#climate-action

#climate-action

If visiting Minnesota in the dead of winter doesn't sound appealing, then you probably don't know about The Great Northern Festival, an event that embraces the north's bitter cold and celebrates all things winter. Cross-country skiers make their way across frozen lakes, hockey players take to the ice, and people gather in the freezing cold to cool down following a steamy session in the pop-up sauna village.

Imagine there was a truck heading directly for your children. What would you do? Surely everything in your power to save them, including jumping in its way? Catherine McKenna, formerly the Canadian minister for environment and climate change, borrows this analogy for the climate crisis from a colleague to argue that we need to use all the tools at our disposal to tackle devastating danger that is already with us.

Why Now? Nonprofit and grassroots leaders are under unprecedented pressure-shrinking funding, growing skepticism, political scrutiny-while broken systems slow real change. Causeway is designed for this moment: radical transparency, shared leadership, and accountable capital, bridging the gap between finance and frontline change. Together, we will: ✅ Confront systemic barriers ✅ Share real-world success stories ✅ Launch Causeway as a tool for action ✅ Build momentum for a new era of participatory impact investing

The task before the Brazilian presidency goes beyond even the most challenging moments in the 30-year history of the UN climate process. This year's summit in Belem will not only test the durability of the Paris Agreement, now a decade oldit will test whether the world can still come together to confront global threats at a time of fracture and distrust.

The Pay Up campaign, backed by over 20 civil society groups, calls for wealth taxes to avoid burdening the poor while transitioning to a sustainable economy.

The new footbridge, which just opened, is attached to the side of the 19th-century structure, creating a direct link for cyclists and pedestrians.

More than 5,000 people from across the UK arrived in Westminster to meet their MPs and demand urgent climate action to protect their communities. This mass lobby is one of the largest to date, with constituents including parents, doctors, and youth campaigners lobbying at least 500 MPs, about 80% of the total.

The new online map devised by Haringey Council shows the number of trees already planted over the last year, aiming for every neighbourhood to achieve 30% tree cover.

The funding includes 1.7 million from the Greater London Authority's Warmer Homes London initiative, supporting residents on lower incomes in privately owned or rented homes with Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings of D to G.

The department confirmed it paid estate agency Knight Frank €522,394 in 2024 to cover just a single-year lease on the English property, which is home to ambassador Martin Fraser.

The authority, the commission said, is designed to counterbalance the forces that drive up housing costs, prioritizing displaced residents in the rebuilding process.

"Rewetting bogs is all about reducing the carbon emissions from the bare peatlands," says Doreen King, emphasizing the importance of restoring natural ecosystems for carbon sequestration.

The government's emissions reduction plan faces unprecedented litigation as over 300 lawyers argue it is inadequate for achieving net zero obligations by 2050.

"Today, the Climate School sends forth 116 new ambassadors for climate action. You are leaders grounded in evidence, driven by data and guided by a deep commitment to equity," said Alexis Abramson, dean of the Climate School, in her opening remarks.

The rise in corporate lobbying for climate action from 3% to 23% reveals a significant shift in how European companies perceive environmental regulations, emphasizing support for climate policies.

Prevost stressed it is time to move 'from words to action' on the climate.

Whoever comes with solutions and technological developments that lower the carbon footprint of building is welcome.

Germany's new government has committed to climate neutrality by 2045 but lacks urgency in addressing environmental issues, prioritizing economic concerns amid the ongoing energy crisis.

The U.S. Justice Department is suing four states for their climate actions, claiming they hinder the federal energy agenda and challenge federal authority.

These resident-led projects address the climate crisis not in theory, but in practice, through gardens, education, storytelling, air quality improvements and more.

The average person gave away about half the money and kept the rest. But what if you had been told beforehand that the vast majority of other people think climate action is really important?

Police believe that a violent altercation occurred shortly before a 15-year-old boy fell from the eighth floor of a high-rise in Hamburg, resulting in a possible homicide investigation.