Population Matters
@popnmatters.bsky.social
UK-based organisation tackling the causes and effects of population growth and unsustainable resource consumption to order to build a fairer, more sustainable world for all populations. populationmatters.org
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🚀 Introducing our brand-new strategy: All Populations Matter 🌍
We believe a just, sustainable world is possible - but only if we address the challenges of population, resource use and equity together.
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#AllPopulationsMatter
We believe a just, sustainable world is possible - but only if we address the challenges of population, resource use and equity together.
📖 Take a first look here 👉 bit.ly/3QpufQt
#AllPopulationsMatter
We presented evidence at the #UN in April on the impacts climate change was having on child mortality rates.
We're only going to keep seeing more examples of individuals' health being impacted by the climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We're only going to keep seeing more examples of individuals' health being impacted by the climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Yellow fever and dengue cases surge in South America as climate crisis fuels health issues
Disease outbreaks from South America to Europe have been worsened by rising global temperatures, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
We presented evidence at the #UN in April on the impacts climate change was having on child mortality rates.
We're only going to keep seeing more examples of individuals' health being impacted by the climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We're only going to keep seeing more examples of individuals' health being impacted by the climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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🗳️ @europarl.europa.eu has voted to 'simplify' corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence.
Sounds technical but it's bad news.
Diluting rules designed to keep big business honest about its impact on people and planet will make it harder for consumers to invest their money sustainably.
Sounds technical but it's bad news.
Diluting rules designed to keep big business honest about its impact on people and planet will make it harder for consumers to invest their money sustainably.
Sustainability reporting and due diligence: MEPs back simplification changes | News | European Parliament
On Thursday, Parliament endorsed reduced reporting duties and due diligence requirements for companies.
www.europarl.europa.eu
November 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
🗳️ @europarl.europa.eu has voted to 'simplify' corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence.
Sounds technical but it's bad news.
Diluting rules designed to keep big business honest about its impact on people and planet will make it harder for consumers to invest their money sustainably.
Sounds technical but it's bad news.
Diluting rules designed to keep big business honest about its impact on people and planet will make it harder for consumers to invest their money sustainably.
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Bottom trawling isn’t just an ocean issue, it’s a climate one too. It destroys carbon-rich seabeds & weakens the ocean's resilience. Banning it in marine protected areas is vital for our seas & in the fight against climate breakdown ✊🌎 #COP30
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The hidden deforestation beneath the waves | Euractiv
Tackling the carbon emissions of bottom trawling is a fast and effective way to forestall climate change while protecting our precious marine ecosystems. But despite the minimal returns, governments across Europe keep subsidising the practice
www.euractiv.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Bottom trawling isn’t just an ocean issue, it’s a climate one too. It destroys carbon-rich seabeds & weakens the ocean's resilience. Banning it in marine protected areas is vital for our seas & in the fight against climate breakdown ✊🌎 #COP30
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World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
- Fossil fuel emissions to hit a record high in 2025
- Analyses also show worrying weakening of the planet’s natural carbon sinks
#COP30 #climatecrisis
Story by Oliver Milman & me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Fossil fuel emissions to hit a record high in 2025
- Analyses also show worrying weakening of the planet’s natural carbon sinks
#COP30 #climatecrisis
Story by Oliver Milman & me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:07 AM
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
- Fossil fuel emissions to hit a record high in 2025
- Analyses also show worrying weakening of the planet’s natural carbon sinks
#COP30 #climatecrisis
Story by Oliver Milman & me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Fossil fuel emissions to hit a record high in 2025
- Analyses also show worrying weakening of the planet’s natural carbon sinks
#COP30 #climatecrisis
Story by Oliver Milman & me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Today at the #Portugal Pavilion 🇵🇹 at #COP30: powerful panel on protecting Environmental Human Rights Defenders. #EHRDs. Happening during Gender Action Day is a reminder that climate action only works when the people, particularly women, defending our planet can do so safely.
November 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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From regenerative agriculture to ‘efficiency is enough' and ‘we feed the world’ narratives - check out these 8 big greenwashing terms ahead of COP30 👇
📝 by @rachelsherrington.bsky.social & @hazelhealy.bsky.social
www.desmog.com/2025/10/26/b...
From regenerative agriculture to ‘efficiency is enough' and ‘we feed the world’ narratives - check out these 8 big greenwashing terms ahead of COP30 👇
📝 by @rachelsherrington.bsky.social & @hazelhealy.bsky.social
www.desmog.com/2025/10/26/b...
