Mark Lynas, envrionmentalist and author of ‘The God Species’ spoke to RTCC about ocean acidificiation and its links to climate change.
Oceans are not simply a source of food and sanctuary for ecosystems. They could also provide us with vast quantities of energy.
With no further talks scheduled on limiting plastic production before final negotiations in November, the treaty may focus instead on recycling
Scientists blame the current drought on El Niño – which could exclude those affected from receiving aid for climate-change damage
Environment minister Steven Guilbeault accuses “some countries” of slow-walking negotiations, ahead of talks in Ottawa
Tired of waiting for donor dollars for climate and nature protection to trickle down, Indigenous rights groups are creating new funds to do things differently
Demand for finance to pay for the aftermath of climate impacts is rocketing – but progress on getting a new UN loss and damage fund up and running is slow
Rich countries must cut carbon faster and provide funding to fix the unfairness getting baked into climate talks
Small island states have asked the world’s maritime tribunal to clarify state obligations on climate change, which could be influential for other courts.
Argentina’s southern city of Sierra Grande started public hearings for a shipping terminal to export from Vaca Muerta, the world’s second largest shale gas reserve
As formal negotiations get into the finer details, Cop28 should bring more focus – and accountability – to action in the real economy
A growing number of countries are backing calls for a moratorium on mining the oceans’ floor but the UN body responsible is pushing to greenlight the industry in 2023
The Metals Company is running out of money, but the regulator is still fast-tracking rules to mine the ocean while other prospectors wait in the wings
With five months to the critical summit, a “Paris Agreement for nature” is floundering as finance and political leadership fall short
A proposed EU marine fuel standard would promote sales of LNG, a fossil fuel supplied by Russia, instead of the zero-emission solutions needed under the Paris Agreement
Corinne Le Quéré is among a group of authors proposing the IPCC publish updates on key climate indicators every year amid an “explosion” of scientific literature
The draft biodiversity agreement references indigenous peoples’ rights but a proposal to streamline the text could strip more specific language from the targets
We can adapt to many changes brought by an overheating planet, but some things will be lost forever, scientists warn in blockbuster report
While the US president has had some climate wins abroad, domestic action has been held back by the Senate, the courts and rising fuel prices
The oil major has pulled out of a British project and paused South African exploration, as its climate targets require production to fall