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...
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UN outlines Paris-style plan to drastically cut extinction rates
Today, human activity has brought extinction rates 100 times above natural baselines. Ahead of the Kunming Biodiversity Conference in October, the UN is drafting up a Paris-style plan to finally address the issue in a big way. Faced with the prospect of Earth’s sixth mass extinction and losses of over...
The Amazon is now releasing more CO2 than it can absorb
A new study has discovered that the rainforest is producing more than a billion tonnes of carbon dioxide annually, a concerning sign for our fight against climate change. As though we didn’t already have enough to worry about in our ongoing quest to save the planet, scientists have just...
Meeting the Californian mother who lost her home to climate change
In August 2020, Cheryl Isaacson lost her home to the CZU Lightning Complex fires. Months later, she tells Thred about the environmental and livelihood consequences of corporations abusing their power.
‘When we moved here, everyone said: ‘You’re never going to have a fire,’’ says Cheryl Isaacson, a 54-year-old Californian
Exclusive – The future of sustainable fashion lies in the hands of the agriculture industry
With COP26 on the horizon, a growing number of fashion brands are embracing regenerative agriculture in order to meet eco-friendly consumer demands. ‘Regenerative agriculture is a powerful movement in fashion that I think is going to catch fire,’ says Oliver English. English is the CEO of Common Table Creative (CTC),...
A ruptured gas pipeline set fire to the ocean’s surface in Mexico
Taking more than five hours to extinguish, a huge blaze - caused by a ruptured gas pipeline - raged just a few hundred metres from a drilling platform run by Mexico’s state-owned oil company, Pemex. Last week, record breaking temperatures swept across parts of Canada and the US. Hundreds are thought...
New green energy sailboat Manta aims to clean up ocean
The 185-foot sailboat, the Manta, collects and recycles marine waste and is powered by renewable energy. Manta, named for the retractable wings it uses to hold solar panels, is an environmental showstopper. Taking in three tons of waste an hour, 10,000 in a year, it is the first sea-cleaning ship capable of collecting plastic waste on an industrial scale. The ship was masterminded by record-holding sailor Yvan Bourgon, who set up the...
Animals to be considered sentient beings by new UK laws
The government now formally recognises animals as sentient beings. New welfare measures will be introduced to halt most live animal exports and ban the import of hunting trophies. The UK was the first nation in the world to pass animal welfare laws, making it illegal to cause unnecessary suffering to any animal. After Brexit, campaigners requested for animals to be formally recognised as sentient beings, since they are no longer protected...
Report calls attention to Colombia cheating carbon credit system
In Colombia, the continued use of fossil fuels is regularly offset by emission reduction projects. Already shrouded in controversy, a report has now outed many of these schemes in having no tangible benefit for the climate. Colombia ranks among the nations most at risk of economic fallout, extreme weather events, and internal displacement triggered by climate change. Rife with illegal deforestation throughout its indigenous lands, water shortages in its elevated Andes,...
UN urges leaders to deliver £72 billion for climate change fight
With COP26 just five months away, global leaders have yet to consolidate the funding they pledged for climate change. The money is essential for mapping the next steps towards climate action. We’re all familiar with the saying ‘money makes the world go round.’ As wealthy nations hold out on their promise to donate £72 billion to combat climate change by helping developing countries invest in greener technologies, this statement has never...
