Climate Change

According to the new World Water Development report by the United Nations, poor water infrastructure is putting countries at a bigger risk than the coronavirus pandemic with over half of the global population currently lacking access to…
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After decades of scientific consensus on the dangers of unabated climate change, the world is now finally waking up to the need to take action. But when it comes to policy-making – implementing climate adaptation, mitigation, resilience…
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Born in India’s northeastern state of Manipur, Licypriya Kangujam is a young climate activist who has been campaigning for environmental action for years and has recently managed to convince two Indian states to adopt climate change as a…
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By: Owen Jones No Cobra meetings, no sombre speeches from No 10, yet the consequences of runaway global heating are catastrophic. It is a global emergency that has already killed on a mass scale and threatens to send millions more…
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By: Covering Climate Now The same forest destruction that accelerates climate change can also encourage the emergence of diseases such as the coronavirus, Indigenous Peoples’ leaders said March 13 in New York, as they criticized Cargill…
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By: Jamie Margolin In this op-ed, a Zero Hour co-founder says we should treat both crises like the emergencies they are. You know that gnawing feeling of “oh, God, we’re in the midst of something horrible” you have because…
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World Sustainability Organisation (WSO), the NGO behind the leading global sustainability certification standards Friend of the Earth and Friend of the Sea, has just created a new auditing format that is entirely online. Prompted by the…
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The coronavirus pandemic might lead to a decline in carbon emissions in the short-term, but may pose a threat to long-term climate action as it will also undermine clean energy investment. The warning, made by global energy watchdog the…
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A global summit on food security may be dominated by big businesses at the expense of grassroots movements and smallholder farmers’ interests, according to the United Nations’ former food expert Olivier De Schutter. The accusation has been…
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New European rules could spell the end of the throwaway culture where products are constantly bought and binned, fuelling the global climate crisis and mounting waste problem. The regulations, announced by the European Commission, will…
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The coronavirus outbreak, now declared a global pandemic, will eventually enable humanity to reset its values for the benefit of the planet, said top trend forecaster Li Edelkoort. In an interview with Dezeen, Edelkoort said that the…
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A new report looking at the impact of global biofuel policies finds that the shift to biofuels could lead to 7 million hectares of deforestation by 2030. The analysis says that much of the demand will come from the aviation industry, which…
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A new report on the world’s electricity generation by climate think tank Ember reveals that carbon emissions from the global electricity system fell by 2% last year as countries begin shifting away from coal-fired power plants. The drop…
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Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates has just invested in New York-based startup C16 Biosciences in a Series A funding round that attracted US$20 million in total. The startup uses bioreactors in their labs to grow an oil alternative that is…
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We recently had the opportunity to speak to Jenny Quinton, the founder and project designer of Ark Eden, an organisation in Lantau whose mission is to protect the natural environment of Hong Kong. Throughout the year, Ark Eden hosts…
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In their annual Sustainability Report, Swiss multinational investment firm UBS reveals that it has increased its sustainable investments to US$488 billion by the end of 2019 and reduced its carbon-related assets by over 40% compared to the…
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Despite the coronavirus outbreak effectively collapsing the demand for travel across the globe, airlines are choosing to run empty “ghost” flights and spewing out tonnes of carbon emissions in order to keep their allocated flight slots in…
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A new scientific study has revealed that our tropical rainforests are losing their ability to absorb carbon, which will bring forward the prospect of climate breakdown to the near future. According to the researchers, continued…
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It's probably no surprise to anyone at this point that here at Green Queen, we're big fans of Hong Kong's eco-hero and young climate activist Lance Lau. Being a solo striker of the #FridaysForFuture movement every week, Lance has since…
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In addition to bringing about frequent disasters, rising temperatures and extreme unpredictable weather events, the consequences of climate change extends to the staple foods we consume daily. One of these is coffee, which is already being…
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Singapore has a S$100 billion plan to help the city-state adapt to a world stricken by the climate crisis. The island nation’s plan targets measures to survive in high temperatures and floodwaters as global heating continues to escalate,…
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