Environment

Deep-sea mining could have major ecological consequences. To avoid it, human society must fundamentally change its growth-at-all-costs model. 

Although the threat facing the Amazon region is well-known, it is hard to truly grasp the severity of the situation through scientific facts alone.

Faced with resistance to their energy-intensive data centres in northern Europe, Big Tech companies are looking south. Can Spain take this gamble?

While lithium is at the heart of the green transition, mining it is unsustainable. The residents of Covas do Barroso resist.

Rivers can be used to combat the risks of flooding or drought, particularly in urban areas. But schemes can negatively impact the environment and water quality.

Kohei Saito has gained international attention with his work on degrowth communism. What can socialism and environmentalism learn from each other?

A year since a toxic algae bloom killed millions of fish in the Odra, Poland’s river restoration efforts remain insufficient. But the demands of citizens to democratise water management are becoming impossible to ignore.

Climate pessimists bend scientific evidence to their narrative of “collapse”, overlooking the complex, unpredictable nature of social processes.

AI specialist Kate Crawford uncovers the earthly underpinnings of the digital realm.

A biodiversity crisis is underway despite stronger global rules for nature.