Disinformation threatens climate action, UN warns
Top officials in Baku for COP29 say the spread of false climate narratives undercuts the annual climate talks.
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US and India lead G20 on climate action, report says
Exclusive: world’s biggest emitters making most progress in introducing policies, study shows, but emissions still set to rise by 2.7C
End of an era in global climate politics
As the U.S. and China climate envoys retire, more than a leadership gap opens in crucial bilateral relationships and climate politics.
97,000 at COP: A questionable parade of oil execs and climate groupies
Activists are horrified by a climate conference in one of richest petrostates on the planet. Remind me why they went?
I’m a climate activist. Here’s why I’m at a UN conference hosted by an oil CEO
Why I’m here with colleagues and allies at COP28? Because civil society is capable of exerting power to balance corporate interests and protect the global co-operation process — as imperfect as it is.
Why hold UN climate talks 28 times? Do they matter?
Ask most people what the annual U.N. climate talks are and the likely answer will be: “Huh?” Ask those who do know and the answer may be: “Why should I care?"
Now we need real climate leadership
COP28 must deliver a global agreement to phase out fossil fuel production.
New investments in coal, oil and gas are an existential threat
COP28 outcomes must be explicit — systems transformations to build climate resilience do not include coal, oil and gas investments.
Money to compensate developing nations for climate change promises to be hot topic at COP28
Sunil Kumar watched helplessly in July as his home and 14 others were washed away by intense monsoon rains lashing the Indian Himalayas.
Climate crisis costing $16M an hour in extreme weather damage
A new analysis shows at least $2.8 trillion in damage from 2000 to 2019 through worsened storms, floods and heat waves.
The world can’t wait. Crisis finance needs a boost now
Even as we try to tackle issues like climate change and debt, we must also build resilience to cope with unforeseen disasters.
Methane is an air-quality problem, so treat it like one
When new methane regulations are announced, they should be complemented with community-driven action that approaches the harmful gas as an air-quality and health issue.
Biking around Bangladesh to find stories of climate courage
Abul Bashar Rahman, a 21-year-old economics student at the University of British Columbia, is spending his summer cycling across his home country of Bangladesh raising awareness of his people’s remarkable ability to remain resilient in the face of climate catastrophes.
Reform global financial system now or risk societal collapse
We simply cannot stand by and watch vulnerable countries either being engulfed by rising seas or choked by crushing debt.
Inuit want access to loss and damage fund, Inuit Circumpolar Council president says
The president of the Inuit Circumpolar Council’s Canadian arm says Inuit want direct access to an international fund dedicated to addressing destruction caused by climate change. But is a national loss and damage fund needed instead?