The future is electric

The future has arrived and it is electric. more…

High and dry

The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau is referred to as the Third Pole because it is the third largest mass of ice on the Earth, after the Arctic and Antarctic. Its glaciers provide a water source for 1.3 billion people in Asia. more…

Into the seed bunker

An endangered pink banana enjoyed by Asian elephants becomes a landmark species today, marking the first milestone in an international project to create a Noah’s ark of the world’s seeds. more…

Shared futures

This summer I stared climate change in the face and finally came to understand how much it unites us like nothing else in history. more…

Debate 2.0: Meat or the climate? Pick one!

Meat free Mondays has to be the way to go. Former Beatle Paul McCartney backs it. Rajendra Pachauri, head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, advocates it. more…

Ocean energy making waves

If humanity is going to move away from fossil fuels, then a new range of renewable energy options from the ocean will have to be tapped.
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The rise of online climate activists

It seems this December’s COP15 meeting in Copenhagen has created an impressive surge of activism, especially through social media.
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Earth’s catalogue now holds 1.9 million species

The number of species on the planet that have been documented by scientists has risen to 1.9 million, according to the world’s most comprehensive catalogue of plants and animals. more…

Kicking the travel drug

I am forty-five years old. I consider myself to have lived a luxurious life in terms of the spectrum of experience that has been available to me and the leisure to seek it. Yet by the developed world’s standards of today, I have only ever been modestly privileged.

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Better than Star Wars: The Age of Stupid

The Age of Stupid is a must-see film. I recommend that you watch it before the climate negotiations in Copenhagen this December, because it will inspire you to take action and to push for a real and very ambitious deal. It is a real wake up call on the need to act now to save the planet. more…