It was a climate case with a unique outcome, in which a Peruvian farmer supported by the NGO Germanwatch sued the German energy giant RWE. Although the Hamm Regional Court dismissed the case, it set an important precedent that polluting companies must be held accountable for their activities and liable for the damage they cause. … Read more
On 9 February 2025, the Caesars Superdome Stadium in New Orleans hosted the 59th Super Bowl, which was the final match of the 2024 season of the National Football League (NFL). This edition provided news coverage from the perspective of climate communications. During the interval, the first-ever advertisement calling for immediate climate action was broadcast. … Read more
Italy will host the 25th edition of the Winter Olympics, scheduled to take place from 6 to 22 February 2026 in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. This will be the fourth occasion on which Italy has hosted the Olympic Games, following the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Despite the significance of the event, preparations and venue … Read more
The Dutch artist Johannes-Harm Hovinga created a special artistic performance. The theme was the 7,705-page Sixth Assessment Report of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). He sat at a raised table, shoeless and in complete silence. Repeatedly, for six hours straight, without a break except to go to the toilet, he punched holes … Read more
There are many ways to have an effect on the environment or to tackle climate change. The world of entertainment has tried to create new stories or imagine new societies in order to contribute to the global effort to overcome the climate crisis. However, theatres could play a role in addressing the climate crisis in … Read more
The latest edition of the CinemAmbiente festival, an international film festival held in Turin from 4 to 9 June, presented many interesting films. Among them, the Italian documentary Until the End of the World, produced by Francesco De Augustinis, attracted considerable interest from the audience and was also awarded a special commendation by the jury … Read more
A recent survey highlighted that British consumers have a low understanding of language used by companies to communicate their sustainability measures. The communication agency Fleet Street and the insights company Trajectory conducted a survey on a nationally representative sample of 1000 UK adults. The research, mentioned by The Guardian, analysed the language used by companies … Read more