Climate-related Migration in the IPCC Synthesis Report
4 April 2023 – by Lauren Grant and Gaia Hasse “An atlas of human suffering,” a “damning indictment of failed climate leadership” and a “survival guide for…
Why India Needs to Prioritize Climate Adaptation Over Mitigation
27 July 2022 – by Skand Agarwal At COP26, India’s Prime Minister Modi announced the country’s commitment to become a net-zero carbon emitter by 2070. Alongside this,…
Can the International Criminal Court Prosecute Ecocide?
27 May 2022 – by Mary Rizk On 22 June 2021, an international expert drafting panel commissioned by the Stop Ecocide Foundation shared its proposal for a…
More Than a Transaction: Indigenous Land Reconciliation in the US and Australia
4 May 2022 – Ben Chappelow explores how Indigenous land reconciliation is improving environmental protection efforts in the US and Australia.
Brazil’s 490/2007 Bill: Stripping Indigenous Communities of Their Land Rights
27 April 2022 – by Shambhavi Kant Brazil is home to the largest rainforest in the world, the Amazon, where many Indigenous communities reside. Although deforestation has…
As COP26 Negotiations Came to an End, the Inadequacies of the Glasgow Climate Pact Were Clear
8 December 2021 – Evelyn Workman assesses the realities of the Glasgow Climate Pact adopted at the COP26 summit, and in particular, the impact of the watered-down…
Loss and Damage Finance is Not About Charity
8 December 2021 – Ole Ter Wey contemplates the history of loss and damage in a climate finance context, and reflects upon the ways in which -…
The UN Climate Change Conference Neglected a Vital Consequence of Climate Change: Migration
8 December 2021 – COP26, the 26th Annual UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties, is being held in the UK as we speak. And whilst there…
Whither Jakarta? An Outlook on the World’s Fastest Sinking City
8 December 2021 – Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, is at risk of being uninhabitable in as little as three decades. Whilst one proposed response to Jakarta’s existential threat…
Combatting the Climate Crisis in Malawi
3 December 2021 – ‘Climate change is dismantling some of the most fragile human-environment dynamics in existence’. In Malawi, many communities have been based around subsistence farming…
Could Climate Change Cause the Next Great War?
15 November 2021 – Could conflict over natural resources due to climate change cause the next great war? Nikunj Bhimsaria outlines the research that suggests that this…
The IPCC Report: Human-Driven Climate Change is ‘Code Red’ for Life on Earth
14 October 2021 – Crystal-Lee Harilall gives a timely break-down of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report detailing the “physical science of climate change”. The report is especially…
The Gendered Impact of the Climate Crisis
23 September 2021 – by Shambhavi Kant The improvement of women and girls’ adaptive capacities to climate change is of paramount importance. In this piece, Shambhavi Kant…
Climate Change in Russia: An Impending Crisis
26 August 2021 – by Rachel Aronoff Record-breaking temperatures in Russia have left millions in danger of displacement. Russia’s socioeconomic well-being now relies on greater cooperation among…
The Effect of 5G Networks on the Right to a Healthy Environment
16 August 2021 – by Nabil Iqbal Telecommunication is linked to enormous global electricity consumption, global carbon emissions, and large amounts of E-waste. The Fifth Generation (5G)…
How is the Biden Administration Handling the Climate Migration Crisis in Central America?
16 July 2021 – by Flora Bensadon In November 2020, Central America was hit by Hurricanes Eta and Iota, recorded as two of the most intense storms…
Cryptocurrencies: Not So ‘Green’?
30 June 2021 – Raj Shekhar We are living through a global cryptocurrency revolution, but do we know just how much energy these crypto coins consume? This…
Pacific Island States: Does the Future of Global Climate Displacement Lie in the Present?
24 June 2021 – by Nikunj Bhimsaria Island states in the Pacific – where rising sea-levels threaten small landmasses – stand testament to the gradual changes in…
How Can Southeast Asian Climate Activists Tackle Climate Displacement?
1 June 2021 – by Jiahui Qui Southeast Asia is disproportionately vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, and that includes the threat of climate displacement and…
Understanding the Vicious Circle: Climate Change, Environmental Destruction and Contemporary Slavery
27 May 2021 – by Chris O’Connell Research conducted by Earth Refuge Advisor Dr Chris O’Connell in Bolivia and Peru, and published by Anti-Slavery International, indicates that…
To See or Not to See, That is the Question
20 April 2021 – by Flora Bensadon On March 30th, 2021 the Migrants and Refugees (M&R) Section and the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development released a…
Environmental Contamination to Revitalization: Industri-Plex
6 April 2021 – by Andrew Hanna The spirit of the American Industrial Revolution carried the nation to new heights of growth and prosperity; it also unleashed…
Double Threat: The Combined Effect of Wildfires and a Pandemic Upon Businesses
1 April 2021 – by Jennifer Fields The wildfires on the Westcoast of the United States have left no industry untouched. Burning down crops, buildings, and trees,…
Involuntary Stayers: A Case Study of Environmental Racism in Flint, Michigan
11 March 2021 – by Emma Cooper As climate change and subsequent environmental disasters continue to force people to leave their homes, policymakers and aid organizations must…
A Tale of Two Cities: The Complexity of Climate Migrants in North Carolina, USA
2 March 2021 – by Ben Chappelow North Carolina is experiencing a retreat of westward migrants escaping rising sea levels. In fleeing, local residents are facing a…
