The problem of events stands in the way of designing good anti-climate change policies – and the problem of the proponents of austerity.

Almost complete disappearance of the Aral Sea in Central Asia is "one of the biggest and most shocking disasters that ever occurred on Earth", said UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

How can cities be more green and what is necessary to bring about such change?

In which areas can governments be active in minimising carbon growth in urban development?

What practical steps can an organisation take to audit and manage its struggle to reduce carbon emissions?

What can be done to reduce agriculture’s contribution to global climate change?

Thailand’s Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives is encouraging thousands of local communities to plant more than eight million new trees.

What are green jobs and how can jobs be greened?

The arc of science has faced roadblocks for centuries, but the pattern of denying the weight of evidence has taken on new virulence recently. Highly motivated people openly cast doubt on well-established evidence — the theory of evolution, the human effects on climate change, the value of vaccines and other findings that have achieved an overwhelming consensus in the scientific community.

What is the role of government in the fight against global climate change?