HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 | History Defined

Lost sleep, wasted food, and hot offices: The true impact of heatwaves on Britons

Millions struggled to sleep during ‘tropical nights’ where indoor temperatures approached 28C

The Independent UK · Jul 7

Fast fashion: 69% of our clothes contain toxic chemicals

The European Union is implementing a new tax on imports, to limit purchases from fast-fashion e-platforms like SHEIN, Temu, and similar. Their bargain price tags hide a toxic reality, as testing reveals these ultra-cheap garments carry a hidden cost to human health.

Euronews · Jul 2

I'm a Climate Communicator: Britain's Heatwaves Feel Like Summer—But They're a Sign of Something Much Bigger

As the climate crisis stops feeling like something futuristic and becomes horrifyingly immediate.

Marie Claire · Jul 1

Switzerland heading towards referendum on construction of new nuclear plants

During the debates in parliament, Energy Minister Albert Rosti stressed the need to keep the nuclear power option open to guarantee the country's long-term energy supply.

Euronews · Jun 18

Over 100,000 Kids Have Died Due to Greenpeace Blocking Genetically Enhanced Rice, New Calculation Shows

Anti-technology activists have blocked the adoption of Golden Rice, which is genetically enhanced to produce the vitamin A precursor beta-carotene, for over two decades.

Reason · Jun 17

Super-rich’s assets cause outsized amount of climate harm, study says

Greenpeace calculates that wealthiest contribute nearly $1tn of damage a year with ownership-based emissions

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10

‘Severe’ stress on oceans as rate of sea level rise doubles in 10 years, UN warns

Global effort needed to limit effects of pollution, industrial fishing and climate crisis, World Ocean Assessment says

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8

Making missiles in the Hunter won't target the biggest threat to our future

Letters: '[The minister] is tethering our economy to the multi-billion dollar arms export industry rather than the sustainable industries of the future'

Newcastle Herald · Jun 7

Dutch court agrees to hear Greenpeace lawsuit against US energy company

Judges in Amsterdam have given Greenpeace a preliminary win in an anti-intimidation court case

The Independent UK · Jun 3

Inside the month-long expedition to try and protect Europe’s elusive ‘Banana Hole’

The ‘Banana Hole’ has been described as a “living library” of our planet’s history - but its future is at risk.

Euronews · May 29