Small Island States
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AfricaAsiaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationPathways to 1.5Severe Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
Climate Resilience Efforts Must Include Local Needs, Local Wisdom, WRI Says
Less than 10% of international climate funding is currently earmarked for local efforts to build resilience. This dynamic needs to change, says the World ... -
Puerto Ricans Are Skeptical After Canadian Firm Joins Consortium to Deliver Local Grid Services
While a Canadian utility company celebrates its part in a 15-year consortium deal to modernize and operate Puerto Rico’s hurricane-ravaged power grid, the contract ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatFinance & InvestmentIce Loss & Sea Level RiseSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
Study Suggests Relief for Some Small Island States as Coral Reefs Adapt to Rising Seas
Coral reefs may be adaptable enough in the face of sea level rise to protect some of the vulnerable small island states at risk ... -
Finance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island StatesSupply Chains & Consumption
Cyclone Harold Shows Impact of Climate Emergencies in the Midst of a Global Pandemic
When Tropical Cyclone Harold slammed into four Pacific Island nations in early April as a Category 5 storm, it became the first example of ... -
AfricaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesSmall Island States
IMF, Vulnerable Countries Call for Green Recovery, Climate Finance
One of the world’s most influential multilateral finance agencies jumped onboard the green recovery late last month, when the head of the International Monetary ... -
AsiaBuildingsCitiesDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingMiddle EastSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island StatesUnited States
Doubling of Impacts by 2030 Points to Need for Flood Protection Investment
With the number of people around the world affected by flooding rivers, storm surges, and sea level rise set to double by 2030, aggressive ... -
Category 5 Cyclone Hits Vanuatu in Midst of Coronavirus Lockdown
A Category 5 cyclone hit the South Pacific island state of Vanuatu Monday, with the country’s 276,000 residents already under travel restrictions to prevent ... -
CitiesDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island StatesUnited States
AccuWeather Predicts Above-Average Atlantic Hurricane Season
Meteorologists at commercial weather service AccuWeather are forecasting the fifth straight above-average Atlantic hurricane season, with a projection of 14 to 18 tropical storms ... -
AfricaAsiaAustraliaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportSmall Island StatesUnited States
Countries Are ‘Way Off Track’ from Meeting Climate Targets, Latest UN Assessment Warns
Ocean and surface temperatures last year were the highest on record, average global temperature was 1.1°C above pre-industrial levels, the Earth lost more ice ... -
Drive to 1.5Food SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatoryNational Plans & ResponsesSmall Island States
Countries Can’t Turn Back Climate Refugees Whose Lives Are at Risk, UN Committee Rules
Countries can no longer send climate refugees back to nations of origin where the climate crisis might threaten their lives, according to a ruling ... -
AustraliaBrazilChinaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesMiddle EastNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasSmall Island StatesUnited States
‘Disgraceful’ COP 25 Shows Big Emitters ‘Betraying People Across the World’
After running 44 hours beyond its scheduled end time, this year’s United Nations climate conference dissolved in failure, frustration, and anger Sunday morning, with ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionMiddle EastSmall Island StatesUnited States
U.S. Declared ‘Climate Criminal’ as ‘Stalemated’ COP 25 Limps to a Close
Reporters on the ground described two weeks of stalemated United Nations climate negotiations limping to a close, a diplomat branded the United States a ... -
AustraliaBrazilCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatoryMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaMiddle EastOil & GasSmall Island StatesSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Canada Pledges Net Zero by 2050 as Major Emitters Dig In to Block COP 25 Progress
Canada earned praise for promising to legislate a 2050 deadline for net-zero carbon emissions, but big emitters like Australia, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, India, and ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5EuropeInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatoryNational Plans & ResponsesSmall Island States
Denmark to Cut Emissions 70% by 2030 While New Zealand Adopts Climate Policy Lens
Two of the world’s wealthier countries have committed to a more ambitious response to the climate crisis, with Denmark adopting a 2030 deadline for ... -
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 ...
