Lindsay Anderson: Our future is clouded by AI
The presence of artificial intelligence presents a complex challenge for Generation Z—a group of pupils restricted by limited attention spans and a lack of effort. As a college student, I have experienced firsthand the impacts of artificial intelligence in an increasingly technological world. Each syllabus I have received in my time as an undergraduate student…
Keep readingPlastic waste is everywhere- it deserves our attention
By Jack Menechino Imagine a small pond with crystal-clear water before you. It’s nature in its purest form, untouched by human hands and available for everyone to enjoy. Now imagine a plastic water bottle bobbing along the top of that lake. It detracts a little from your enjoyment of your surroundings, but it thankfully does…
Keep readingThe successes and failures of China’s 14th Five Year Plan
By Zach Slater China is often stereotyped as an industrial powerhouse for which climate change is an afterthought, but the actual situation has far more nuance. As one of the two largest economic forces on the planet, China has a pivotal role to play in combating the climate crisis. It leads the world by far…
Keep readingEditorial: The role of the New Climate Journal in 2025.
This year will be a challenging one for our planet and the environmental movement: The return of Trump, a divided political sphere and the momentum behind climate denialism all pose real threats. As a result, it’ll be more important than ever to share honest stories and opinion about our environmental crises, and that is why…
Keep readingDirect from COP29: WFF warns that ‘failure is not an option’ after ‘very tough’ first week of negotiations
By Ned Remington, writing from Baku. Note from the Editor: We’ve been pretty quiet over the last few weeks, and we try to establish strong connections with our team members and focus on developing Opinion articles. But we’re back, and stronger than ever, so expect to here more including direct from COP29! The World Wide…
Keep readingOPINION- Big tech is undervaluing and neglecting the climate crisis
By Zach Slater The S&P 500’s growth over the last couple of years has, for the most part, been driven by seven companies. Amazon, Apple, Alphabet (Google), Meta, Nvidia, Microsoft, and Tesla accounted for over 110% of the Stock market’s growth in 2023, and saw ballooning valuations in 2024 as a result of an ever-escalating…
Keep readingOPINION: We aren’t doomed
By Ned Remington Donald Trump won a convincing and devastating victory last night. There is nothing we can say to delegitimise his achievement- he not only won the Electoral College, but also became the first Republican to win the popular vote since 2004, and only the second since 1988. He also seems to have won…
Keep readingOPINION: We need to switch the picture on sustainability
By Amy Dunbavin Sustainability is finally being brought to the forefront of conversation across myriad areas of thought. Be it sustainable technology or sustainable economic development, we are now realising that our natural resources are in fact finite and a global change must be made in our consumption of these resources. It is indisputable that…
Keep readingSpain, Philippines, Taiwan hit by climate-induced natural disasters
By Ned Remington The last week has seen hugely destructive disasters across the world, with particular attention given to the deadly flooding of Valencia, Spain, which left cars piled up on the streets. At the same time, the Philippines grappled with Tropical Storm Tami and Typhoon Kong-rey hit the island of Taiwan. At least 158…
Keep readingOpinion: The UN has told us how big the gap between our promises and actions is- but there’s an attention gap to overcome first
By Ned Remington The latest annual Emissions Gap Report was published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Thursday. The study, entitled ‘No more hot air… please!” outlined the huge gulf between the global goal to keep global warming to 1.5*C above pre-industrial levels, and the outcome of current national policies. The report was…
Keep readingBack-to-back COP Summits set to begin after dire warnings from scientists and government failings
The COP16 Biodiversity Summit in Cali, Colombia will last for two weeks from 25th October, very shortly followed by the COP29 Climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. The stakes for both conferences has been raised significantly recently by shocking news that the world’s trees absorbed barely any carbon last year, and the failure of 85% of…
Keep readingOpinion: Our media organisations are complicit in the climate emergency- change is vital
By Ned Remington We live in tumultuous times. In the last decade, our international rules-based order has been pushed to the brink of collapse. Authoritarianism is on the rise across every continent. Threats to the Western world’s liberal democratic values, which once gave birth to the United Nations and the International Declaration of Human Rights,…
Keep readingOne billion children at ‘extremely high risk’ from climate change impact on natural disasters- UNSG
Writing on the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres highlighted how natural disasters were ‘often supercharged by the climate crisis,’ leading to heightened frequency and intensity. He focused on the impact of natural disasters on children, reporting that the number of children affected by flooding worldwide has ‘reached the…
Keep readingClimate Change having ‘increasingly severe’ impact on ecosystems- WWF
The World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) published their 2024 Living Planet Report earlier this week, reporting a staggering 73% decline in the average size of global wildlife populations between 1970 and 2020. The group gives many examples in the study of how climate change is exacerbating biodiversity loss. The report also warns of a…
Keep readingChina could do more to fight climate change: report
A ‘scorecard’ by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) concluded that China’s new 2035 emissions targets could and should be more ambitious than current targets, to reach a ‘strong but achievable’ target of a 30% CO2 emissions cut in the next 10 years, bringing the country in line with its Paris…
Keep readingNGO criticises Papua New Guinea PM’s claim to be sustainably managing rainforests
By Ned Remington PNG Prime Minister James Marape claimed at the recent UN General Assembly summit on the 27th September that his nation’s protection of their rainforests, comprising of 7% of global biodiversity, had been successful. However, new community-led environmental NGO ‘ACT NOW!’ criticised the PM’s speech, arguing “his government is doing nothing to stop…
Keep readingUK Update: Greenpeace welcomes end of coal power, criticises carbon-capture investment
An historic milestone occured last week, when the United Kingdom became the first major country to entirely eliminate the use of coal as part of its energy mix, disconnecting its last coal-fired power station in Ratcliffe-on-Soar from the electricity grid on Monday. Days later, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer paid tribute to Britain’s industrial plant…
Keep readingClimate activists arrested outside US VP Debate in NYC
The arrests come after millions in south-eastern states are affected by Hurricane Helene, which was made far more likely due to climate change, according to scientists. Amid the buildup to a pivotal debate between US Vice-Presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz, protesters from the Sunrise Movement took part in a demonstration outside the headquarters…
Keep readingUN leaders call for drastic action to limit sea-level rise, support countries affected by global warming
UN General Assembly President Philémon Yang addressed a High-Level Meeting on Sea Level Rise in New York last week, accompanied by yet more strong wordings from UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. Yang, who convened the meeting, warned delegates of member states that the situation was ‘critical.’ It is estimated, according to Yang, that sea levels…
Keep readingExperts say devastating Europe floods made twice as likely by climate change
Scientists from World Weather Attribution (WWA) calculated that the widespread flooding of Central Europe was made at least 50% more likely to occur and 7% more intense due to anthroprocentric climate change, according to a report published this weekend . In September this year, unprecedented flooding wrecked havoc across Poland, Czechia, Austria, Romania, Hungary, Germany…
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