environmental activists

Climate activists are protesting the rapid expansion of AI data centers and Amazon's plan to build the largest gas power plant in the United States, arguing the facilities will drive up emissions and strain energy grids. Critics say tech companies' AI boom is quietly fueling fossil fuel growth despite corporate climate pledges. Supporters of the projects counter that new power capacity is needed to meet surging demand.

A new report finds the Philippines is the deadliest country in Asia for environmental defenders, with activists and land defenders facing lethal violence while protecting forests, land and natural resources. The finding places the Philippines among the world's most dangerous countries for people documenting environmental harm, prompting renewed calls for accountability and protection of defenders.

A commentary argues that environmental NGOs are shifting their funding base away from public grants and toward wealthy activist billionaires to finance their campaigns. The author contends this dependence on a small set of rich donors risks undermining the groups' legitimacy and accountability, warning that the arrangement will ultimately damage both the organisations and the environmental causes they champion.