Look Out for These 8 Big Ag Greenwashing Terms at COP30
Food and farming companies will claim agriculture is the solution to the climate crisis at the Brazil summit — even though food drives a third of global warming.
www.desmog.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
🔴 NEW 🔴
From regenerative agriculture to ‘efficiency is enough' and ‘we feed the world’ narratives - check out these 8 big greenwashing terms ahead of COP30 👇
📝 by @rachelsherrington.bsky.social & @hazelhealy.bsky.social
www.desmog.com/2025/10/26/b...
From regenerative agriculture to ‘efficiency is enough' and ‘we feed the world’ narratives - check out these 8 big greenwashing terms ahead of COP30 👇
📝 by @rachelsherrington.bsky.social & @hazelhealy.bsky.social
www.desmog.com/2025/10/26/b...
Population growth is a feminist issue. When the environment suffers and resources are strained, its women and girls who feel the impact first and most.
November 11, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Population growth is a feminist issue. When the environment suffers and resources are strained, its women and girls who feel the impact first and most.
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
As the global population grows, the pressure on ecosystems and natural resources intensifies. This reality is clear and measurable, yet many people still treat population as a taboo subject.
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
As the global population grows, the pressure on ecosystems and natural resources intensifies. This reality is clear and measurable, yet many people still treat population as a taboo subject.
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Since 1990, the emissions share of the richest 1% has increased by 13%, and the richest 0.1% has grown by 32%, while the poorest 50% has decreased by 3%.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Since 1990, the emissions share of the richest 1% has increased by 13%, and the richest 0.1% has grown by 32%, while the poorest 50% has decreased by 3%.
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policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/cl...
As COP30 begins, there's calls for urgent action for the 250 million people already displaced by climate in the last 10 years.
www.carbonbrief.org/daily-brief/...
www.carbonbrief.org/daily-brief/...
COP30 begins | Disasters ‘displaced 250 million’ | Philippines hit again - Carbon Brief
The world’s media carries extensive coverage ahead of the official opening of the COP30 UN climate talks in Belém, Brazil
www.carbonbrief.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM
As COP30 begins, there's calls for urgent action for the 250 million people already displaced by climate in the last 10 years.
www.carbonbrief.org/daily-brief/...
www.carbonbrief.org/daily-brief/...
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“Deforestation was originally a deliberate choice.” The Economist’s Gavin Jackson joins “Money Talks” to examine the incentives destroying the Amazon
Amazon crime: how to fix the economics destroying the rainforest
Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, we hear a report from deep in the Amazon
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November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
“Deforestation was originally a deliberate choice.” The Economist’s Gavin Jackson joins “Money Talks” to examine the incentives destroying the Amazon
"The purpose of the mayors’ summit is to push regional politicians, often backed by more progressive urban electorates, to go further in doing something about it."
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘Politicians actually taking action’: six world mayors defying climate-sceptic populist leaders
From Sierra Leone to Milan, cities are crafting their own rules and innovations in the face of rising temperatures
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"The purpose of the mayors’ summit is to push regional politicians, often backed by more progressive urban electorates, to go further in doing something about it."
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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The window of opportunity to limit global warming to 1.5°C is closing. Here’s how countries can be held to account with climate targets.
How countries can be held responsible for staying within new legal climate target of 1.5°C
The window of opportunity to limit global warming to 1.5°C is closing. Here’s how countries can be held to account with climate targets.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The window of opportunity to limit global warming to 1.5°C is closing. Here’s how countries can be held to account with climate targets.
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Hektoria glacier on the Antarctic Peninsula retreated 25 kilometres in just 15 months. Its rapid melt could have implications for other glaciers and the rate of sea level rise
Antarctic glacier's alarming retreat is the fastest ever seen
Hektoria glacier on the Antarctic Peninsula retreated 25 kilometres in just 15 months. Its rapid melt could have implications for other glaciers and the rate of sea level rise
www.newscientist.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Hektoria glacier on the Antarctic Peninsula retreated 25 kilometres in just 15 months. Its rapid melt could have implications for other glaciers and the rate of sea level rise
Indigenous leaders, environmental activists and forest defenders are determined to make this a summit like no other - and our partners will be there
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A meeting of voices’: flotillas head into Belém ahead of Cop30 climate summit
Indigenous leaders, environmental activists and forest defenders are determined to make this a summit like no other
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Indigenous leaders, environmental activists and forest defenders are determined to make this a summit like no other - and our partners will be there
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
There are fewer than 415,000 elephants left in the wild across Africa, and human activity is to blame.
