Climate diplomacy must shift focus from markets to land rights
Land tenure is key to climate goals, but carbon markets have had harrowing impacts on local communities. A new agenda on adaptation must succeed where decarbonisation has failed, say Frederike Klümper and Joanna Trimble.
Effective climate policy targets economics, not emissions
Current Net Zero policies are unpopular and ineffective – it is time to dethrone fossil capital and forget emissions trading, says Jessica F. Green.
Seeds of industrialisation: how the soul of the apple got lost
An overreliance on pesticides and a disconnect from the land has dampened the mythology of America’s most iconic fruit, says Priyanka Kumar.
Climate donors must address the gender funding gap
Women are neglected by climate funding, despite their pivotal role in Indigenous land management and climate resilience, say Namnyak Sinandei Makko and Omaira Bolaños.
The Global Plastics Treaty must include production reduction
After three years of negotiations, delegates must not compromise on their principles at the UN’s final session to decide international legally binding rules on plastic pollution, says Punyathorn Jeungsmarn.
Trump will leave climate science in smoking ruins – and the economy will suffer for it
Donald Trump is dismantling all sources of independent opinion in the United States to increase the power of the presidency, says John Holdren, former Presidential Science Advisor to Barack Obama.
Crypto and AI exploit conflict zones and fossil fuels – with destructive consequences
Cryptocurrencies and AI rely on political stability, refugee camp workers and electricity blackouts, says Hito Steyerl.
Remembering dreams of a green peace
The Bering Strait region has always been a hotbed of geopolitical tension – but its future is now more uncertain than ever, says Kieran Mulvaney.
How a few giant companies came to dominate global food
How do agricultural monopolies create higher food prices? Is market concentration at breaking point for seeds, agrichemicals and farm tech? Jennifer Clapp explains.
Ecocide in Ukraine, and the meanings of bread
Darya Tsymbaluk explores how Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s land and agriculture also target the nation’s cultural identity.