Voicebox: Climate Crisis

I weigh out pros and cons of protected areas, looking into biodiversity, climate change, and human rights. 

As the first US state to declare a climate emergency, Hawaii will pass a legislative resolution acknowledging the risks to humanity and the environment posed by climate change. 

Environmental campaigners have raised concerns that ‘bags for life’ are only being used once, before being discarded, contributing to plastic pollution. 

Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes on the Caribbean island of St Vincent after a volcanic eruption blanketed the island in smoke and ash, leaving the country in dire need of aid.

Apple announced last year that it will be entirely carbon neutral for its supply chain and products by 2030, and the company is now taking steps to use renewable energy.

How are the UK's universities tackling climate change?

Japan’s cherry blossom trees are universally admired and are a centerpiece of Japanese culture, but their early blossom this year is not something to celebrate, say climate scientists. 

Is the publishing industry doing enough for the environment?

A new report unveils the damage that the UK industry is doing to the environment.

Are festivals doing enough for the environment?

Chloe Potamiti talks to us about their short film Human Nature, which is now available as part of our Winter Film Festival. Human Nature explores how we are connected to the natural world, and reminds people that humans don't simply live alongside nature, we are a part of it. 

An interview with Clive Russell, prominent graphic designer and one of the earliest contributors to Extinction Rebellion, on the art style of the movement.