While ivory poaching has declined thanks to global pressure, habitat loss and fragmentation are now the biggest threats to wild elephants.
While ivory poaching has declined thanks to global pressure, habitat loss and fragmentation are now the biggest threats to wild elephants.
November 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
There are fewer than 415,000 elephants left in the wild across Africa, and human activity is to blame.
While ivory poaching has declined thanks to global pressure, habitat loss and fragmentation are now the biggest threats to wild elephants.
While ivory poaching has declined thanks to global pressure, habitat loss and fragmentation are now the biggest threats to wild elephants.
New report on funding to slash carbon emissions finds startlingly low engagement with the people affected
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Only 3% of international climate aid going to transitioning communities: ‘This is absurd’
New report on funding to slash carbon emissions finds startlingly low engagement with the people affected
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:46 AM
New report on funding to slash carbon emissions finds startlingly low engagement with the people affected
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Oceana UK’s latest state of UK fishing report shows human overexploitation has led to 1 in 6 UK fish populations dropping to critically low levels, with a quarter already below sustainable levels
November 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Oceana UK’s latest state of UK fishing report shows human overexploitation has led to 1 in 6 UK fish populations dropping to critically low levels, with a quarter already below sustainable levels
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There is nothing stopping the wealthiest people from attempting to alter the world's atmosphere – this must not be allowed to happen
Billionaires must not be allowed to geoengineer the planet
There is nothing stopping the wealthiest people from attempting to alter the world's atmosphere – this must not be allowed to happen
www.newscientist.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
There is nothing stopping the wealthiest people from attempting to alter the world's atmosphere – this must not be allowed to happen
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A new report out this week finds that millions of people are needlessly dying every year from exposure to extreme heat, wildfire smoke, and the faster spread of diseases, driven by the continuing use of fossil fuels. By @keertigopal.bsky.social for @insideclimatenews.org…
‘Millions of Avoidable Deaths’: Climate Change Health Harms Reach Unprecedented Levels - Inside Climate News
Heat waves, extreme drought and deadly wildfire smoke are just some of the climate-related health hazards that have reached record levels of harm, according to the latest report from a global…
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November 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A new report out this week finds that millions of people are needlessly dying every year from exposure to extreme heat, wildfire smoke, and the faster spread of diseases, driven by the continuing use of fossil fuels. By @keertigopal.bsky.social for @insideclimatenews.org…
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Covering Hurricane Melissa’s landfall, national TV news networks largely neglected the storm’s links to climate change" | Article by Evlondo Cooper for #mediamattersforamerica:
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Covering Hurricane Melissa’s landfall, national TV news networks largely neglected the storm’s links to climate change
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in western Jamaica on October 28 as a Category 5 storm with 185 mph winds, tying the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane as the strongest Atlantic landfall on record. Scientists s...
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October 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Covering Hurricane Melissa’s landfall, national TV news networks largely neglected the storm’s links to climate change" | Article by Evlondo Cooper for #mediamattersforamerica:
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Kenya’s growing towns are leaving elephants with nowhere to go
Kenya’s growing towns are leaving elephants with nowhere to go
As settlements expand across northern Kenya, people and elephants are increasingly clashing over land, food and water
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Kenya’s growing towns are leaving elephants with nowhere to go
Almost all fish and mussels tested in English rivers and coastal waters were found to exceed proposed safety levels for mercury contamination.
www.wcl.org.uk/mercury-fill...
www.wcl.org.uk/mercury-fill...
Mercury fillings are taking a bite out of British wildlife and river health
Nature groups are warning that mercury fillings should be banned across Great Britain.
www.wcl.org.uk
October 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Almost all fish and mussels tested in English rivers and coastal waters were found to exceed proposed safety levels for mercury contamination.
www.wcl.org.uk/mercury-fill...
www.wcl.org.uk/mercury-fill...
Rising global heat is killing one person a minute around the world.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rising heat kills one person a minute worldwide, major report reveals
Biggest analysis of its kind finds millions are dying each year from combined effects of failure to tackle climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Rising global heat is killing one person a minute around the world.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...