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Climate·2 January 2022

UNITED NATIONS: Why 2022 will matter for climate action

As the world picks up speed in its race against climate change and moves forward from the 2021 Glasgow Climate Change Conference, let’s look at ten key global events in 2022 that will shape critical conversations and influence public…

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Climate·24 November 2021

Peter Bakker: Big business climate pledges must be measured

As the Cop26 hype begins to settle down, the glass half-full or half-empty analysis on the outcomes of the Glasgow climate conference continues to pour out. But while government negotiators were entrenched in meeting rooms until late hours…

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Climate Crisis·20 November 2021

Groundtruthed - George Monbiot

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Climate·14 April 2026

Featured Voice: This is the Speech the World Needed - Barbados PM Mia Mottley

Open on original site ↗ Greenpeace posted on Instagram: Incredible speech from the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley calling for action on climate change THIS IS THE SPEECH THE WORLD NEEDED SOURCE: GREENPEACE

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Climate·12 November 2021

If global finance can step up to the net-zero challenge, governments surely can

‘Our enormous financial resources mean the world can now finance the transition to net zero.’ Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

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Climate·11 November 2021

Cop26 targets too weak to stop disaster, say Paris agreement architects

A Nepalese climate change protest in Kathmandu, Nepal this week. It will be too late to increase ambitions in 2025, Christina Figueres argues. Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA

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Climate·11 November 2021

WWF: Details, not just promises: What corporate ambition should look like at COP26

To ensure credibility, companies need to not only step up their climate ambition but to deliver on their promises, writes WWF’s Seán Mallon.

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Climate·10 November 2021

UNEP: Spotlight on climate action

The climate emergency is a direct consequence of carbon-heavy land-use and agriculture, transport, buildings and industrial processes and polluting energy sources. Without profound changes to these sectors and a drastic cut to carbon…

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Education·4 November 2021

COP26: Mark Carney declares a 'watershed' moment as $130tn committed to hitting net zero

Mark Carney, the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Finance Adviser for COP26 and the UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. The British government plans to make the U.K. 'the world's first net-zero aligned

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Climate·3 November 2021

Cop26: Countries hit worst by climate change call for $500bn by 2024

Published on 02 November 2021, 20:50. Updated on 03 November 2021, 10:47.

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Climate·2 November 2021

Climate change: Five dealmakers who will influence the outcome at COP26

Their complex role requires a sharp mind, a deep reserve of tact and incredible endurance. Talks often go through the night and rarely finish on time.

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Climate·31 October 2021

Day 1: Huge task ahead for COP26

UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa at the opening of COP26. Credit: UN Climate Change/Kiara Worth.

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Climate·30 October 2021

Former WMO boss Michel Jarraud: ‘Every Cop has a different dynamic’

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Climate·19 October 2021

Rich countries to ramp up fossil fuels despite net-zero pledges, says UN

Steam billows from the cooling towers at a coal-fired power station in Nanjing, eastern China. China continues to rely heavily on fossil fuels despite vows earlier this year to cut emissions. (Credit: Keystone/Chinatopix/AP)

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Climate·18 October 2021

Environmental Justice Foundation: Taxpayers are funding planetary breakdown: Harmful subsidies must end

Tackling the interlocking triple crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and human rights abuses is fundamental to ensuring a safe, sustainable and just future. So why are we paying to accelerate these crises, and to make ourselves…

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Climate·17 October 2021

COP26: It’s (almost) here

The latest round of global climate talks will take place from 31 October to 12 November 2021 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Thousands of government delegates and people from civil society, business and the media will gather to advance climate…

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Climate·15 October 2021

Letter from 45 million medical workers warns urgent climate action needed to stop "impending catastrophe"

A new report from the World Health Organisation calls on nations to start decisive action that will limit global warming and prevent millions of deaths every year.

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Climate·10 October 2021

Breaking: Greenpeace blocks Downing Street over oil drilling

Greenpeace activists shutdown Downing Street with an oil soaked statue of Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

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Climate·29 September 2021

Pre Cop Milan

Pre Cop Milan.

