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Climate Crisis

Greta Thunberg To Donate Million-Euro Humanitarian Prize To Climate Causes

The 17-year-old climate change activist said the money she won with the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity “will help me do more good in the world.”
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We Don't Have To Halt Climate Action To Fight Racism

It's time to stop #AllLivesMattering the climate crisis
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Has The Australian Bushfire Crisis Changed The Way We Donate To Climate Causes?

"I have never seen anything like this before, and I’ve been in and around this stuff for 20 years," the CEO of one environmental group reveals.
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Climate Protesters Ask Scott Morrison: 'Where The Bloody Hell Are You'

Hundreds gathered outside the Australian Prime Minister's Kirribilli residence while he holidays overseas amid NSW heatwave.
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'When I Come Home, Will The House Still Be There?' Sydney Teen's Bushfire Fear

"Like the rest of the population, I’m worried and scared," said 17-year-old Amy Lamont from Sydney.
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Russell Crowe Raises $400,000 For Australian Bushfires

The actor hand-delivered the cheques to the New South Wales Rural Fire Service.
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'Denial Is Not A Policy': Australian Students Kick Off Climate Strikes

As the bushfire crisis continues, students walked out of class to join climate change rallies across the country.
By Colin Packham, Reuters

Experts Say There Are 36 Ways To Stop Climate Catastrophe, But We Have To Act Now

There's still hope if we act fast, experts write in the new Exponential Climate Action Roadmap.
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'Incredibly Moving' Photo Of Greta Thunberg's First Climate Strike Goes Viral

She sits alone outside the Swedish parliament in the picture.
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