Happy New Year!
Here at Global Awareness Initiative we're determined to make it our best year yet! The first thing we must be aware of is ourselves, which is why we have thought of…
Early last year we made our predictions: Green Targets EU Countries Will Likely Miss in 2025. Let's have a look at what was successful and targets have failed.
By early 2024, policymakers were still…
Offshore wind turbines—those towering giants planted far out at sea—are now one of the most talked-about pillars of the global energy transition. In the last few years, they’ve evolved from niche projects clustered in the…
As the world accelerates toward electrification—from transportation and manufacturing to communication and national infrastructure—one technology stands at the center of this transformation: the battery. Yet despite remarkable progress over the past decade, the lithium-ion battery…
If beavers could tell their own story, it might begin simply:
“We’re not pests — we’re partners in resilience.”
It’s a message echoed by scientists, conservationists and even government agencies as beavers — once hunted…
What the loss of one of Earth’s great ice reservoirs would mean for coastlines, climate, and life on the planet
“Greenland is not just melting ice. It is a lever in the global climate system—and…
An evidence-based investigation into why climate denial persists — and what the science actually shows
Climate change denial has become one of the most persistent and politically charged forms of science denial in modern times.…
The annual “ozone hole” over Antarctica closed earlier than usual this year and reached its smallest maximum extent since 2019, according to European and US monitoring agencies—an encouraging milestone for a decades-long global effort to…
The ocean is climbing—quietly, steadily, and now fast enough that scientists are starting to describe year-to-year jumps as “unexpected.” In 2024, global sea level rose more than anticipated, largely because the ocean absorbed extraordinary heat…
Introduction
As the global push to decarbonise the electricity grid intensifies, hydroelectric power is increasingly touted as a cornerstone of the renewable-energy transition. But while the concept sounds straightforward and green, the reality is far…