The United Nations special rapporteur on environmental defenders, Michel Forst, has expressed his concern that climate activists in Sweden are being treated as “criminals” by the government and authorities.
March 6, 2025
The United Nations special rapporteur on environmental defenders, Michel Forst, has expressed his concern that climate activists in Sweden are being treated as “criminals” by the government and authorities.
A new study has found that large-scale solar farms offer important habitat for threatened bird species and that they can host up to three times as many birds as crop fields.
In 2024, this “Rebel Mom” was forced from her job at the Swedish Energy Agency where she had been working on a security-classified position as a gas coordinator since 2023. Her employer had suddenly considered her to be a security threat because of her climate activism.
A new high-speed train service between Paris and Berlin aims to provide a more convenient and environmentally friendly alternative to travel between the two major European cities.
Almost 200 land defenders and climate activists were murdered in 2024. And environmental activists are increasingly facing tougher suppression and harassment from governments in Western countries.
OPEC claimed in its annual World Oil Outlook (WOO) that there was “no peak oil on the horizon” and that phasing out oil was a “fantasy”.
In the US, natural gas for electricity production has usually outpaced renewables. But for the first time ever, renewables will clearly outpace natural gas in 2024.
Iconic toymaker Lego will replace oil-based plastics used in their bricks with recycled and renewable plastics by 2032.
Researchers in Brazil have apparently found traces of cocaine in the bodies of sharks in the wild.
A housing project in Stockholm, Sweden, has been completed with a remarkable 36 percent lower carbon dioxide emissions per square meter than equivalent construction projects.
During a hearing held by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, GOP lawmaker Aaron Bean complained about electric vehicles (EV) subsidies, calling them “bribes”.
The Iberian lynx population has made a remarkable recovery.
For the first time ever, the sale of electric bikes, also known as e-bikes, has surpassed regular bikes in Germany.
In an effort to reduce litter in space, scientists in Japan have created the world’s first satellite made of wood.
A new study shows that plant-based alternatives are better than meat when it comes to your health, the planet, and in many cases even your wallet.
COP28 was close to falling apart. But after two weeks of deliberations, the nearly 200 countries participating in the COP28 climate summit finally agreed on a climate deal. The deal has been lauded as an historic agreement – but critics say that the deal contains too many loopholes.