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Billionaires Must Help Fix the Planet, foreignpolicy.com (Sep 20, 2024) — It’s time for the ultra-rich to take responsibility for their role in the climate crisis. Ban Ki-moon, former U.N. secretary-general- Don’t fear the boomers! How Poland is celebrating its old people – and making life better for every age, theguardian.com (Sep 18, 2024)
- Barcelona protests: holiday hotspots need fairer tourism for local communities, theconversation.com (Aug 08, 2024)
- ‘Ultra-cheap energy for every household’: could a different kind of tariff change everything?, theguardian.com (Aug 02, 2024)
- The new UK govt aims for "growth, growth, growth" to solve all problems. The planet will have something to say about that, suggests James Meadway, Daily Alternative (Jul 19, 2024)
- ‘We need more shade’: US’s hottest city turns to trees to cool those most in need, theguardian.com (Apr 17, 2024)
- Policy experts hail Supreme Court ruling on climate change but stress that India's transition to clean energy to fight climate change must not lead to environmental injustices., energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com (Apr 09, 2024)
- Lima’s neurodiverse picnic movement is liberating Peruvians from stigma and abuse, positive.news (Mar 13, 2024)
- Youth activists need protection against smear campaigns and arrests, says UN expert, theguardian.com (Mar 11, 2024)
- Six ways inequality holds back climate action, theconversation.com (Jan 15, 2024)
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- Broad support for repair at the EU Parliament – will the Council keep up with the ambition?, repair.eu (Oct 25, 2023) — “We applaud the huge improvements introduced by the IMCO Committee to ensure the affordability of repair, the ban of unfair anti-repair practices and the promotion of broad repair options for consumers. We now urge the European Council and Member States Ministries not to let their citizens down. They have been demanding the right to repair what they own for years and this is the time to make it happen.” Cristina Ganapini, Coordinator of the Right to Repair Europe coalition
- Small acts of kindness are frequent and universal, finds study, positive.news (Jun 28, 2023)
- Australia needs to reduce emissions to net zero by 2038 to do ‘fair share’ to contain global heating, analysis shows, The Guardian (Jun 18, 2023)
- Catalonian housing co-op wins social innovation prize from European Commission, thenews.coop (Feb 08, 2023) — Sostre Cívic was praised for its alternative housing model which judges found 'fairer and more accessible, non-profit, non-speculative and transformative'
- Forests in the tropics are critical for tackling climate change – yet the people showing how are being exploited, The Conversation (Apr 28, 2022) — Fair deal for field workers needed
