Sadness – but also hope

The Swedish elections are nearly over. A few districts’ votes have yet to be counted but since the last votes to come in are from the Swedish nationals living in foreign countries – a group which is majority upper-clas and right-wing – the results will likely remain the same: Sweden will now have a right-wing

Eco-Friday: US Republicans form conservative climate caucus

American conservatives have long been leading in climate change denial but a small group of Republicans have now formed a group to tackle the climate crisis. Could this be a step in the right direction? Well, maybe not. The group, headed by Utah representative John Curtis, is against ”radical progressive” solutions like taxing carbon emissions

Animal agriculture’s negative impact on the environment might have been greatly underestimated, new study shows

It is becoming clearer each day that to stop climate change, we will have to stop treating nature and other species as resources to exploit. Humanity will have to be humble enough to recognise that we are part of the natural world, not its lord. Animal Agriculture Responsible For 87% Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Finds

India is still struggling for air

And the wave of COVID-19 has now also spread to Nepal. What is happening in both countries is nothing less of horrifying, with hospitals overrun, over 3000 deaths per day (these are only the reported cases) and crematoriums running 24/7. One is at a loss for words to describe the situation. It’s easy to feel