Shipping frenzy threatens Indigenous food security
Arctic shipping and the noise and environmental pollution left in its wake are driving narwhals and other animals farther away from those who depend on them.
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Nations set to agree on shipping emissions cuts. But are they good enough?
Negotiators at the meeting of the United Nations' International Maritime Organization in London, seen as key to limiting global warming to 1.5 C since pre-industrial times, are set to officially agree Friday for shipping emissions to reach net zero “by or around” 2050, rather than setting the date as a hard deadline.
Fossil fuels loom large as countries negotiate agenda for UN climate talks
Nations resumed talks on tackling global warming Monday with the aim of shaping a deal that might put the world on track to prevent a dangerous increase in temperatures, as the United Nations' top climate official called for deep cuts in fossil fuel use.
UN's weather agency sums up 2022: nasty, deadly, costly and hot
The World Meteorological Organization said last year really was as bad as it seemed when people were muddling through it. And about as bad as it gets — until more warming kicks in.
If we value human rights and the rule of law, we must fight for climate justice
On March 29, Vanuatu, along with more than 115 other co-sponsoring countries, will table a proposed resolution at the United Nations General Assembly requesting an advisory opinion on climate change from the International Court of Justice.
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.
World leaders need to be at COP15
COP15 is supposed to create a Paris Agreement for nature, but right now we stand on the brink of it being a failure, writes Kenyan environmentalist and climate activist Elizabeth Wathuti.
Trudeau comes up against criticism reaching for ‘forefront’ of Indigenous-led conservation
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s opening speech at COP15 was interrupted by a group of Indigenous protesters playing drums and singing “Canada is on native land” and “climate leaders don’t build pipelines.”
Humanity has become ‘a weapon of mass extinction.’ Can the world make a peace pact with nature in Montreal?
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is clear about what he wants to see at the COP15 biodiversity conference in Montreal: a peace pact with nature.
Will Indigenous sovereignty be on the agenda at COP15?
Biodiversity thrives under Indigenous protection, but will Indigenous rights and title play a key part in negotiations at the COP15 biodiversity conference in Montreal — or will these issues remain at the margins?
Divide-and-conquer strategy at climate conference pits rich and poor nations against each other
The clock is ticking to land an agreement for COP27, and Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada will support a proposal to launch a loss and damage fund –– with a few conditions.
Crunch time at COP27 reveals rift over fossil fuel future
As COP27 enters its final days, the pressure is on for countries to make their case on what place fossil fuels — the main driver of climate change — have in the future.
G20 summit spills into COP27
Countries are well behind on reaching an agreement at COP27 that outlines their collective climate action, but the G20 summit might have just nudged negotiators to find common ground.
Canada announces millions of dollars in new climate finance for developing countries
Canada is announcing millions of dollars in new climate finance for developing countries. But advocates warn symbolic donations are no replacement for the new financial tools delegates are negotiating at COP27.
Freed from the constraints of federal cabinet, Catherine McKenna drops some truth bombs
The United Nations is cracking down on greenwashing. Former environment minister Catherine McKenna is leading the charge.