‘We feel like the peasants’: women and low-income families bear brunt of heatwave As temperatures soar across Europe, cities are struggling to adapt, further exacerbating socioeconomic divisions The Guardian - UK · Jun 26
UK pulls $1.15bn support for Mozambique gas project after climate and terror concerns TotalEnergies scheme became lightning rod for terror in region and was accused of violating human rights The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2025
‘Our future is being burnt down’: youth activists call for fossil phaseout at Cop30 – as it happened Thousands of youth activists from around the world presented a global youth statement calling for “full, fast, fair fossil phase-out” The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2025
Cop30 was meant to be a turning point, so why do some say the climate summit is broken? Swamped by lobbyists and hobbled by a lack of urgency, there are fears Cop could become a sprawling spectacle that betrays those who depend on it most The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2025
Asad Rehman’s journey from antiracism campaigner in Burnley to head of Friends of the Earth Climate crisis is ‘interconnected crisis of inequality’, says Rehman, who began organising at his school in the 1970s The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2025
Rich countries are desperate to convince us their hollow Cop28 deal is a triumph. They’re lying The agreement on fossil fuel phase-out is full of loopholes, but those of us fighting for climate justice won’t give up, says Asad Rehman of War on Want The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2023
‘No climate justice without peace’: Gaza becomes flashpoint for climate activists Many in the global movement are divided on whether or how to take a stand on the conflict The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023
'Repressive State': Climate Activists Fear COP28 Clampdown In UAE Rights groups are preparing for the COP28 climate talks in the United Arab Emirates with trepidation, fearing surveillance and detention under the oil-rich monarchy's strict criminal justice system. International Business Times · Nov 24, 2023
‘We couldn’t fail them’: how Pakistan’s floods spurred fight at Cop for loss and damage fund With the deadly devastation fresh in the world’s mind, Pakistan pushed for damage funds with other frontline countries The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2022
Climate emergency is a legacy of colonialism, says Greenpeace UK Report says global south has been ‘used as place to dump waste’ and that people of colour are suffering disproportionately The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2022