the climate crisis, including colonialism, racism and patriarchy. "We need to see the climate crisis not as a stand-alone issue … Continue reading

"An analysis published Thursday details how lawsuits that aim to push governments to more ambitiously address the climate emergency and make polluting corporations pay for the damage caused by their sizable contributions to global warming are growing in popularity around the world. "Though many of the court battles haven't yet been settled, the report seems to serve as a warning to fossil fuel giants. As Setzer put it, "until recently businesses might not have considered a climate change … Continue reading

"We have solutions ready to go; we're just missing the political will to act. "A new study describes global tree restoration as "our most effective climate change solution to date." "Lead researcher Tom Crowther, a professor at the Swiss university ETH Zürich, explained to Metro that "if we act now, this could cut carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by up to 25 percent to levels last seen almost a century ago." "A worldwide planting program, researchers estimate, could remove two-thirds of the … Continue reading