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Research, part of a special feature on Everyday Adaptations to Climate Change ABSTRACT The relationship between everyday lives and the climate changed present is layered, complex, and deeply embedded in social context. In the Sundarban region of India and Bangladesh, the entangled web of development, anthropogenic climate change, and so-called climate change adaptation projects (such

Research ABSTRACT Agriculture is a key driver of the dynamics and transformation of rural landscapes in Western Europe. However, little is known about the influence of cropping techniques on visual perceptions of the aesthetic and ecological value of agricultural fields. We used an online survey to investigate the preferences of French residents for fields of

‘Unprecedented’ warming indicates climate crisis is taking place before our eyes, experts say Temperatures in the world’s oceans have broken fresh records, testing new highs for more than a month in an “unprecedented” run that has led to scientists stating the Earth has reached “uncharted territory” in the climate crisis. The rapid acceleration of ocean

Offices of Citibank in New York and Wells Fargo in San Francisco targeted by activists urging shareholders to act As they exited their office in Tribeca on Monday afternoon, Citibank employees were confronted with a boisterous crowd chanting and dancing along to the music of a mariachi band. It was a funny sight: New York

Four days of peaceful activism led by Extinction Rebellion fail to elicit pledge from government to ban new oil and gas projects After four days of peaceful demonstrations, climate activists gathered in Parliament Square as a deadline for the government to act to end all new fossil fuel projects was reached. The actions involved a

Wildlife presenter urges people to join action on climate crisis during mass protest supported by more than 200 organisations The wildlife presenter Chris Packham has made a rallying call for “every last person who cares” about the planet to join Extinction Rebellion after thousands took part in a demonstration on Saturday. The 61-year-old broadcaster spoke

Denis Hayes, who coordinated the first event in 1970, denounces fossil fuel companies that use the event to get positive publicity Corporate greenwashing should not undermine the message behind Earth Day and has nothing to do with its original aims, one of the founders of the annual environmental event has warned. Denis Hayes, the American