Climate// Hidden Stories SeriesThe psychological game of greenwashingJanuary 5, 2023In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, Indigenous leaders are engaged in a crucial battle—not only for the preservation of their ancestral lands but also for the stability of the global climate.And the common practice — where products are marketed as being environmentally friendly or “green,” even if they may not …
Climate// Hidden Stories SeriesWe’re living in a world more focused on “normalisation” than “conservation”January 2, 2023In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, Indigenous leaders are engaged in a crucial battle—not only for the preservation of their ancestral lands but also for the stability of the global climate.The first wave represents the Covid-19 pandemic, followed by an economic recession, then a …
Climate// Hidden Stories SeriesCleaning up the chocolate supply chainDecember 30, 2022The European Union (EU), the world’s largest cocoa purchaser, has made a commitment to only import cocoa that does not contribute to deforestation or forest degradation.This decision is part of a larger legislative package aimed at addressing the risks of deforestation in the supply chains of various commodities, including cattle, timber, coffee, …
Climate// Hidden Stories SeriesThe lucrative scam of carbon creditsDecember 28, 2022In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, Indigenous leaders are engaged in a crucial battle—not only for the preservation of their ancestral lands but also for the stability of the global climate.However in reality, the credit market is a lucrative scam that has done little to address the root causes …
Climate// Hidden Stories SeriesWhy the UN 30×30 agreement is a big dealDecember 20, 2022Yesterday, approximately 190 countries approved a comprehensive United Nations (UN) agreement to protect 30% of the earth’s land and oceans by 2030 and to take other steps to address the loss of biodiversity.Biodiversity, which is decreasing at an unprecedented rate worldwide, threatens the planet’s food and water …
Climate// Hidden Stories SeriesIndigenous communities are critical in our fight to protect our lands and seasDecember 13, 2022As the UN COP15 focuses talks on biodiversity in Montreal, there’s a growing realisation that globally, we’re not as prepared as we need to be in our bid to protect and conserve 30 per cent of the world’s land and sea by 2030.And …
Climate// Hidden Stories SeriesThe new era of the climate movement: How to make action happenDecember 9, 2022I got asked the other day if I thought that the climate movement is beginning to fracture under the weight of its own success.The question was loaded, of course, but I believe its point is valid. As we steadily move towards creating and passing …
Climate// Hidden Stories SeriesUnpopular opinion: The real cost of cheap meatDecember 2, 2022I think it’s fair to say that a dominant belief of our time is that low prices are good, and high prices are bad.Expensive commodities are bad, inflation is bad — really anything that is expensive is bad. And that view has credit: low prices can (and are) …
Climate// Hidden Stories SeriesGood COP, bad COP: The future of climate action looks shakyNovember 30, 2022In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, Indigenous leaders are engaged in a crucial battle—not only for the preservation of their ancestral lands but also for the stability of the global climate.Observers — and even some of the delegates — were reported to have been …
Climate// Hidden Stories SeriesBrazil is backNovember 28, 2022In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, Indigenous leaders are engaged in a crucial battle—not only for the preservation of their ancestral lands but also for the stability of the global climate.Punctuated by chants of “olé, olé, olé, ola, Lula, Lula”, Lula’s speech brought a much-needed feeling of hope to the frequently criticised …