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Climate·11 September 2021

SDG Moment Will Provide Reality Check with Nine Years to Go

The UN has released details about the 2021 SDG Moment, a one-day virtual event during the UN General Assembly’s high-level week. The annual SDG Moment aims to provide a snapshot of progress, highlight actions that show change is possible,…

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Education·13 November 2020

The Race to Zero, a masterplan to tip the system before it's too late

Copyright United Nations Climate Change NEWS SOURCE: GENEVA SOLUTIONS Published on 13 November 2020, 05:44. Updated on 13 November 2020, 08:43. The Race to Zero, a masterplan to tip the system before it's too late by Bruno Jochum With less than ten years left to reach 1.5°C global heating and the cl

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Climate·10 November 2020

Youth Activists Are Holding Their Own Climate Summit

LONDON, Nov 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Earlier in 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic forced a year's delay to planned UN climate talks in Glasgow — originally set to start on Monday — young climate activists chafed that no innovative…

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Climate·9 November 2020

Climate finance for developing countries is rising

06/11/2020 - Climate finance provided and mobilised by developed countries for developing countries totalled USD 78.9 billion in 2018, up 11% from 71.2 billion in 2017. The increase was driven by a rise in public climate finance, while…

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Climate·23 November 2023

GCC - Gallery Climate Coalition

Art being transported on the road from Cornwall to Berlin in 2017 - please note, the image is suggested by the Olive Network as a banner for this post. We hope that Gallery Climate Coaliton are ok with this.

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Climate·25 September 2020

Climate Action: 12 major cities commit to divest from fossil fuel companies

Cities sign on to a new declaration committing to building moment for fossil-free and sustainable investment.

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Systems Change·21 September 2020

WEF: Nearly 9 in 10 People Globally Want a More Sustainable and Equitable World Post COVID-19

Published 16 Sep 2020 2020 Amanda Russo, Public Engagement, World Economic Forum, [email protected] , +41 79 392 6898 Gayle Markovitz, Public Engagement, World Economic Forum, [email protected] +41 79 749 9251 In a new World Economic Forum/

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Climate·21 September 2020

Geneva Solutions - Elise Buckle: ‘It’s time for a global reset to rebalance our relationship with nature’

Published on 21 September 2020, 05:30. Updated on 21 September 2020, 09:40.

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Climate·18 September 2020

Is it the end of the oil age?

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Systems Change·18 August 2020

We’ve got to start thinking beyond our own lifespans if we’re going to avoid extinction

Amiens Cathedral, France: built across several lifetimes during the 13th century. Photograph: Alamy   We’ve got to start thinking beyond our own lifespans if we’re going to avoid extinction Sonia Sodha Sun 16 Aug 2020 08.15 BST Last modifie

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Climate·15 August 2020

Project Everyone - The Sustainable Development Goals

Project Everyone seeks to put the power of communications behind the Sustainable Development Goals, also known as the Global Goals.

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New Museum·6 October 2025

Museums Are Experts at Thinking Long-Term. That’s Why They Must Lead the Fight for a Greener Future—Before It’s Too Late

Nick Merriman, chief executive of the Horniman Museum & Gardens. Photo by Tania Dolvers

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Economics·6 July 2020

The UN is mobilising for the next quarter-century

With the help of a mass online survey, in-depth polling across 50 countries, hundreds of live “dialogues” and a trawl of research, the plan is to find out what people would like to see 25 years from now, when the un reaches 100. The views…

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Climate·29 June 2020

The Climate Coalition

We are the UK’s largest group of people dedicated to action against climate change. Along with our sister organisations Stop Climate Chaos Cymru and Stop Climate Chaos Scotland , we are a group of over 140 organisations — including the…

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Peace·24 October 2020

The Elders urge a revival of multilateralism on UN’s anniversary to reshape the world after COVID-19

The Elders urge a revival of multilateralism on the United Nations anniversary to reshape the world after COVID-19.

