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Need to Get It Right: Article 6 Could Trigger Faster Carbon Cuts or Massive Greenwashing
It could make or break the success of the Paris Agreement. It’s a notably complicated section of an international accord that is already arcane ... -
AfricaArctic & AntarcticaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
WMO Declares 2010s the Warmest Decade on Record as Climate Impacts Accelerate
The 2010s are almost certain to take their place as the warmest decade on record, and 2015-2019 as the five-year span with the highest ... -
AfricaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesJobsSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island StatesUnited States
COP 25: Guterres Conveys ‘Hope, Not Despair’ as Vulnerable Countries Demand Action
UN Secretary General António Guterres showed up with a mix of urgency and hope, the Climate Vulnerable Forum called for a commitment from countries ... -
AfricaAsiaBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionDemand & EfficiencyDrawdownHuman Rights & MigrationSouth & Central America
Residential LEDs Would Save 7.8 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Ranked #33 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, using residential LED lighting to replace incandescent and fluorescent bulbs could cut greenhouse gas emissions by ... -
AfricaArctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatBrazilClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Forests & DeforestationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportMethaneMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaOceans
Nine Climate Tipping Points Could Pose ‘Existential Threat to Civilization’, Scientists Warn
With this year’s United Nations climate conference set to kick off in Madrid Monday morning, the Earth is in danger of crossing as many ... -
AfricaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions
‘Being Rich Matters’ as $7.9 Trillion in Future Climate Impacts Hit Africa Hardest
The impacts of climate change could cost the world’s economy US$7.9 trillion by 2050, according to the latest climate resilience index from a leading ... -
AfricaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable Energy
African Development Bank Pulls Plug on Kenya Coal Plant
In a major blow to fossil interests in Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has declined to fund a coal-fired power plant in Kenya, ... -
AfricaCarbon-Free TransitionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOff-GridSolar
IEA Sees Solar Supporting ‘Energy-Hungry Industrial Revolution’ in Africa
Though sunny Africa is currently home to far fewer solar power installations than are found in the soggy UK, an International Energy Agency (IEA) ... -
AfricaAustraliaEuropeFinance & InvestmentHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Security & WarMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaMiddle EastUnited States
Climate Crisis Drives More Migrants Toward Incarceration by ‘Border-Industrial Complex’
The sprawling private prison system in the United States is a direct beneficiary of a climate crisis that is putting millions of people at ...
