Room 10 - Social, Economic and Political Issues.

"The time is past when humankind thought it could selfishly draw on exhaustible resources. We know now the world is not a commodity, is not a source of revenue; it’s a common good, it’s our heritage. And the consequences of climate change are fully known now – we’re not talking about theories anymore, we’re talking about certainties." - François Hollande.

BBC News
Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty and dozens of other groups
2026-01-08

Climate & Energy - Grist
How the planet fared in 2025 — the good, the bad, and the ugly
By Matt Simon, 2025-12-15

Climate 411
Why timescales matter in developing carbon dioxide removal strategies
By Stephane Sartzetakis, 2025-12-23

Climate Desk
Climate change is coming for Christmas
By Henry Carnell, 2025-12-22

Climate Law Blog
Greenwashing on Trial: The Paris Tribunal Finds TotalEnergies Misled Consumers with Its Carbon Neutrality Claims
By Elena Marro, 2025-12-16

New Article on Climate Science and Natural Resource Litigation
By Jessica Wentz, 2025-12-16

Sabin Center Report Surveys the Climate Litigation Landscape in 2025
By Maria Antonia Tigre and Margaret Barry, 2025-12-22

ClimateChangeFork
Back to Climate Change: The Year with Trump
By slandau, 2026-01-07

Conservation news
Despite a growing planetary crisis, leaders find hope in community efforts
By David Akana Karen Coates, 2025-12-11

When abandoned conservation projects are counted as progress, what are we protecting? (commentary)
By Ajay Sawant Erik Hoffner, 2025-12-18

Conservation wins in 2025 that pushed us closer to the 30×30 goal
By Bobby Bascomb Shreya Dasgupta, 2025-12-26

‘The bargain of the century’: An economist’s vision for expanding clean energy access in Africa
By John Cannon Malavikavyawahare, 2025-12-26

Environmental crime prevention is moving into the diplomatic mainstream (commentary)
By Robert Muggah Erik Hoffner, 2026-01-08

Soy giants drop Amazon no-deforestation pledge as subsidies come under threat
By Shanna Hanbury Bobbybascomb, 2026-01-09

Conservation’s unfinished business
By Rhett Ayers Butler Rhett Butler, 2026-01-12

DeSmog
Mapped: Pro-Trump Heartland Institute’s European Network
By Adam Barnett, 2025-12-10

The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
By Sam Bright, 2025-12-11

How MAGA Changed the World in 2025, and What Comes Next
By Geoff Dembicki, 2025-12-22

Earth911
Sustainability In Your Ear: Building The Circular Economy With Glacier CEO Rebecca Hu-Thrams
By Mitch Ratcliffe, 2025-12-08

Guest Idea: Climate Risk Has Become A Defining Economic Issue
By Guest Contributor, 2026-01-12

Environment | The Guardian
How climate breakdown is putting the world’s food in peril - in maps and charts
By Frederick O Brien, Pablo Gutiérrez and Ashley Kirk", 2025-12-18

Stingless bees from the Amazon granted legal rights in world first
By Damien Gayle, 2025-12-29

‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate?
By Ajit Niranjan, 2026-01-03

Freedom from China? The mine at the centre of Europe’s push for rare earth metals
By Lisa O’Carroll in Kiruna, 2026-01-10

World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam
By Rosie Peters-McDonald, 2026-01-10

If geoengineering is ever deployed in a climate emergency, transparency is key | Ines Camilloni
By Ines Camilloni, 2026-01-08

Some want to ban geoengineering research. This would be a catastrophic mistake for our planet | Craig Segall and Baroness Bryony Worthington
By Craig Segall and Baroness Bryony Worthington, 2026-01-09

Feasta
Reclaim the Economy: Reclaim the Economy – From GDP growth to wellbeing: reimagining the economy through care, solidarity and ecology.
By test1, 2026-01-07

Healing and Justice in a time of Polycrisis
By test1, 2026-01-13

Future Earth
Global Catastrophic Risk Threatens Earth’s Stability, New Report Warns
By bridget, 2025-12-15

Deglobalization? The case for Diversified and Decentralized Global Sustainability Science
By bridget, 2025-12-29

HEATED
It's time to embrace climate conspiracy
By Emily Atkin, 2026-01-07

Happy Eco News
Green Technology Investment 2025 Breaks Records as Clean Energy Funding Surges Worldwide
By Elena Kryvoshei, 2025-12-29

Renewable Energy Benefits the Economy by Cutting Trillion-Dollar Fossil Fuel Imports
By Elena Kryvoshei, 2026-01-01

AI for Nature Restoration Tools: How Companies are Transforming Ecosystem Recovery Projects
By Grant Brown, 2026-01-08

Renewable Energy Transition Policy Accelerates as Solar and Wind Overtake Coal
By Elena Kryvoshei, 2026-01-12

Conservation Congress Recognizes Wild Animals as a Climate Solution
By Cyrene Oraya Reyes, 2026-01-09

Inside Climate News
Big Oil’s Climate Ads Have Propped Up Fake Promises and False Solutions for Past 25 Years, Report Finds
By Dana Drugmand, 2025-12-11

Countries Want Debt Relief for Conservation. Is China Ready to Play a Role?
By Katie Surma, Georgina Gustin, 2025-12-21

As the Trump Administration Withdraws From Climate Treaties, Legal Scholars Debate Whether—and How—It Can Do So
By Georgina Gustin, 2026-01-09

Climate Cooperation Will Suffer as the U.S. Disengages From International Commitments
By Bob Berwyn, 2026-01-10

How Does Nature Contribute to the Economy? These Environmental Accountants Are Trying to Find Out
By Kiley Price, 2026-01-13

REVOLVE
Turning Tipping Points Around
By Ahmetcan Uzlasik, 2025-12-22

State of the Planet
Climate Action Costs More in the Global South. Here’s Why.
By Guest, 2026-01-06

The CLEO Institute
A new financing model for frontline solutions
By CLEO, 2026-01-08

The Crucial Years
Just possibly it's the oil?
By Bill McKibben, 2026-01-03

Yale Climate Connections
Extreme heat turns work deadly
By Sanket Jain, 2025-12-18

Climate change could cost businesses big time
By YCC Team, 2025-12-30

Home electricity bills are skyrocketing. For data centers, not so much.
By Karin Kirk, 2026-01-05

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