Environment

Greta Thunberg Leads Climate Protest Blocking Swedish Parliament Entrances

Environmental activist Greta Thunberg, along with a group of like-minded activists, took a bold stance by blocking the main entrances to Sweden's parliament, Reuters reports. Their action is a direct response to what they perceive as political inaction regarding climate change, emphasizing the urgent need for decisive measures to combat the global crisis.

Most money goes to a small number of creatures

Since passage of the Endangered Species Act 50 years ago, more than 1,700 plants, mammals, fish, insects and other species in the U.S. have been listed as threatened or endangered with extinction. Yet federal government data reveals striking disparities in how much money is allocated to save various biological kingdoms.

Dubai summit adopts world-first 'transition' from fossil fuels

Nearly 200 nations meeting in Dubai on Wednesday approved a first-ever call for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, the top culprit of climate change behind a planetary crisis.

After 13 days of talks and another sleepless night in a country built on oil wealth, the Emirati leadership of the COP28 summit banged a gavel to signal the world had reached consensus.

Greece going green

Greece is on the right side of history with respect to the environment - and that holds true across the political spectrum.

Unlike what we see in other western countries, and despite the expected criticism from opposition parties on specific acts or measures by the government, there seems to be a broad acceptance for the need to "go green" by both progressives and conservatives.

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