The United Nations special rapporteur on environmental defenders, Michel Forst, has expressed his concern that climate activists in Sweden are being treated as “criminals” by the government and authorities.
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Solar farms can host up to three times as many birds as crop fields, and offer important habitat for threatened bird species
A new study has found that large-scale solar farms offer important habitat for threatened bird species and that they can host up to three times as many birds as crop fields.
This Rebel Mom was forced from her government agency job for being a climate activist – now she is suing the Swedish state
In 2024, this “Rebel Mom” was forced from her job at the Swedish Energy Agency where she had been working on a security-classified position as a gas coordinator since 2023. Her employer had suddenly considered her to be a security threat because of her climate activism.
Paris and Berlin linked with new high-speed train service – that’s just 1% of the CO2 emissions of the equivalent flight
A new high-speed train service between Paris and Berlin aims to provide a more convenient and environmentally friendly alternative to travel between the two major European cities.
Nearly 200 environmental activists were murdered in 2023
Almost 200 land defenders and climate activists were murdered in 2024. And environmental activists are increasingly facing tougher suppression and harassment from governments in Western countries.
OPEC claims oil phaseout is a “fantasy” and that there is no peak oil
OPEC claimed in its annual World Oil Outlook (WOO) that there was “no peak oil on the horizon” and that phasing out oil was a “fantasy”.
96% of new capacity additions to the US power grid in 2024 are carbon emissions-free
In the US, natural gas for electricity production has usually outpaced renewables. But for the first time ever, renewables will clearly outpace natural gas in 2024.
Lego set to phase out oil in its bricks
Iconic toymaker Lego will replace oil-based plastics used in their bricks with recycled and renewable plastics by 2032.
High levels of cocaine found in sharks in Brazil, new research show
Researchers in Brazil have apparently found traces of cocaine in the bodies of sharks in the wild.
Construction project reduced emissions by 36% by simply using less concrete
A housing project in Stockholm, Sweden, has been completed with a remarkable 36 percent lower carbon dioxide emissions per square meter than equivalent construction projects.