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The Last Drop: Solving the World's Water Crisis

The Last Drop: Solving the World's Water Crisis

Water scarcity is the next big climate crisis. What led us to this point, and how can we turn things around before it’s too late?

2023

Stories

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Published in
The New Climate.

We Need To Talk About Degrowth: Part II

On how to make it happen.

Nov 21, 2024

We Need To Talk About Degrowth: Part II

Nov 21, 2024

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Published in
The New Climate.

We Need To Talk About Degrowth: Part I

On the need for Degrowth, Post-Growth, and a new economic model.

Nov 22, 2024

We Need To Talk About Degrowth: Part I

Nov 22, 2024

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Published in
The New Climate.

The New Climate: Updated Submission Guidelines

Writers — read these guidelines before submitting.

6d ago

The New Climate: Updated Submission Guidelines

6d ago

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Published in
The New Climate.

I Wrote A Book About Water: Here’s What I Learned

Over three years in the making, and the conclusions I reached surprised even me.

Jun 26, 2023

I Wrote A Book About Water: Here’s What I Learned

Jun 26, 2023

Published in
The New Climate.

The New Climate. End of Year Wrap, 2024

The top stories on The New Climate this year, revealed.

Dec 19, 2024

The New Climate. End of Year Wrap, 2024

Dec 19, 2024

Published in
The New Climate.

The New Climate. New(s)letter #15

Shifting focus from the shocks of geopolitics to what we can control and achieve locally.

Nov 30, 2024

The New Climate. New(s)letter #15

Nov 30, 2024

Published in
The New Climate.

Is Recycling A Lie?

As the UN tries to agree a deal on plastics, Tim Smedley, editor of The New Climate, looks at why recycling isn’t the solution some think.

Nov 29, 2024

A line of shiny recycling wheelie bins waitng on a curbside, coloured (from l-to-r) yellow, blue, red and green.

Nov 29, 2024

Published in
The New Climate.

How to Deal With Floods AND Drought

We can’t prevent extreme weather events from happening — but these few simple measures can really soften the blow.

Nov 1, 2024

How to Deal With Floods AND Drought

Nov 1, 2024

Published in
The New Climate.

The New Climate. New(s)letter #14

Climate Change communication needs storytellers to turn doom or denial into action — thankfully TNC has plenty of them.

Nov 1, 2024

The New Climate. New(s)letter #14

Nov 1, 2024

Published in
The New Climate.

Can We Build More Houses and Restore Nature?

Targets to protect 30% of land for nature by 2030 could turn housebuilding from being the problem into part of the solution.

Oct 12, 2024

Can We Build More Houses *and* Restore Nature?

Oct 12, 2024

Tim Smedley

Tim Smedley

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Environment writer for the BBC, Guardian, Times etc. Books: Clearing The Air (2019) and The Last Drop (out now!). Editor of https://medium.com/the-new-climate.

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