Earth Day: Facts, history and ways to celebrate our planet
Daisy Dobrijevic & Elzabeth Howell Earth Day is an annual event that started in 1970 when 20 million Americans — 10% of the population of the U.S. at the time…
Backlash grows against the ‘controversial marina project’ in Ayvalık
Müge Okur The “Marina” project that the municipality in Ayvalık, Balıkesir, wishes to implement is drawing criticism due to the damage it causes to the environment and allegations of commercial…
The health costs of the oil fires in Iran could take years to pay off
Dr Semih Ayta, representative of the Turkish Neurological Society at the Clean Air Rights Platform: “The scale of the incident in Iran is enormous. According to modelling, it appears that…
Climate policy and renewable diffusion: What actually drives acceleration?
Brendon Tankwa, Emilien Ravigné, J. Doyne Farmer In this paper, we analyse how climate policy reforms have shaped the diffusion of solar and wind technologies across 49 OECD+ countries over…
EARTH.ORG / 16 Biggest environmental problems of 2026 – 4
Deena Robinson & Martina Igini / Global Commons The world is grappling with a host of pressing environmental challenges that demand immediate attention and action. From climate change-induced disasters, biodiversity…
The renewable energy revolution is a feat of technology
Rebecca Solnit I know progressives are supposed to be technophobes, but there is one technology we probably love more than anyone else (except the engineers who created it): renewable energy.…
EARTH.ORG / 16 Biggest environmental problems of 2026-1
Deena Robinson & Martina Igini / Global Commons The world is grappling with a host of pressing environmental challenges that demand immediate attention and action. From climate change-induced disasters, biodiversity…
Guaranteed roads and hospitals received $4.7 billion, yet 2 million children still live in deep poverty
Levent Gürses A striking transfer of capital is taking place in Turkey. On the one hand, there are reports of incredible poverty; on the other, payments flowing freely from the…
