Guardian Environment
The Guardian view on climate equality: a richer life and real public abundance, not just more stuff | Editorial
Piketty's World Inequality Lab argues in its new Global Justice Report that taxing extreme wealth could fund a transformation of living standards while keeping warming below 2C. The report reframes climate action not as sacrifice but as an opportunity to replace consumer excess with genuine public abundance — healthcare, education, and economic security for all. It is a deliberately hopeful intervention in a policy debate too often defined by austerity and despair.
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Mongabay
What the platypus can teach us about smarter conservation
The platypus, one of Australia's most iconic yet elusive species, presents a fundamental conservation challenge: you cannot protect what you cannot find. New reporting highlights the difficulty of accurately surveying platypus populations, making it hard to identify where threats are intensifying. The case underscores a broader lesson for conservation — reliable baseline data on species distribution is not a luxury, but a prerequisite for effective action.
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Why are so many Democrats going quiet on climate change?
Democratic candidates are increasingly sidelining climate change as a campaign issue, spooked by conventional wisdom that it alienates voters in competitive districts. But the data tells a different story — polling and electoral results suggest climate messaging actually moves votes in Democrats' favor. The party may be abandoning one of its strongest cards at precisely the wrong moment.
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U.S. Cities See Public Transit Use Grow as Fuel Prices Remain High
Public transit ridership is climbing across U.S. cities as sustained high fuel prices — driven by ongoing conflict in Iran — push commuters away from personal vehicles. The shift marks a notable reversal from post-pandemic lows that left many transit systems financially strained. For city planners and transit agencies, the surge presents both an opportunity and a pressure test for aging infrastructure.
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Mongabay
Northern Thai residents march for action on polluted rivers. ‘This is an emergency’
Northern Thai communities are taking their fight for clean water to the streets — literally. More than 600 residents of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces launched a six-day, 68-kilometer march demanding government action on heavy metal contamination devastating the region's rivers. The protest signals mounting public frustration with authorities over a pollution crisis that activists are calling a full-blown emergency.
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