Environment

 The climate crisis is a health crisis

To date, climate change has been variously framed as an environmental, scientific, economic, or political issue. These framings are valid and important, but one...

The Anthropocene: Are we living in the sixth mass extinction?

Extinction refers to the irreversible loss of a species – when the last individual dies and no living members remain anywhere on Earth. Biologically,...

Can we celebrate sustainably?

Can we celebrate sustainably? Rethinking seasonal traditions in a warming world Celebration is a universal human instinct. Across societies, people mark transitions such as the...

COP: Past, present, and future

Overview of COP30 The 30th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is being...

How climate change is threatening the future of coffee

Coffee, one of the world’s most traded commodities and a daily ritual for billions, faces an existential threat from climate change. Rising temperatures, erratic...

The pharmaceutical pollution

Pharmaceuticals in the environment: The global challenge of pharmaceutical pollution and how governments, industry, prescribers, and patients can respond Ever wonder where all our medicine...

Global water crisis

When taps run dry: Navigating a global water crisis  Water underpins all aspects of human and ecological survival. We drink it, bathe in it, use...

What comes after growth?

What comes after growth? Reimagining our economies for people and planet Self-proclaimed radical economist, Kate Raworth, has remarked that the only thing in nature that...

The economic value of nature

Nature underpins the global economy in fundamental yet frequently overlooked ways. While certain natural resources, such as timber or rare metals, are traded with...

Will planting a tree save the planet?

Will planting a tree save the planet? The role of nature-based carbon offsetting in net zero transitions Addressing anthropogenic climate change demands urgent, multifaceted interventions...

How AI is draining our planet’s resources

Technological progress at what cost? How AI is draining our planet's resources We live in a world where, if we are lucky (or unlucky, depending...

Homo plasticus? The silent infiltration of microplastics into our bodies 

  The global plastic waste crisis is one of the most dangerous anthropogenic environmental issues of our era. Plastic pollution has been found everywhere, from...