Let’s use early milestones to stay focused on climate action
To make sure we meet a 2030 goal to triple outflows from UN climate funds agreed at COP29, work needs to start now
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Climate justice is vital for global security
If governments step back from their commitments to tackle climate change, the world will see population displacement, political unrest and conflict
How to make electric vehicles that don’t trash forests through mining
Using battery technology that is less reliant on minerals can avert worsening environmental damage caused by the stampede to secure materials for EVs
COP30 must heed the elephant in the room: fossil fuels
Oil, gas and coal cause three-quarters of global emissions. Why are they nowhere to be seen on the Belém climate summit’s agenda?
Without debt relief, climate action will fail
Many Global South countries spend five times more on repaying debt than tackling climate change – governments meeting in Seville next month can stop this downward spiral
Asia’s fossil-free future demands real transformation – not a false transition
As it meets this week, the Asian Development Bank should stop supporting fossil gas as a “bridge” fuel and back renewable energy
On May Day, workers are calling – and climate activists must answer
For too long, workers’ rights have been sidelined in the fight against climate change – without just transition policies, we can’t build a livable future
Stop calling people ‘climate refugees’
We need to recognise the diversity of ways climate impacts influence people’s movements, not reduce them to one label
Identifying loss and damage is tough – we need a pragmatic but science-based approach
It’s often hard to judge whether a drought is weather-related or climate related and whether people are displaced by the drought or conflicts
Morocco’s centuries-old irrigation system under threat from climate change
As Morocco faces increasingly extreme temperatures, indigenous communities in the country’s southeast suffer the brunt of the climate crisis
Senegal shows African countries are not passive beneficiaries of climate finance
While drawing up their renewables deal with wealthy countries, Senegalese government, civil society, business and researchers had their say
Multilateral banks’ investments in industrial livestock undermine their Paris climate commitments
Public money should stop flowing towards the expansion of animal agriculture, which is responsible for a fifth of the world’s emissions
Republicans’ anti-ESG attack may be silencing insurers, but it isn’t changing their pro-climate business decisions
Republicans are pressuring insurers out of climate coalitions but won’t change their pro-climate business decisions
How a local victory against petrochemicals can spur global action on plastics
The Banner sisters fought for the preservation of land in America’s ‘Cancer Alley’. They are now in Paris to demand a global cap on plastic production.
G7 leaders must fulfil their promise to stop funding fossil fuels
Rich nations’ leaders need to uphold their commitment to a clean and sustainable energy future.
Carbon credit rule-makers must engage Indigenous People
Indigenous people protect the forests but the organisation writing up a rule-book for high-quality carbon offsets has not adequately consulted them
I’m a COP veteran. Here are 3 suggestions for the new Loss and Damage fund
Cop27 resulted in the historic decision of setting up a loss and damage fund to help vulnerable countries, but success depends on a few key actions.
The IPCC’s climate scientists have done their job – now we must do ours
As citizens, we must educate and inspire our peers to act on climate change through positive and empowering campaigns
Energy Charter Treaty exodus shows a global power shift
European governments are abandoning a treaty that has become a barrier to climate action, but legal hurdles remain
Gas is casting a long shadow over green development in Africa
At the Cop27 summit in Egypt, a dash for gas risks distracting from the support for climate resilience Africans really need
I never got to say goodbye to my relatives, victims of climate chaos
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
Climate finance isn’t reaching African communities – Cop27 must fix this injustice
Indigenous peoples and local communities receive less than 1% of all climate funding despite scoring wins for people and nature
Africa’s broken food markets must be fixed to tackle hunger
A handful of large companies make big profits by controlling the food trade in Africa, while doing nothing to increase its climate resilience
Demand response: A win-win solution to climate and energy price crises
By shifting electricity demand away from peaks, customers can get cheaper bills and cleaner electricity can be prioritised
Public procurement can play a bigger role in greening construction
The US and Saudi Arabia have joined a coalition to decarbonise steel and cement. Governments can help by driving demand for green products
Corporate pushback against climate action is getting desperate
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
The fate of the Amazon rests on the outcome of Brazil’s election
Jair Bolsonaro dismantled social and environmental protections. Brazil’s next president must combat illegal activity and restore safeguards
When the EU and US score climate points off China, Africa suffers
Frans Timmermans and John Kerry are downplaying historic responsibility for the climate crisis. That’s a red flag for Africa
Copenhagen’s failure to meet 2025 net zero target casts doubt on other pledges
Copenhagen was the first city to launch a carbon neutrality plan in 2012, but has given up on its pledge due to a lack of CCS funding
Five priorities for a meaningful post-2025 climate finance target
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
Pakistan floods must be a wake up call on climate action
The colossal disaster shows why rich countries must deliver on finance for loss and damage at Cop27 international climate talks