Find the PDF version here. Special issue editors: Martin Cerny, Sophie Gleitsmann, Lilian Pungas, Arman Spéth What about the Second World? (Post-)Development lessons from the Global East The hitherto hegemonic Western model of capitalist development is undergoing profound turbulence. It has been challenged both from the outside (most prominently from China and Russia) and from...

Analysis has found more than 3,000 mining operations within the most naturally precious areas of the planet – a much bigger footprint than previously thought

Where, when, what, and how much is mined. Research by Victor Maus.

Recent plans submitted to UN by more than 60 countries would cut carbon by only 10%, a sixth of what is needed

Schaden für die Umwelt, aber kein sicheres Einkommen für Kommunen

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva should veto a bill that would remove many environmental licensing requirements and weaken Brazil’s ability to prevent environmental harms.

Mining is often seen as having opposing local economic and environmental effects. This study models these dynamics across Brazilian municipalities and shows that outcomes vary over time and by type of...

Sozialökonom Andreas Novy schrieb an Österreichs Sachstandsbericht zum Klimawandel mit und arbeitete heraus, wie die Politik Mehrheiten fürs Klima finden kann

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, Published online: 12 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s43017-025-00683-wGlobal metal ore extraction has increased almost fourfold since 1970. This Review explores the drivers, patterns and environmental consequences of the growth of metal ore extraction and discusses interventions to reduce negative impacts across metal supply chains.

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment - Global metal ore extraction has increased almost fourfold since 1970. This Review explores the drivers, patterns and environmental consequences of the...

Den Umweltschutz einzuschränken ist eine Retro-Politik, die wir uns nicht leisten können

YouTube video by Gertrude Saxinger

As climate change and biodiversity loss intensify, the deep seabed beckons as a source of metals for batteries. Initiating this new exploitation conflicts with international agreements to decelerate b...

Die Klimaökonomin Sigrid Stagl ist vom Klub der Bildungs- und Wissenschaftsjournalist:innen als Österreichs Wissenschaftlerin des Jahres 2024 ausgezeichnet worden. Die Forscherin von der Wirtschaftsun...