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Global Crises·6 May 2021

Climate Action Covid 19 Climate Change What Does This Mean For The Fight Against The Climate Crisis

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Global Crises·4 June 2020

Climate Action - COVID-19 & Climate Change

It is proposed that National governments are joined by a single international

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Climate·2 May 2020

Climate Action - COVID-19 & Climate Change: What does this mean for the fight against the climate crisis?

Olive Network Editors note: Here we include 3 short excerpts from the webinar to focus on 'how can governments be persuaded?'. To see the original programme in its entirity please follow this link:

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Economics·20 April 2020

By invitation: Mark Carney on how the economy must yield to human values

In recent years, the market economy has become the market society. The virus could reverse that trend

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Global Crises·3 April 2020

UN secretary general: recovery from the coronavirus crisis must lead to a better world

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New Museum·21 October 2019

World's Largest Lesson - Project Everyone

World’s Largest Lesson is an on-going initiative from Project Everyone delivered in partnership with UNICEF and many other organisations to bring the Global Goals to children across the world.

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New Museum·10 March 2019

'Geek philanthropy': the gamers raising millions through marathon live streams

Gamers play the endurance driving game Desert Bus as part of Desert Bus for Hope, which launched in 2007 and has raised over $5m for the children’s hospital charity Child’s Play. Photograph: Kolin Toney/Desert Bus for Hope

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New Museum·15 February 2019

A personal and professional perspective on the school ‘climate strike’

At 11 o’clock this morning thousands of school students in the UK walked out of their lessons to demand increased action on climate change.

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New Museum·24 January 2019

Could this local experiment be the start of a national transformation?

‘Over the past year, Barking and Dagenham has started to become known as a global leader in taking back control.’ Illustration: Eleanor Shakespeare

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New Museum·22 January 2019

Can Art Relax You?

Can art relax you? Sressed Millennials use galleries to unwind, research shows.

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New Museum·9 January 2019

Choose Love: The world's first store that sells real products for refugees

Every single purchase you make goes towards a similar item for a refugee, delivered via one of the 80+ projects Help Refugees support across the world.

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New Museum·8 January 2019

Beauty That Unites: Travels in the Marvelous Harmony of the Chinese people and Vatican Museums

Soft diplomacy between the two countries starts off with an exchange of art.

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New Museum·8 January 2019

Art can be a powerful medicine against dementia

People living with dementia discuss art at a Royal Academy InMind session. Photograph: Roy Matthews

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New Museum·8 January 2019

Forest Bathing Is the New Global Phenomenon in Nature Therapy

Shinrin Yoku means “forest bathing” or “taking in the forest atmosphere.” In 1982, the Forest Agency proposed Shrinrin Yoku as a different type of therapy which quickly took as picnicking under the cherry blossoms in April and March is a…

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New Museum·8 January 2019

Bee inspired: why Oslo has put ecological riches at the heart of the city

Kristina Bjureke, the chief botanist at the natural history museum in Oslo, examines a flowering plant with horticulturalist Tor Mjaaland. Bjureke wrote the plant management plan for city’s hay meadow campaign. Photograph: Jonathan Watts…

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New Museum·8 January 2019

15,000 at Glastonbury set record for biggest human peace sign

People form a giant peace sign at Glastonbury. Photograph: Andy Eliot/PA

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New Museum·18 September 2019

Emergency Architects & Human Rights

The building is 25 sqm classroom in a dome shape built to host Syrian and Jordanian children in Za’atari village, located just outside of the Za’atari refugee camp, 10 km from the Syrian border.

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New Museum·7 January 2019

COOL EARTH

Half the world's rainforest has been lost over the past forty years.

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New Museum·3 January 2019

Artist John Akomfrah Wins Artes Mundi Prize - his work feels particularly urgent.

His work, tackling migration, racism, and religious persecution, feels particularly urgent.

