15th February 2024
Law and Politics student Dana Ahmed has set up two charities to combat climate change. On the coast of Abu Dhabi, a fourteen year old girl speaks to the sea, unburdening herself about her school bullies. The sea provides a listening ear. Dana Ahmed is now a young climate activist, in her second year studying ...
15th February 2024
Colonialism shifts the blame for global warming – the West must take responsibility for destroying the planet. The Global South is responsible for climate change. Or, at least, that is today’s environmental narrative. At a glance, this notion could be true. China is famously the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases today, with India, Indonesia, and ...
15th February 2024
Where do we look for the solution of climate change; inwards or upwards? The best solutions to the climate emergency have been hotly contested over the last couple of decades, in various summits, conferences and events have taken place across the globe. But are governments and multinational organisations using them effectively? Perhaps, there are ways ...
15th February 2024
Military activity has devastating impacts on the planet; global ceasefire is crucial for each other and for the environment. The environmental impact of military activity is huge. Extinction Rebellion reported that global military activities account for 5.5% of global emissions, while the aviation industry accounts for only around 2%. Fuel consumption makes up a large ...
15th February 2024
There is a new type of climate denial epidemic emerging in our generation: why do people continue to deny the facts? The Centre for Countering Digital Hate’s report last month declared that a third of UK teenagers believe climate change to be exaggerated, sparking concerns over the hardiness of climate denial to withstand another generation. ...
28th January 2024
As the General Election looms, it appears the economy is more important to voters than the environment, despite the urgency of the climate crisis. 2023 was confirmed to be the world’s hottest year on record, with a streak of 116 days breaking daily records for global air temperatures. With a General Election imminent within the ...
11th January 2024
Will phasing out fossil fuels take us back to living in caves. Last month’s COP28 summit was hosted by the United Arab Emirates – an oil rich nation in the Middle East which experienced a meteoric rise since gaining independence from Britain in 1971. The UAE contains almost 10% of the world’s oil reserves, making ...
11th January 2024
The media favours young climate activists for the spotlight – is this inspiring in the fight against climate change or exploitative of vulnerable children? The past year has been peppered with demonstrations and petitions about the climate emergency. From COP28-related protests around the globe, to Just Stop Oil campaigns in the UK, we are surrounded ...
11th January 2024
A General Election is happening within the next year, and will be essential in shaping climate policy headed towards the crucial 2030s. Who we vote for is crucial to the saving of our planet’s future. The climate crisis worsens day by day, with action from the UK government weak, piecemeal and slow. Sadly, for those ...
11th January 2024
Companies pretend to be green to gain your custom; how to recognise this and be the most sustainable consumer you can be. In 2018, Starbucks introduced the “sippable” lid, which, with its new mouthpiece, promised to make plastic straws a thing of the past. What seemed to be a triumph of environmentalism was found to ...
