Written by: Chris Bryant
Since launching in 2014, Veganuary has boasted increasing sign-ups year on year. But what’s the evidence that the campaign that encourages people to adopt a vegan diet during January is really taking a bite out of the meat...
Written by: Marta Torre-Schaub
A little over three years ago, a group of Portuguese youths filed a legal action against 33 European governments to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) over what they say is a failure to adequately...
Written by: Martha O'Hagan Luff
Despite its green image, Ireland has surprisingly little forest. Across Europe, nations average around 35 percent forest cover but in Ireland the figure is just 11 percent, one of the lowest on the continent.
This hasn’t always been the...
Written by: Kimberly White
The sport of fox hunting has been relegated to the past in Scotland. The Scottish Government has recently passed legislation limiting hunts to two dogs, effectively ending the use of fox hunting packs.
The Hunting with Dogs...
Written by: Kimberly White
France has become the first European country to prohibit fossil fuel advertising, with some caveats.
The French government has rolled out legislation banning the marketing or promotion of energy products related to fossil fuels. The ban, which...
Written by: Kimberly White
A parliamentary resolution to recognize ecocide as an international crime has garnered cross-party support in Iceland.
Twelve Members of Parliament from four parties- the Pirate Party, Reform Party, Social Democratic Alliance, and the Left-Green Movement- submitted a...
Written by: Emily Withers
A year ago the first minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, announced a big step forward towards a more verdant and accessible country: a scheme for a Welsh national forest.
Inspired by the Wales Coast Path, the idea is...
Written by: Kimberly White
Royal Dutch Shell is being held accountable for its role in perpetuating the climate crisis.
A Dutch court ruled that Royal Dutch Shell must reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. The decision by the...
Written by: Stephanie Parker
The worldwide populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish fell by an average of 68 percent between 1970 and 2016, according to the 2020 Living Planet Report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Ecosystem destruction has led to 1...
Written by: Joe Blakey and Jana Wendler
Almost every city now has some form of climate target. For instance Manchester, in northern England, aims to be zero carbon by 2038.
But such targets generally focus on emissions that occur within city borders...
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How Colombia’s Mangrove Stewards are Pioneering a Climate and Nature-Positive Approach
Written by: Emily Kelly and Paula Cristina Sierra-Correa
Mangrove ecosystems bridge the line between land and sea. They are precious biodiversity hotspots, home to...
Community Wealth Building is a Strategy for Canada’s Transition to Net Zero
Written by: Martin Boucher and Max Lacey-Barnacle, Policy Options
Canada is at a pivotal moment as it aligns its environmental ambitions with the need for...
Foundation Pays Georgia Farmers to Grow Trees on Former Croplands
Written by: YCC Team, Yale Climate Connections
Many landowners in rural parts of the southeastern U.S. have farmed on their land for decades.
But as they...