European governments are abandoning a treaty that has become a barrier to climate action, but legal hurdles remain
At the Cop27 summit in Egypt, a dash for gas risks distracting from the support for climate resilience Africans really need
My loss is just one of many for Africa. If we do not get justice at Cop27, I fear conflict and scarcity will escalate beyond national borders
Indigenous peoples and local communities receive less than 1% of all climate funding despite scoring wins for people and nature
A handful of large companies make big profits by controlling the food trade in Africa, while doing nothing to increase its climate resilience
The US and Saudi Arabia have joined a coalition to decarbonise steel and cement. Governments can help by driving demand for green products
Our UN-backed initiative was told we could be sued for saying new coal isn’t compatible with science-based targets. We need regulatory reform
Jair Bolsonaro dismantled social and environmental protections. Brazil’s next president must combat illegal activity and restore safeguards
Frans Timmermans and John Kerry are downplaying historic responsibility for the climate crisis. That’s a red flag for Africa
The quality of climate finance is as important as the quantity to rebuild trust after rich countries failed to deliver on their $100bn by 2020 target
The colossal disaster shows why rich countries must deliver on finance for loss and damage at Cop27 international climate talks
The Rajapaksa regime deserved to be banished, but today’s hunger stems from decades of choosing global markets over self-sufficiency
Millions of Britons are paying an exorbitant price for successive governments’ short-termist decisions that prolonged our dependence on fossil fuel
Caribbean nations need rich countries to pay their fair share of climate finance, not market measures that let polluters off the hook
To avoid locking in new gas production in response to the energy crisis, world leaders must accelerate efforts to stop methane leakage, venting and flaring
As the planet warms and biodiversity collapses, those encouraging and profiting from the destruction of the Earth must be charged with ecocide
Europe needs low-carbon hydrogen and the Middle-East and North Africa can produce it
There are worrying signs from Berlin and Tokyo of backsliding on a pledge to end public finance for fossil fuel projects overseas by the end of the year
As talks on a global deal to protect nature begin in Nairobi, Kenya, countries need to create a new conservation designation for Indigenous Peoples’ land
Planting trees is a key pillar in the fight against climate change but it’s no substitute for permanently removing carbon dioxide from the air