Fear, powerlessness, hope at COP26 – hope: how do I find it?
At COP26, Force of Nature went to every corner - the Blue Zone, the Green Zone, the New York Times Climate Hub, the UK Youth Climate Cafe, the trailblazing campaigners in the streets, and everywhere in between - to gauge the emotional climate. A couple weeks ago, we peeled back...
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The 2022 mission to clean-up electric battery production
Precious metals like cobalt and nickel are vital components of electric batteries, but extracting them is a dirty and dangerous. As the demand for green tech grows in 2022, are we any closer to fixing the labour and sustainability issues? 2022 is going to have to be a big one...
Exxon is greenwashing on its zero emission pledges
Oil company Exxon has committed to reaching ‘zero emissions’ by 2050, but this does not include any caused by burning its products and only counts in-house ‘operations’. It’s the latest example of big business greenwashing for public favour. Exxon is one of the world’s leading gas and oil companies...
How humanity solved the crisis of Earth’s depleting ozone
In 1985, atmospheric scientists revealed humanity was on a path to wiping out our entire ozone layer within a few decades. Since then, a combination of scientific, economic, and diplomatic action has all but solved the crisis. After a 12-month delay, we’re finally closing in on COP26, yet rhetoric around...
Five Gen Z plastic activists you should know about
These young people are all leading by example to eliminate single-use plastics. Here’s why you should follow them to start your plastic-free journey. It’s only when you start trying to get away from plastic that you realise it’s literally everywhere. Plastic in your fridge, plastic in your bathroom cabinet, plastic upon...
COP26 summit: LIVE coverage
World leaders and official delegates have arrived in Glasgow for COP26. Convening on all things climate change, will we see finally see genuine action in what’s billed as a vital decade for the planet? Keep hitting that refresh button for live updates. (06:00pm) That's it for Thred's official coverage of...
Exclusive report – Illegal air pollution in Texas rises 155% in 5 years
According to a recent report, unauthorised emissions from industrial facilities in Texas have tripled since 2015 as the EPA continues to roll back protective measures. At the beginning of the week, Thred Media and Global Citizen were given early access to a report sounding the alarm on rising rates of illegal industrial pollution in the state of Texas. According to the study conducted by Environment Texas and Frontier Group,...
