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We need radical realism: The case for fast, feasible and universal climate action
As we move on from our practical failure to keep global warming to 1.5˚C, we need to keep working, not give up. But we should also ask...

Rob De Schutter
Mar 1, 202312 min read


One year on: Western companies traded 384 million barrels of Russian oil
WePlanet called for Europe to immediately end fossil fuel imports from Russia following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the 24th of...

Rob De Schutter
Mar 1, 20235 min read


How to create a good Anthropocene
Humanity has embarked on a grand planetary experiment, bringing about progress while disrupting the Earth’s systems. While nobody knows...

Rob De Schutter
Mar 1, 202312 min read


Lessons from Fukushima: What (not) to do after a nuclear accident
If – yes, if – nuclear power has a future, much will depend on how we react after a meltdown. What happened in Fukushima in March 2011...

Rob De Schutter
Feb 28, 20236 min read


What (not) to do after a nuclear accident (2): Anxiety, the main public health impact of a meltdown
(Photo: Douglas Sprott/Flickr) 2. Just before the Chernobyl disaster was about to be commemorated after 25 years, UNSCEAR, the United...

Rob De Schutter
Feb 28, 20238 min read


What (not) to do after a nuclear accident (3): The chaos wrought by politics, industry and the media
(Photo: Douglas Sprott/Flickr) 3. It’s only fitting in the incredible story of nuclear power that the Fukushima accident should have come...

Rob De Schutter
Feb 28, 202311 min read


What (not) to do after a nuclear accident (4, end): When evacuation is a big mistake
(Photo: Douglas Sprott/Flickr) 4. And then there is the evacuation. The International Commission on Radiological Protection recommends...

Rob De Schutter
Feb 28, 20234 min read


One year on from Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine
It has been one year since Vladimir Putin launched the brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine and brought war once again to Europe. The...

Rob De Schutter
Feb 23, 20232 min read


African farmers need modern tools in agriculture
Patricia Nanteza, director of WePlanet Africa, reflects on the protest action in Kenya and Uganda to support the use of GMOs to tackle...

Rob De Schutter
Feb 10, 20231 min read


For Germany, reconsidering nuclear energy is an ethical duty
Opponents of nuclear energy have often supported their position with ethical arguments. However, philosophers Simon Friederich and...

Rob De Schutter
Jan 11, 20236 min read


How I want to end animal agriculture and rewild Europe: A politician’s vision
Inspired by WePlanet’s vision and our Reboot Food campaign, Nilüfer Gündoğan, Member of Parliament in the Netherlands, gave an incendiary...

Rob De Schutter
Jan 3, 202310 min read


A species on the move: How climate migration reshapes us all
If we don’t stop global warming, we may be facing mass migration across the globe on a scale never seen before. Here’s an excerpt from...

Rob De Schutter
Dec 7, 20223 min read


WePlanet Australia: Stop logging and burning native forests as climate policy
WePlanet Australia has asked the federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, to stop burning timber from native forests...

Rob De Schutter
Dec 2, 20222 min read


Finland’s Green Party now supports genetic engineering in agriculture
In a landmark shift, Finland’s Green Party unanimously adopted a positive stance on genetic engineering in agriculture at the party...

Rob De Schutter
Dec 1, 20222 min read


Let’s make things cheaper: A declaration of abundance
Why the West needs a new social movement for progress. By Pepijn Vloemans Photo: Chaos07/Pixabay Once you notice one, you see them...

Rob De Schutter
Nov 30, 20226 min read


Climate action, Berlin: Team NetZero wins
Over 100 climate activists joined a demonstration in Berlin to show public support for keeping Germany’s nuclear power plants open in...

Rob De Schutter
Nov 23, 20222 min read


WePlanet presents a free e-book making sense of energy
Want to gain more clarity on energy and climate? Want to understand context and scale? We’ve got the right book for you. Every day, we...

Rob De Schutter
Nov 16, 20222 min read


Entire world’s protein can be produced on an area of land smaller than London
By replacing animal farming with proteins from microorganisms, 3/4s of the world's farmland can be rewilded. This transition will...

Rob De Schutter
Nov 15, 20223 min read


Notes from COP27: Richest countries have overrun their carbon budgets, and must now pay, study shows
RePlanet’s campaign director Joel Scott-Halkes, reporting from the UN Climate Change Conference. From left to right: Renato Redentor...

Rob De Schutter
Nov 11, 20223 min read


All about the George Monbiot Tour in support of our Reboot Food campaign
WePlanet and environmental author George Monbiot are teaming up for our new campaign to radically change the way we produce food. This...

Rob De Schutter
Nov 10, 20221 min read
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