Antarctic summer sea ice is at record lows. Here’s how it will harm the planet – and us

An icebreaker approaches Denman Glacier in March, when there was 70% less Antarctic sea ice than usual. Pete Harmsen AAD Edward Doddridge, University of Tasmania On her first dedicated scientific voyage to Antarctica in March, the Australian icebreaker RSV Nuyina found the area sea-ice free. Scientists were able to reach places never sampled before. Over…

La guerre à Gaza génère plus de gaz à effet de serre qu’une centaine de pays

    L’empreinte carbone de l’offensive israélienne à Gaza dépasse les émissions combinées de gaz à effet de serre du Costa Rica et de l’Estonie, selon une étude révélée par The Guardian. L’empreinte carbone des quinze premiers mois de la guerre d’Israël contre Gaza serait plus importante que les émissions annuelles de gaz à effet de…

Anti-environmentalism is on the rise but it’s full of contradictions

Vadim Sadovski/Shutterstock Alastair Bonnett, Newcastle University Anti-environmentalism is gaining ground. Attacks on the net zero goal and hostility to conservation measures and anti-pollution targets are becoming more common. And, as recent election results have shown, these tactics are reshaping politics in Britain and across the west. Anti-environmentalism is a rejection of both environmental initiatives and…

Pope Francis and Laudato Si’: an ecological turning point for the Catholic Church

In Laudato Si’, Pope Francis called for a radical break with consumerist lifestyles. Ricardo Perna/Shutterstock Bernard Laurent, EM Lyon Business School On May 24, 2015, Pope Francis signed his encyclical Laudato Si’ – “Praise be to you” in medieval Italian. This letter to Roman Catholic bishops was no half measure: it took many Catholics by surprise…