Activism and campaigning
Why I refuse to collude with polluters in the carbon offsetting lie
The industry-led Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets is pitching carbon offsets as a win for the Global South. This is greenwashing at its most patronising
Conservation summit opens amid debate over role of indigenous people
A group of human rights NGOs has organised a counter-summit, claiming mainstream conservation measures aren’t respecting indigenous peoples’ rights
Shell court ruling is a wake-up call for governments to end fossil fuel support
Government-based public finance institutions that support new fossil fuel projects face the risk of climate litigation, lawyers warn
Youth activists prank Standard Chartered in critique of coal lending policy
Fridays for Future activists donned false moustaches in a stunt to put pressure on Standard Chartered to stop financing fossil fuels
Total’s play for Ugandan oil tests the climate commitment of international banks
A final investment decision on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline is expected at the end of March, as campaigners urge financial institutions to avoid fossil fuels
Unequal vaccine rollout threatens inclusivity of Cop26, climate diplomats warn
Negotiators are worried that requiring a vaccine passport to attend November’s critical UN climate summit will exclude developing countries with limited supplies
As young people, we urge financial institutions to stop financing fossil fuels
Development banks supporting dirty projects are exacerbating climate chaos. This year needs to be a turning point to a just and sustainable future
Three youth activists explain why they are striking for climate justice
Young people from the Philippines, Kenya and Brazil tell Climate Home News why they took part in a global climate demonstration on Friday
We need to talk about racism in the climate movement
As a non-white activist, I was excluded from Greenpeace publicity. This was not an isolated incident and the movement needs to change
US climate activists confront the movement’s whiteness problem
Coronavirus, Black Lives Matter and a Chevron slip-up highlight how environmentalism has failed black communities – calling for new models of activism
Participation at Bonn climate talks could be limited to prevent coronavirus outbreak
Observers called for transparency and inclusion to be maintained at talks in Bonn, provisionally planned for October, when physical distancing measures could apply
South Korean government backs $2 billion bailout to coal company, despite green finance pledge
Campaigners ask government to explain relief for coal plant manufacturer Doosan Heavy Industries, contrary to its promise to end coal financing
Climate activists form new tactics and alliances amid coronavirus lockdown
No longer able to take to the streets, activists are upping their digital game and making common cause with social justice campaigners
Coronavirus pandemic shows we need new ways to look after the Earth and each other
Grassroots climate movements are building the resilience and self-determination of communities, making them better equipped to handle the crisis
Public opinion on climate change is up but let’s not forget lessons from the past
Public opinion on climate change is shifting but to keep it at the top of the political and public agenda will require a sustained effort for decades to come
Climate Home News launches front line climate justice reporting programme
We want your story ideas about how communities – especially women, youth and indigenous peoples – are building resilience to climate change
Youth activists urge African governments to do more to curb climate change
Africa emits only 5% of world greenhouse gas emissions yet is most at risk from worsening heatwaves, droughts and floods
Carbon offsets have patchy human rights record. Now UN talks erode safeguards
A new global carbon market could unleash finance for projects around the world. But protections for local communities were weakened in draft rules at Cop25
Irresistible Greta Thunberg meets immovable UN climate talks
Youth march on Madrid to demand real action, while diplomats remain deadlocked over climate rules and big emitters stay silent
We really may have just 11 years to save the climate
As the crisis becomes dominated by urgent survival needs, the political window to prevent further climate change will close