How high-tech, capitalist solutions to the climate crisis just feed racism
UN rapporteur Tendayi Achiume says projects are at the expense of marginalized groups and Indigenous Peoples.
COP27
John Kerry stands up for appointment of UAE oil chief to lead COP28
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry backs the United Arab Emirates' decision to appoint the CEO of a state-run oil company to preside over the upcoming U.N. climate negotiations in Dubai, citing his work on renewable energy projects.
This is your brain on climate change
Scientists need to learn more about climate change’s negative impacts on the nervous system in order to mitigate it.
Amidst the climate crisis, the case for hope is getting stronger
The movement to protect nature, transition away from fossil fuels and create an equitable society won’t achieve critical mass without supporters, adopters, innovators and foot soldiers.
What does ‘nature positive’ mean — and can it slow biodiversity loss?
The catchphrase aims to emulate the success of "net zero" in climate campaigning. Yet some fear it is too vague and open to greenwashing
African and Indigenous women voices essential for climate action
Rather than prioritize their knowledge and expertise, climate COP negotiators sideline African and Indigenous women who disproportionately feel the brunt of the climate crisis.
Tiny aerosols present a big challenge for global warming
Fossil fuels are rapidly heating the planet, but their aerosols also help cool it. Just how much, though, is a major uncertainty in climate science.
U.S. proposes rule cracking down on methane leaks from public lands drilling
The U.S. Interior Department on Monday proposed rules to limit methane leaks from oil and gas drilling on public lands, the latest action by the Biden administration to crack down on emissions of the potent greenhouse gas.
Thinking about the end of the world as we know it
“Yes, it’s a catastrophe,” Elizabeth Weil writes of climate change. “And no, you would not be better off if you continued to tell yourself otherwise.”
We are living on borrowed time. Will the G20 rise to our collective futures?
A systemic rethink of the G20’s fit for purpose is warranted. We desperately need meaningful multilateralism to restore humanity’s path towards common prosperity.
Canada backed bid to scale back ‘unabated’ fossil fuels, but pledge never made it into the final COP27 agreement
Canada was one of more than 80 countries to call for the phasedown of unabated fossil fuels as COP27 negotiations went into overtime.
After COP27, where does Canada stand on phasing out fossil fuels?
It was important for countries at COP27 to name the so-called elephant in the room — oil and gas — the main cause of climate change, write Keith Brooks and Dave Gray-Donald.
UN climate boss says climate talks didn't progress much, but could have ended up worse
Given an energy crisis in Europe and progress made in helping climate victims, the new climate chief for the United Nations said he'll settle for a lack of new emissions-cutting action coming out of the now-concluded climate talks in Egypt.
‘Bittersweet’ COP27 delivers historic win on climate justice but fails to tackle the climate crisis head on
Petro-states fought hard to ensure the COP27 implementation plan does not address fossil fuels directly
Is the credibility of carbon credits at stake in negotiations at COP27?
If "confidentiality" stays in the final version of Article 6, regulators will have a severely limited scope when investigating a country's created carbon credits. The move could leave a backdoor for double-counting and fake emission cuts.