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New Museum·17 August 2019

Franciscans International - A Voice At The United Nations

We are a Franciscan voice at the United Nations protecting the vulnerable, the forgotten, and our wounded earth through advocacy.

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New Museum·23 August 2024

Claudia Sings Sunshine On A Rainy Day | WaterAid

Claudia's village, Lubunda , is in a disadvantaged part of northern Zambia, where people once relied on dirty, distant and dangerous water sources.

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New Museum·1 January 2019

EducAid - learning for life in Sierra Leone

What are the important skills, behaviours, and attitudes that students need to become contributing global citizens?

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New Museum·1 January 2019

A Sweet Gig: Danish Beekeeping Program Employs Refugees

By operating urban beehives year-round, Bybi helps the environment, gives training, and creates opportunity.

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New Museum·30 December 2018

Cahier Africain

In the beginning there was a notebook. A notebook about hundreds of broken lives and tragic fates. Director Heidi Specogna wastes no time and shows it to us in the very beginning. She uses the photos of men, children and teenagers, as well…

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New Museum·30 December 2018

A World Not Ours

The Schwarz Foundation has recently opened A World Not Ours , its exhibition for the summer, curated by Katerina Gregos. The exhibition takes place at the Foundation’s venue in Greece, Art Space Pythagorion , on the island of Samos, one of…

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New Museum·14 April 2026

Featured Story: A knowledge transporter in Afghanistan

School teacher Saber Hosseini from Bamyan, Afghanistan, cycles more than an hour to deliver books to children in remote villages in the province.

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New Museum·24 September 2019

Dancing out of poverty in South Africa

Taking the floor: Dane Hurst and the Rambert dance floor he moved to South Africa. Photograph: Karl Schoemaker for the Observer

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New Museum·28 December 2018

From freecycling to Fairphones: 24 ways to lead an anti-capitalist life in a capitalist world

From freecycling to Fairphones: 24 ways to lead an anti-capitalist life in a capitalist world

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New Museum·28 December 2018

Diverse candidates make history in US midterm elections

Some of the winners in Tuesday’s US midterm elections will make history when they take office. Here’s a round-up of some of those breaking barriers Stateside, from people of colour to LGBT candidates

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New Museum·28 December 2018

ABBIE TRAYLER-SMITH 'AFTER DARKNESS'

Anima-Mundi is proud to present Abbie Trayler-Smith’s ‘After Darkness’, an extraordinary exhibition of photography capturing the devastating effects of Isis on the landscape and people of the region.

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New Museum·27 December 2018

12 Ways The Arts Can Encourage Climate Action

An art installation made with parts of Greenland’s ice cap in Paris at COP21 by Olafur Eliasson. Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images

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New Museum·23 November 2023

Francis Alys - to work with refugees

Francis Alÿs to work with refugees in Iraq and meet Isil’s victims

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New Museum·24 September 2019

David Nott on Desert Island Discs

He works across three London hospitals performing general, vascular, trauma & reconstructive surgery. In addition, for the past two decades, he's spent several weeks every year working in conflict zones around the world for Médecins…

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New Museum·16 May 2018

Global reasons to be cheerful - David Byrne

1. Healing the divide Georgetown is one of Texas’s most conservative suburbs, but gets all its electricity from renewable sources. Its mayor, Dale Ross, a Republican in what is considered oil country, made a decision in 2015. He ignored…

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New Museum·16 October 2025

Featured Archive Story: Ubuntu - I am because we are

An anthropologist proposed a game to children in an African tribe. He put a basket of fruit near a tree and told the children whoever got there first won the sweet fruits. When he told them to run they all took each others hands and ran…

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New Museum·27 November 2025

Featured: Utopia For Realists - and how we can get there.

Visited the Wellcome Collection yesterday and came away with Utopia For Realists (ON Ed) Utopia for Realists is one of those rare books that takes you by surprise and challenges what you think you know. Rutger Bregman takes us on a journey…

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