Climate Action

November 23, 2023

Newcastle in Focus: Australian Activists Gear Up to Halt Operations at World’s Largest Coal Port

In a powerful stand for the environment, Australians are banding together for a historic protest against coal mining. At the heart of this action is Rising Tide, a group dedicated to fighting

Climate·Environment·Forest

Amazon Deforestation Plummets 45.7%: Historic Low in 2024 Under Brazil’s Zero Deforestation Agenda

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon decreased by 45.7 percent between August 2023 and July 2024, marking the largest proportional drop ever recorded for this period, the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) revealed on Wednesday. According to data from the

August 9, 2024

Google’s AI Targets a 10% Reduction in Global Emissions by 2030: Discover How in Their Latest Environmental Report

Environment·Sustainability

Google has made it their goal to help build a more sustainable future ever since its foundation. Sharing what Google has learned along the

Patagonia Joins Canopy’s Pack4Good Initiative for Sustainable Packaging Material that Could Reshape the Outdoor Apparel Industry

Business·Environment·Materials·Sustainability

Outdoor gear giant Patagonia has taken another stride in its environmental journey by joining Canopy’s Pack4Good initiativeThis move signals a shift towards sustainable packaging

A green alga Photo Source:Dr Helen Onyeaka (University of Birmingham)

Food & Drinks

Chlorella: The $200M Microscopic Algae Transforming Food Security and Climate Action

A tiny plant that grows in lakes and rivers might help solve our food problems. Scientists at the University of Birmingham are studying Chlorella vulgaris, a plant so small you need a

Tejal Somvanshi

February 8, 2025

Agriculture·Carbon·Pollution

DNV Verifies Agreena’s 4.5M Hectares Carbon Credits From 2,300 Farmers Across 20 Countries With 350% Program Growth

Back in the 1980s, when carbon markets were just theoretical discussions in environmental economics journals, few farmers thought about selling carbon credits. Now in November 2024, as DNV completes its third verification

Rahul Somvanshi

December 6, 2024

Conservation·Plant Life

California’s Statewide Ban on Joshua Tree Damage Sets Stage for Ambitious Habitat Protection Goals to Prevent Extinction

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has released a 294-page draft conservation plan to protect Joshua trees from extinction, marking the state’s first-ever initiative to shield a species specifically from

Karmactive Staff

December 2, 2024

Activism·Indigenous

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez Combines Indigenous Advocacy, Hip-Hop, and Youth-Led Climate Movements to Fight for Global Justice

He was brought up in an indigenous household where nature was worshiped. Earth was considered as a living entity, worth reverence. When he was six, he delivered his first speech. Later he

Govind Tekale

November 24, 2024

Elizabeth Wathuti. Photo Source: World Economic Forum (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Activism·Africa

Elizabeth Wathuti Tracks 30,000 Tree GPS Tags and Engages 205,700 People Through Green Generation Initiative in Kenya

Picture this: It’s 2002 in Kenya’s Nyeri County, and a seven-year-old Elizabeth Wathuti is getting her hands dirty, planting her first tree. Born in 1995, she didn’t just watch her homeland’s forests

Govind Tekale

November 20, 2024

Energy·USA

Nuclear Power to Grow 3x by 2050—14 Global Banks Bet Big on the Future of Energy

In light of New York City Climate Week, 14 global financial institutions showed support to the agenda of tripling the global nuclear energy capacity by 2050 at an event organised by Net

Rishabh Mosalpuria

September 28, 2024

Conservation·Nature·News

30% by 2030: Can the Global Biodiversity Framework Reverse Nature’s Decline?

By adopting the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) in 2022, the world made the biggest decision to mainstream and conserve biodiversity. The GBF sets 23 targets for saving nature by integrating it into

Govind Tekale

June 7, 2024

Climate·Politics·World

COP28 in Dubai: A Pivotal Moment for Climate Action as Nations Debate Global Stocktake

The first global Global Stocktaking of the progress made on containing climate change, expected to conclude in the UN summit in Dubai in a few weeks, has received polarizing views from nations

Govind Tekale

November 14, 2023