Written by: Kimberly White
The United Kingdom is set to host the 2020 UN Climate Change Conference. The UK won over international partners and will host the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) in partnership with Italy.
COP26 will bring together...
Written by: Kimberly White
Microsoft has announced an ambitious new goal to reduce and remove its carbon footprint. The tech giant has pledged to remove more carbon emissions than it creates and become carbon negative by 2030. Microsoft aims to...
Written by: Kimberly White
Endurance athlete Michael Haddad has set out to highlight the devastating impacts of climate change in the Arctic. Haddad is attempting to walk 100 kilometers across the North Pole.
Paralyzed from the chest down, he will...
Written by: Kimberly White
Often referred to as “the last frontier,” Alaska has become one of the first frontiers of climate change impacts.
Melting sea ice and permafrost are changing the landscape. The once snow-covered tundra has been hit twice as hard as...
Written by: Kimberly White
UBS Group will no longer fund new offshore oil projects in the Arctic. The Swiss bank also announced it would not provide financing for new thermal coal mines or oil sands on undeveloped lands.
The new standards...
Written by: Kimberly White
Activists, campaigners, and movement leaders from more than 140 countries have come together to declare a state of emergency for people and the planet. The alliance of more than 2,000 activists backed an open letter signed...
Written by: Kimberly White
The UK government is phasing out petrol, diesel, and hybrid cars by 2035. The sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans will be banned as of 2035. After the ban comes into effect, only...
Written by: Kimberly White
New research spearheaded by Conservation International has identified key land areas in need of protection to avoid catastrophic climate change. Published in the journal Nature Climate Change, the study examined fourteen major ecosystems.
Made up of mangroves,...
Written by: Kimberly White
Goldman Sachs has announced a $750 billion pledge to sustainable finance initiatives that combat climate change. The $750 billion will be dispersed over the next decade and focus on financing, investing, and advising activity related to...
Written by: Kimberly White
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has announced that he is committing $10 billion to help tackle the climate crisis through the launch of the Bezos Earth Fund.
“Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet. I want...












